[narrator] History,
chased by millions achieved by few.
[Vic] We are looking at the first ever NXT Women's Double Champion.
[speaking Spanish]
[Vic] The Dark Angel.
[narrator] Stephanie Vaquer, becoming the first Woman's Double Champion
in NXT history.
Sent shockwaves through the wrestling world.
Tonight, La Primera attempts to do what few have tried.
[Vic] Double duty two championship matches live.
[narrator] But no one
has succeeded.
Tonight, two challengers stand in her way.
I am standing ten toes down, looking you dead in your eyes.
[narrator] A brass badass.
It's my time.
[narrator] Looking to capture gold
for the first time at the perfect time of year.
I want to walk into Las Vegas.
I stand and deliver as the NXT Women's Champion.
Jaida Parker will make you reek.
What you saw.
[narrator] The other sold the other a scorned former champion,
When is my championship rematch?
[narrator] Looking to reassert her influence at the top…
of the women's division.
She wants to be double champion, right?
"La Primera" then you have no problem facing me after your match with Jaida.
[dramatic music playing]
Done.
[narrator] Two championship matches.
One chance at immortality.
♪ A million dollars from now. ♪
[Vic] Well, earlier today there is our double champion, Stephanie Vaquer.
She arrived ready for double duty as she'll defend both her titles,
live here tonight on NXT.
In moments, she'll actually meet this woman.
That's Jaida Parker.
They'll compete for the NXT Women's championship.
Then, in our main event, Stephanie Vaquer will meet Fatal Influence.
Fallon Henley for the Women's North American Championship
Again both those titles on the line here tonight.
And then there's this man, Je'Von Evans.
Who grabbed everyone's attention last week and he grabbed gold.
He's going to face Lexis King for the Heritage Cup here tonight.
Live on NXT.
♪ The handshake I gave you was my last handout ♪
♪ Mm, yeah, you know what I'm sayin'? ♪
♪ A million dollars from now, I won't remember you ♪
♪ A million dollars from now ♪
[Jaida's theme playing]
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting]
[Vic] And this is the first of three championship matches here tonight.
Vic Joseph alongside the two time WWE Hall of Famer Booker T.
And the returning Corey Graves engraved in a short time here on NXT.
What is your honest opinion?
What is your take of Jaida Parker?
[Corey] I believe the sky truly is the limit for Miss Parker.
Jaida Parker has captured the imagination.
Of the entire WWE universe.
In short form.
Tonight, she has a chance to solidify it with gold.
[Stephanie's theme playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] And their Graves is the Dark Angel.
Who certainly has risen
to unprecedented heights in NXT.
[Corey] But unfortunately for the double champion,
the higher the mountain, the further the fall.
Stephanie Vaquer, as talented and skilled as she is as she showed the entire world
that she is back in New York City, Vaquer is playing with fire tonight.
[Vic] I think in the last 24hr.
Monday Night RAW ended with an Intercontinental championship showdown,
and we're kicking off tonight with gold on the line.
The fourth women's championship match
this year, the title has changed hands twice, already
[crowd chanting]
[Vic] And listen to the NXT universe.
As we get ready to go up to our ring announcer Mike Rome.
The following contest, scheduled for one fall,
[crowd chanting]
is for the NXT women's
championship.
Introducing the challengers,
from Port St. Lucie, Florida.
Jaida Parker.
And her opponent from San Fernando, Chile.
She is the NXT Women's North American
and the NXT Women's champion.
Stephanie Vaquer.
[Vic] We had some of our statisticians go back and really.
[crowd chanting]
[Corey] I'm getting my statement Booker.
Tonight might be a rowdy night.
[Booker] Is it?
This is it?
Oh! Yes, man.
[Vic] I had some statisticians go back
no one has successfully defended two different titles.
In one night.
Recent memory of Seth Rollins, double champ
for Night of Champions in 2015 again Clash of Champions in 2019…
Becky Lynch Money in the Bank 2019.
No one can do it.
Can Stephanie Vaquer do it?
Booker though I come to you and I say, what advice would you have for Vaquer?
You competed twice at the infamous Bash of the Beach 2000, also at SuperBrawl VIII.
You defended your TV title twice.
[Booker] Yes, indeed. Rick Martel, as well as Perry Saturn 42 minutes.
Inside the middle of that square circle is the test of all tests tonight.
For Stephanie Vaquer.
You can call this her night of Champions Victory.
[Vic] Big body slam from the challenger.
Graves, you were actually ringside last year
for the King and Queen of the Ring you witnessed just how grueling
multiple matches could be in one night, as Parker is certainly in control.
[Corey] I would dare say it's as much mental
as it is physical and correct me if I'm mistaken Booker T.
But Vaquer right now cannot afford to be thinking
even a little bit about the second defense she has coming later tonight.
She has to be focused on the task at hand.
Which is defending the NXT Women's championship,
[Booker] Definitely needs to be focused on that.
The task at hand.
I watched Jaida Parker's body move.
She had a lot of nervous energy, got to get those butterflies to line up.
And fly straight tonight.
[Vic] There you see general manager, Ava,
along with the women's locker room, looking at this matchup as Jaida Parker,
navigating her way to the bottom rope.
We talked about the first of three championship matches here tonight.
Crazy to think that Stephanie Vaquer is going to be in two of them.
[Corey] Shoulders down.
Jaida Parker close to the ropes but opting to kick out both women back to their feet.
Vaquer right back in.
Nice takedown. Looking for maybe a pinning predicament.
She got one. Couldn't get the three. and that was close.
[Vic] Very, very close.
Miss Parker, very nearly let the opportunity slip through her fingers.
[Booker T] You see that?
I like what Stephanie Vaquer is doing right there,
trying to slow the process down just a little bit.
[Vic] I want to bring up something, Graves, you just talked about.
Stephanie Vaquer could actually lose it all tonight.
I don't think we're even talking about that.
She could lose both her titles tonight and be left with nothing.
[Corey] Of course, she could be making the exact opposite type of history
that she aspired to in this industry that she made in New York City.
This could be a catastrophic evening for the career of Stephanie Vaquer.
[Vic] And Booker was moments ago talking about Fallon Henley--
-[Corey] Shoulders down. -[Booker T] Oh, man!
[Vic] Fallon Henley, along with that locker room, is watching this match.
-So, so, close. -[Booker T] Most definitely.
Wait a minute. Wait a minute. I always said,
preparation is the only luck you're ever gonna have,
and I'm sure Fallon Henley is chomping at the bit
to get that title back around her waist.
[Vic] Not to mention the fact that by the time Vaquer
steps into the ring with Fallon Henley,
she will have already competed once tonight.
She could be significantly less than 100%.
[Corey] What a year it's been for the Vaquer,
already first woman to hold the Women's and the Women's North American title.
She's nominated for a Slammy, Breakout Superstar of the Year,
and right now, she's looking to break down the challenger.
[Vic] That being Jaida Parker
in Vaquer's first championship defense of the night.
[Corey] Wow, Jaida Parker, bringing her A-game here tonight.
Are we gonna have a new champion?
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] NXT Women's Championship on the line.
The challenger has been in control.
And, Booker, you have always been very fond of the moxie of Jaida Parker.
[Booker T] No, no. I love everything about Jaida Parker.
But you got to speak on moxie.
You got to speak about Stephanie Vaquer
defending twice in one night. Can she do it? That's the question.
-Oh, no. Oh, no. -[Vic] Shoulders down and a near fall.
[Booker T] So close.
[Vic] Let's go back to some of the action.
[Corey] This was before the break.
Jaida Parker, taking advantage of an opening
and ripping control of this matchup away from the champion.
Backstabber by Parker, into the cover.
[Vic] Time is on the line, and Vaquer, able to kick out one more time.
And look, Jaida follows your book to a T, Booker.
No friends.
[Booker T] I mean, it's a very, very selfish business, Vic.
I mean, you got one shot, one shot at greatness.
And tonight is Jaida Parker's night. Well, it could be.
[Vic] Something else we haven't talked about, Graves,
-this match very well could be-- -[Corey] Caught in the triangle.
[Vic] She can't get the victory on the submission.
But she's certainly doing some damage.
[Corey] Listen, champions advantage in effect,
Jaida Parker has to pin or make the care submit
to become champion.
But look at Stephanie fly, as the women's division looks on.
[Vic] And Vaquer now wondering what's going through her mind?
Because, as I was saying this match here, looking for the Feint Kick
and it connected, could determine who the champion is
in the women's division at Stand & Deliver.
[Booker T] Oh! Wait a minute.
[Vic] Booker's not even gonna let you get a move on, Graves.
[Booker T] What are they gonna do here? Are they gonna do it? Yes, baby.
Here we go.
-Ah, ah, ah… -[crowd] One, two, three, four, five
six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
[Booker T] Yeah!
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Well, look, for Vaquer, practice does not make perfect.
Practice creates habits. Habits creates consistency.
Consistency creates championship results.
And it's Jaida Parker who is able to weather this storm early on.
-Raising up… Falcon Arrow. -[Booker T] Oh, baby.
You've got to be kidding me.
[Vic] Challenger into the cover and a near fall.
[Booker T] That's focus right there.
Jaida Parker is laser focus here tonight.
[Corey] But Jaida came up a little bit lame
on that right leg, I believe.
You have to fight through the agony.
It's all about becoming champion.
Hoisting up one more time, Vaquer able to counter.
[crowd chanting "This is awesome"]
[Corey] NXT Universe showing their love, their appreciation…
-And a spinebuster. -[Booker T] Beautiful.
[Vic] Shaking the spine of the champion is the challenger.
And Jaida Parker could be closing in…
[Booker T] She's going for it, Vic.
-[Vic] …on that golden moment. -[Booker T] She's going for right now.
This could be it. Right here, baby.
High steppin'. Are we going to high step?
What are you doing?
[Vic] Jordynne Grace, where the hell did she come from?
Turn around. Turn around.
[Vic] Parker took her off the ball, turning back around.
The referee might have to step in here.
Adrian Butler, coming in, maybe looking for that hypnotic…
Got caught rolling through, Vaquer caught Parker.
-[bell dings] -[crowd cheering]
[ring announcer] Here is your winner and still
the NXT Women's Champion,
the NXT Women's North American Champion,
Stephanie Vaquer.
[Vic] I mean, that's got to be a sense of relief
in an odd way for Vaquer, right?
She at least retains one of her titles tonight.
[Corey] One down, one to go.
But the story at the moment is Parker and Jordynne Grace.
There are fireworks being cooked up in the entryway right now,
as we look at the closing moments.
Jaida Parker, right on point.
But Jordynne Grace arrives at the worst impossible time
for the challenger, Parker.
Stephanie Vaquer
would capitalize often off the hypnotic attempt,
in a pining combination and on a mission
to complete a Hercules attack… Wait a minute.
-[Vic] Come on. -[Corey] Fatal influence.
[Booker T] Oh, yeah!
[Vic] It's Fallon Henley, who has the North American Championship match
later tonight, and we know tensions are high.
[Booker T] Hold the phone, Vic. Hold the damn phone, man.
It's about to get busy up in this mug.
[Vic] The goddesses of hostility.
Taking it out, weakening.
[crosstalk]
[Booker T] Some of her best feats coming out right here.
Oh, yes!
[Corey] Odds not in Vaquer's favor.
Did we just witness a fatal blow to the Dark Angel?
[Booker T] Man!
Go ahead with that now, man, I don't got time for this today.
Hey, yo, Trick.
I don't like how you pushed me to the song last week.
I was focused on Dark State, and I was trying to tell you and Oba--
You still don't get it, do you?
What, because we're from Carolinas, we're supposed to be brothers?
I already told you once and I'll tell you again.
-Focus on Stand & Deliver-- -Focus on Oba Femi, bro. We know.
You've been focused on Oba for the last four months.
How do you focus on Oba so hard?
You ain't do what I did to him last week and drop him.
Be for real. You only dropped Oba because he was focused on me.
-Oh, really? -Yeah.
Hey, bro, you keep on doubting me. I'mma keep shocking you.
All right? You said I'd never be champion, right?
-I said it. -Tonight I'm gonna prove you wrong again.
Look, Je'Von, you got potential, bro.
Good for you.
Randy Orton said you got potential. You got all these co-signers.
It's one thing to have potential, it's another thing to have the title.
Everybody can't hold that title in the air.
You know, I thought you was mad cool,
but that NXT title was really changing you to be someone else.
That's a fact.
It's a championship thing, dawg.
-You wouldn't understand. -[scoffs]
I did tonight.
I will.
[Vic] Well, coming up next,
my exclusive sit-down with Ricky Saints about the man behind the revolution,
but you'll never guess who interrupted the interview.
You'll find out next.
You know what? I'm gonna go check on Stephanie.
-Skurr. Excuse me, ma'am. -Yes, Sasha.
What you need to check is why Gigi and Tatum have a match
against the TNA tag team champions this Thursday,
when it should be against the Meta-Girls.
[overlapping conversations]
Maybe it's because Ava is tired of giving the Meta-Girls tag-team opportunities.
Did you ever think of that?
You know, first, we're gonna defeat Ash and Heather,
and then we're gonna get a title shot
and bring those TNA tag team titles to NXT. [chuckles]
Whatever. The Boujee Bully and I have been a real tag team
-longer than anyone in this room. -Exactly.
-Oh. Sol, sit down. -Okay.
You don't send a girl to do a woman's job.
We ran up on Ash and Heather,
and you little freaks went and took our shine.
Oh, took your shine?
Oh, please, Miss Jackson.
If you're really about that action,
-we will show you… -Hold on now.
You don't going to go there with us.
[indistinct conversation]
She has a lot to say and you didn't…
We've been talking about everybody in the locker room,
everybody on high alert, tensions are rising
because of this Stand and Deliver season.
But the same can be said for what happened earlier today.
I had an opportunity to sit down with Ricky Saints
until we were, um…
rudely interrupted.
Ricky Saints, I have been waiting for this moment to sit down with you
since you arrived a little over a month ago.
Last Tuesday, you had your first singles win.
I mean, so many big moments,
but some in the locker room have been saying you don't belong here.
Tensions are high, Stand and Deliver season.
Is that white noise?
Or are you able to use that as motivation?
-It's a little bit of both. -Okay.
I think it's funny
because there are superstars
-back there in that locker room… -Mm-hmm.
…that have had a head start on me,
and it wasn't until I showed up that they decided to up their game.
I think you and the WWE Universe is quickly finding out
just how confident I am as a performer.
-Confidence scares people. -Mm-hmm.
You know that, Vic.
So that's what I've been dealing with all my life.
So coming here was nothing new, nothing different.
Where do you find that inner self confidence?
You know, Vic, when I was breaking into wrestling,
I actually lived in my car.
-Really? -Yeah.
And there were times where I did not know
how I was gonna eat for that weekend.
There was times where I didn't have money to buy clothes.
But at the end of those days,
the only thing that I actually had was
-my self-confidence. -Mm-hmm.
The confidence in the fact that I knew that I was gonna get out of this situation
and it would all work out.
And that's the reason why I'm sitting here with you right now.
Reason why I'm here at NXT, here at WWE,
-because of my self-confidence. -Mm-hmm.
I wear scars and battle wounds as a pride.
Uh… [sighs]
-Vic. -What the…
-Shawn, I'm-- -I will take it from here.
I'm trying to conduct an interview with Ricky.
Leave.
Relax, I'm just gonna sit down.
Please.
We've known each other a long time,
haven't we, Rick?
-Too long. -"Too long." [chuckles]
Yeah. So why don't you think that I asked you to be in The Culling?
'Cause you know I'd tell you no.
[chuckles softly] That's…
That's what I thought. No.
-Remember the conversation in Philly? -Mmm.
The one not too long ago, actually?
-Yeah. -How many times, Ricky,
have I had to talk you off a metaphorical ledge, hmm?
Times when you didn't believe in yourself.
All the advice that I've given you over the years.
Now, the reason I didn't ask you
is because sadly, you're still the same guy that I left over a year ago.
Nothing's changed.
This arrogance of yours is a plague everywhere you go.
And everywhere you go, all you do is create a nice long line of enemies, Ricky.
And it's all you're doing.
Wow, you know what's so weird about that?
You don't understand the fact
that if you wanna be number one here in NXT or WWE,
-you're gonna make some enemies, man. -Oh.
I've heard the same thing throughout my career.
"You wanna make friends or make money?"
That's exactly my point with you.
Exactly my point.
Look at me, Ricky.
I am a champion here in WWE,
and I have three of my best friends who I consider family right beside me.
-What do-- -They are the reason
that you have that championship,
and I'm going to be the reason that I take it from you.
You get that?
So you're coming for this championship?
-Yes. -And you're sure you wanna do that, Rick?
Even though you and I damn well know what the outcome's going to be.
Do not add me to that long list of enemies.
You know what I'm capable of.
[Shawn inhales ominously]
In case it doesn't work out here,
no, you could always go back… Oh.
Never mind.
We both know you burnt every bridge,
don't we?
Well, I guess I better win then, huh?
[Tyriek] Come on.
-Really, what is he doing? -[crowd cheering]
-Bro, he can't be for real. -Uh-huh.
He is.
Ricky "I walk in the door and everything is about me" Saints.
In due time, he'll realize that he ain't the guy around here, though.
Look, don't sweat it.
It's almost time for y'all's match.
-Yeah. -Let's get it.
Let's go.
[chuckles]
Dang, Ricky is literally pulling an Ethan Page right now.
That's exactly what you did, Ethan.
That's gotta… [chuckling] …suck!
Two more words out of you,
and you're going to get knocked out again.
Hey, big dog. Don't talk to the kid like that.
-Oh, yeah? Or what? -Whoa. Hey, we're not doing that.
What the hell is your problem? That's not how we handle things here.
And this isn't a classroom, "professor."
This is the real world.
But you know better. Listen, they're young and they're inexperienced.
They're young, so you should teach them
that their words actually have consequences.
[sighs] You know what?
I actually forgot that your dead-end university is closed.
-That's how you feel? -Yes.
Maybe I should teach them about sensitive tough guys like you
who can't handle the truth.
We'll see.
Yeah, I guess we will.
I gotta go handle this.
[softly] Come on.
-Come on. -[both exclaiming softly] Yes!
We're on the same wavelength. I know what happened last week, but--
Hey, forget about last week, man. From right here, right now.
Listen to what they just told us, right? We're not two individuals.
We're two minds intertwined.
And nobody's more connected than the Bodacious Belly Boys of NXT.
What do you say, boys?
[crowd cheering]
Hell yeah, boys, you got this!
What do you say, give it one time for the one time?
[all] Honk, honk!
[Tank and Hank shouting indistinctly]
Let's see if they got it.
[rock music playing]
[Vic] Oh, the Motor City Machine Guns are here in the corner of this duo.
[bell ringing]
[Mike] The following contest is a tag team match scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, at a combined weight of 595 pounds,
Hank Walker, Tate Ledger,
Hank and Tank!
[Corey] What was that nonsense they were just babbling
about being two minds intertwined as one?
If that's the case, then why do they both have smooth brains, Vic?
[Vic] Uh-oh.
[Hank and crowd] One, two, three, four,
five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
[crowd exclaiming]
[Vic] Well, maybe that Motor City Machine Guns talk worked out,
'cause they look like they're two minds intertwined.
You can say it again. They're on the same page.
[Corey] I've never seen Sabin and Shelley use that maneuver.
[Vic] That's fair. But former WWE Tag Team Champions, the duo, Graves,
you do have a lot of respect for.
What does it say when someone like the Motor City Machine Guns,
when a team like The Hardys are trying to help you?
[Corey] I respect the fact that Hank and Tank
found it appropriate to pick the brains of Sabin and Shelley.
That's why we call 'em your favorite tag team's
favorite tag team.
If anybody can teach you how to be great, it's the Motor City Machine Guns.
[Vic] Look at this. This is fantastic teamwork.
[Corey] Well, it was, and Hank got a little carried away. Perhaps lost.
[Vic] Picking up a lot of steam
with that big drop kick to the massive chest.
And there we see the aforementioned Motor City Machine Guns.
Looking for the victory, and a kick-out.
I wonder what's going through their minds watching Hank and Tank.
Graves, you were in Brussels last week,
and one person they won't take advice from is John Cena.
Is he truly the most dangerous version of himself?
[Corey] Absolutely. You heard it from Cody Rhodes' mouth,
and Cody's opinion is a lot more valid than mine, no doubt.
[Vic] Cena declared last night on Raw, 24 nights,
he'll be the last real champion after WrestleMania.
And championship gold on the mind of Tyson, Tyriek and, of course, Wes Lee.
The same can be said for Hank and Tank.
Another tag was made, Tyson's back in. And a throbbing blow
right to the back of Tank.
And, Booker, you like the way Wes has been guiding Tyson and Tyriek, don't you?
[Booker T] Watching Wes Lee evolve, watching this right before our very eyes,
-I can tell you this, he's no damn… -[Vic] Oh!
[Booker T] He's no damn rascal any more.
[Vic] Yeah, you can say that one more time, and…
Are they gonna try to take things to the extreme?
-[Booker T] They're not gonna do it. -[Vic] There's a lot of meat flying!
-[Booker T] Okay! -[Corey] Holy cow!
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Hey, Corey, I think I understand what two minds means now.
They're on the same page. They're thinking the same thing.
[Corey] I understand what it feels like to have a sofa thrown at you.
My Lord!
[Vic] Hank and Tank are moving right now!
-[Booker T] They're hungry. -[Vic] Wes Lee Matrix-ing out of the way.
Coming right back in, and depleting Hank was Tyson Dupont.
-[Booker T] Big shot. -[Vic] Tagging in Tyriek.
[Booker T] Don't waste any time, kid. Don't waste any time.
[Vic] Tyson and Tyriek, this duo,
along with Wes Lee, going back and forth between NXT and TNA,
certainly showing you how they have matured inside the squared circle.
[Corey] Tyriek doing his best to tear Hank's shoulder clean out of the socket.
You see Hank… I'm sorry, Tank, reaching for the tag,
to no avail at this juncture.
[Vic] Graves, I know you saw your life flash before your eyes.
[Corey] I sure did! In denim shorts!
[Vic] Again, just slowing this pace down.
Booker, we don't talk about Hank and Tank and speed,
but they have shown us a different side.
[Booker T] I can tell you, Tyriek missed a big opportunity
just a minute ago. He should've got a cover.
This match could possibly be over with.
[Vic] Gotta wonder what Fraxiom's thinking, too.
We talked about Motor City Machine Guns think about the NXT Tag Team Champions.
We'll actually hear from them later on tonight.
They're certainly keeping a close eye on the tag team division.
And into the cover. Hook of the leg. And a… Ooh!
That was close for Tyriek and Tyson.
The wind almost seems to be knocked out of the Performance Center right now.
Everyone was rocking and rolling with Hank and Tank.
[Corey] Everyone's recovering from the aftershocks of Hank diving
almost through our table.
[Vic] On the topic of aftershocks,
wanna congratulate the newest inductees to the Hall of Fame,
The Natural Disasters.
-Looking for a tag now. -[Booker T] Great tag.
-[Corey] That was impressive. -[Vic] Thank you very much. [laughs]
[Corey] Great wherewithal by Tyriek,
putting himself in between Hank and Tank.
[Vic] Yeah, Hank couldn't make it to his partner,
but now trying to overpower.
Can he get to Tank? Hank reaching out.
[Booker T] Big shot there by Tyriek.
[Vic] Also, go back to that, you know, flying Hank moments ago,
it really was after that moment, Wes Lee calmed the troops down
and said, "We need to refocus." It seemed like the game plan changed.
[Corey] Tag made! And that's why Wes Lee's been do invaluable to Tyson and Tyriek.
[Vic] Right now, you wonder what's in Lee's mind,
what he's thinking, what he's gonna start shouting here,
because Tank has turned into a one-man wrecking--
[Booker T] Oh! The hell was that?
[Vic] Book, you feel Hank and Tank are in a rut they're trying to get out of.
Could that be tonight? Look out.
[Booker T] They have to be on the same page, just like last week.
They were just not as hungry as Inamura and Briggs.
But tonight, there seems like a big, big fire inside them right now.
Here we go! Here we go!
[Corey] Tank in there with all the grace of a circus panda.
And look at the power!
-Oh! -[Vic] That panda just planted Tyriek.
And Tyson knew what was going on,
and quickly was able to get in to break things up.
[Corey] Desperation personified by Tyson.
Great situational awareness, keeping the match alive for his team.
[Vic] Think about all four of these men, Wes Lee just stressing,
thinking about Stand & Deliver season,
thinking about getting to Las Vegas.
And, now, are they looking to take things to the extreme again?
Wes Lee… Wes Lee called over the official.
The official didn't see what happened because of Wes Lee!
[Corey] Invaluable!
[Vic] Big boot! Tag! Tyson's in! Tyson's legal!
-And bam! -[Booker T grunts]
High-impact offense! Into the cover!
-And statement made here tonight. -[bell rings]
[announcer] Here are your winners, the team of Tyriek Igwe and Tyson DuPont!
[Corey] Fantastic win for Tyson and Tyriek.
This is what you call a confidence-builder, Vic.
["Throwdown" playing]
♪ Cut your lights out Don't come around ♪
♪ I'mma bring it to you raw I'mma bring the drama ♪
No, I should've known that this would happen.
Stephanie, are you sure you can defend your North American Title tonight?
I saw what Fatal Influence did, and I just wanted--
Ava, I am double champion.
I will keep my word to you, to this women's division,
to my home country, Chile.
I am La Primera.
Fallon get her title match.
-Stephanie, are you sure? We can always-- -I'm sure.
Thank you.
Are you sure she can go?
As much as she can tolerate it.
["Who Want It" playing]
♪ Yo, let's go ♪
♪ Who want it? I want the world ♪
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest, scheduled for one fall,
is for the NXT Heritage Cup Championship!
Introducing first, from Greensboro, North Carolina, weighing in at 180 pounds,
Je'Von Evans!
[Vic] So, our main event is still a go.
But coming up in moments, can Evans be the one to shut the King up?
We find out next.
Nathan, Axiom, the last time we saw you two together,
you were battling it out against The Hardy Boyz at Roadblock.
But, Axiom, I have to ask you what it was like to go home to Spain
and push Gunther to his limits on SmackDown a couple of weeks ago.
Well, it was a dream come true.
Like, as you said, I pushed
the World Heavyweight Champion to his limits.
In my home country, in front of my friends, my family.
-Sarah, that's a moment I'll never forget. -Oh. Hey, me too, amigo.
Because I wasn't actually invited to that, you know.
But, hey, it's Stand & Deliver season--
Hold on, we've talked about this.
It was supposed to be a surprise.
And we know you have a big mouth,
-so I wanted to keep it a secret. -What does that mean?
You think I'm going to tweet about it?
-You've done that before, so, yeah, maybe. -Wait!
Are you serious? Maybe if I was there, you actually would have beaten him.
What's that supposed to mean?
And you got attacked after the match, bro.
-I could've been there to help. -We've talked about this.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Oba looks pissed, man.
Oh… oh! Oh, shoot. [chuckles]
Yeah, he does look pissed.
Wow! Where are you going?
♪ Started form the bottom Now we headed to the summit ♪
♪ Let me ask you again It's the end, tell a friend ♪
-♪ Who want It? ♪ -♪ I want the world ♪
♪ Now they running 'bout To kick down the door ♪
♪ Bring 'em all one by one in ♪
♪ Started form the bottom… ♪
[Vic] Well, we are set for our second championship match of the night.
["King" playing]
[Mike] And his opponent, from Cincinnati, Ohio,
weighing in at 225 pounds,
he is the NXT Heritage Cup Champion,
Lexis King!
[Vic] And look, Graves, I know you are a fan
of the changes that the current Heritage Cup Champion,
Lexis King, has made to this match-up.
[Corey] I think it's one of the best things
Lexis King has accomplished in his young career here in NXT.
One fall to a finish.
It adds legitimacy. It adds credibility.
Otherwise, it's like claiming you're a great basketball player,
but you only really won at HORSE.
[Vic] I won a few games HORSE.
That's doesn't make me a great basketball player?
Waiting for the bell to make this one official.
We see Lexis King
-looking over at Je'Von Evans… -[bell dings]
…remembering that punch right to the face last week in the locker room.
And look, Je'Von Evans has gotten the attention…
[speaking indistinctly]
Yeah, you want to play that game?
You want to play that game?
[Vic] Has gotten the attention of everyone in the Universe last week.
But, Booker, why won't anyone listen to The Young OG?
[Booker] I mean, as talented as this kid is,
he's prolific, he's got so much talent.
But the one thing, he's still a rookie.
He's only 20 years old, Vic.
I mean, you look at him and say, "He's got a lot of talent, he's good,"
but he can't be that good.
I think that's what it is.
[Vic] To that point, Graves, did you ever feel muted, so to speak,
when you began in the locker room?
[Corey] Every day of my life to this very day.
[Vic laughs]
[Corey] But to Booker's point, Je'Von might be young,
he might lack experience,
but I really, really respect what he's been doing lately.
Taking it all the way back to New York City,
a New York City street fight with Ethan Page.
Je'Von showing the world that he has a mean streak,
that he has what it takes to turn that dial up to the next gear.
Je'Von dropped Oba Femi,
who we just saw stomping through the parking lot.
There are going be repercussions for that.
I'm not sure how bad they're going to be,
but there are definitely going to be repercussions.
But Je'Von is making people pay attention.
You got to do it one way or another.
[Vic] Booker brought up his age.
When Evans was pushing 20, he didn't have time for others.
He had a dream to be a WWE superstar,
but some look down on him for just being happy to be here.
And I think we're seeing now,
he's showing that he's here to--
[Corey and Booker] Oh!
[Vic] …be a champion. He's here to be the guy.
[Booker] Oh, he's not here to be mentored or anything like that.
He's understanding a little bit.
We're seeing Je'Von Evans actually grow up right before our very eyes.
And like I said, Vic, It's a very, very selfish business,
and this kid is going to learn that very, very early in his career.
[Vic] Stephanie Vaquer's second title defense
still to come in our main event.
But I'm just receiving some breaking news right now…
[Booker] Oh, yeah!
[Vic] …from the desk of our general manager,
as King goes into the cover,
hooks the leg, and a kick out by Evans.
Ethan Page, Andre Chase
-is official for tonight… -[Booker] Are you kidding?
[Vic] …here live on NXT.
And look, we were talking about the two-time
Slammy-nominated NXT Champion, Oba Femi.
He certainly did not look happy when he arrived here moments ago.
But I want to go back to someone else who wasn't happy earlier tonight.
Trick Williams. Evans and Trick not seeing eye to eye.
But, Book, it has to sting Trick to hear some of the things
that Je'Von Evans had to say.
[Booker] Trick Williams, of course, he's got--
[Vic] Another cover, hook of the leg, and another kick out.
[Booker] Trick is not going to like this young man stepping up to him.
But then maybe that's the master plan.
Maybe Trick Williams is trying to get this kid in
to perhaps motivate him.
[Vic] Well, the one thing he did say is, "You will never be a champion."
And Evans trying to debunk that right now.
And there he goes, bouncing around,
-going around, and a near fall. -[Booker] Oh, man, so close.
[Corey] Throughout your Hall of Fame career,
how many times did you have to step up and take the opportunity
because there was somebody standing in your way?
[Booker] Like I say, in this business, everybody always--
[Corey and Vic] Ooh!
-[Corey] High crossbody! -[Booker] Here we go.
-[Corey] And another near fall. -[Booker] Taking that spot, man.
[Corey] Big dropkick!
[Booker] This kid's gonna be great tonight.
[Vic] No doubt about it.
And the Heritage Cup is on the line.
Lexis King right now,
over to our right, could be holding on--
He could be kissing that cup goodbye.
[Corey] Keep your eyes on the sky.
-[Booker] Here we go. -[Vic] Whoa, whoa!
Into our damn left, Book!
What the hell is this? It's a drop zone.
Je'Von Evans in control!
Is this Young OG walking out with the cup?
[Corey] He's bouncing.
[Vic] Heritage Cup Championship is on the line.
Je'Von Evans, the challenger, taking it to the champion, Lexis King.
King, though, has gotten a few shots in at Je'Von Evans' jaw.
And almost on point.
This is how it started.
Spine-first into the steel.
But remember the John how much damage has been done going back to December.
Je'Von Evans has a bull's-eye on his body.
And Lexis King!
What do you call that?
Into the cover.
Shoulders are up for a moment.
-Shifting weight and-- -[Booker] Damn!
[Vic] That was like a Falcon Arrow. What would you call that?
[Corey] Let's take another look if we could.
That was a Fisherman Buster, driver of some sort.
I'm sure the Internet will correct me on that.
[Vic] And this goes back to what we were talking about
just a few moments ago, Lexis King…
has certainly…
molded this cup into his own.
[Booker] Lexis should be damn hot right now
because the referee was out of position.
This match should be over.
[Corey] I disagree. I think Lexis was unaware
of the position of Je'Von Evan's shoulders,
and that may have cost the champion in that instance.
[Vic] King mocked Evans last week.
He got decked, it led to this match-up.
And now Je'Von Evans trying to turn this into a fight.
-And, Booker, are too many-- -[Corey] Oh!
[Vic] Are too many overlooking The Young OG?
[Booker] Of course, they're overlooking.
Last week, like you said, he made a huge statement.
And you should not overlook this kid because he's got it.
-Oh, yes, man! -[Corey] Right between the eyes.
[Vic] And are we closing in on a new
Heritage Cup Champion in Je'Von Evans?
[Booker] Kid's going for it tonight.
[Vic] Got to go for broke.
He's heard all the negativity,
all the talk from someone like Trick Williams.
[Corey] Booyah!
[Vic] Five-Star Frog Splash.
You can give him ten.
But can he get the three?
Into the cover, hook of the leg!
[Booker] Whoa! Oh… [speaks indistinctly]
[Corey] Unbelievable. Literally, up into the lights,
crashing down across the Heritage Cup Champion.
And The Young OG was a half a second away from a title.
What a night this has been. Still to come, our main event,
Vaquer will defend her Women's North American Championship
against Fallon Henley.
There's no way she's 100% but Je'Von Evans right now bringing everything.
-Oh, baby. -He's out. There's no way.
-Oh, baby. -Those knees buckle.
What was that about the jaw, Vic?
The jaw has been banged up since December.
It's been the focal point of Lexis King, who now could be looking for a coronation.
-Goodbye. -Oh, countered.
Evans turning right back around, chomping right back in.
Oh. He's using his whole body as a weapon, as the challenger.
As Booker would say, any means necessary.
That was smart though by Lexis King, right?
That'll create just a little bit of space.
Couldn't get to cover.
Looking to fly one more time.
Breathtaking athleticism from the young OG.
Tonight the night for Evans.
If the world's not showing you the respect that, oh, wait a minute, Oba's here.
-Oba, my God. A fall from grace. -[Booker T] Don't you push this.
There's your repercussions.
And the official did not see it because Lexis King had drawn his attention.
Oba Femi marched out of his car, into the parking lot, into the arena,
and we know what the purpose was.
The referee is already at seven.
Je'Von Evans is barely moving.
Oba's mocking the Young OG as the referee has counted out the challenger.
[bell dinging]
[announcer] Here is your winner as a result of the count out,
and still the NXT Heritage Cup champion,
Lexis King!
["King" playing]
The King will retain his cup,
and I don't mean to take away from Lexis King,
but we need to turn our attention to a pissed off NXT champion, the ruler.
The dest-- Oh.
-No. -Guys.
No.
-They're back. -They're here.
-♪ Here we go ♪ -It's Dark State.
But look at Je'Von Evans. Evans doesn't care.
Evans taking it to Oba Femi.
Flashbacks to the underground last week. It's absolute chaos.
And to our right, Dark State closing in closer and closer.
-Wait, who's that? -Trick.
Trick Williams. Trick shot to Evans.
No, no, no, no.
We're gonna need more than these officials out here.
Tensions are certainly running high. Why… Why did they stop?
[crowd chanting] Let 'em fight!
["Eyes of the Reaper" playing]
[bell dinging]
The following contest is a tag team match scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, the team of Tatum Paxley and Gigi Dolin!
Well, a unique pairing, to say the least, are these two.
We will have a massive opportunity this Thursday on TNA Impact
as they take on Heather and Ash by Elegance,
the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions.
And one would think Gigi and Tatum were able to pull off a win this Thursday.
They would be in line for a future TNA Knockouts Tag Team Title opportunity.
The woman on the far left looks extremely familiar there.
She certainly does.
But here and now, these two are set for competition
against two women they know very, very well.
And their opponent, Metal Ford, Lash Legend,
and Jakara Jackson.
Book, I gotta give you a lot of credit
because you have been the man since day one.
who said these two were gonna be sent to a different stratosphere.
Yes, indeed.
I mean, Lash Legend, Jakara Jackson, like twin sisters from different mothers,
always on the same page. You gotta love it, man.
Graves, they certainly made their intentions known.
They want to dominate.
I truly believe that Lash and Jakara have the ability and that someday
sooner than later, they will have gold around their waist.
The Meta-Girls have been nothing short of impressive
each and every time they have competed.
And to that point, I mean, you saw the rise of the Meta-Girls truly.
I mean, Book, we were here on Tuesdays, but let's not forget Graves
when he was sitting ringside on SmackDown.
You saw the Meta-Girls arrive and try to take over there as well.
Taking the champions to the limit each and every opportunity.
I think with a little more seasoning, a little more experience,
-and we've got some company outside, Joe. -The hell, what the hell's going on?
That would be Sol Ruca and Zaria.
[Vic] Let's not forget those two were told to sit down by Lash Legend.
Earlier tonight, we keep talking about all the tension, all the locker room anxiety.
I mean, all these women know as a tag was made,
Jakara's headed into the ring for the first time.
We all know what's at stake.
All these women wanna be a part of Stand and Deliver,
WrestleMania Saturday, Las Vegas. They wanna be part of it.
They gotta show up, they gotta show out,
and that is exactly what the Meta-Girls do.
Cover by Jakara, hook of the leg, and Gigi able to kick out at two.
Zaria saw, I mean, there's a smile.
looking up over the table right now. They're not taking their eyes off
of Lash Legend as a tag was made. In comes Tatum Paxley.
And Graves, how do you really break down the duo of Gigi and Tate?
Listen, you used the word unique earlier, but you used it as a pejorative.
I think it's very, very positive that they're such an unusual,
to your point, duo. Cover here.
-One, two… -It's difficult to prepare for someone
as unorthodox as Tatum Paxley or Gigi Dolin.
Particularly when you put them together, they're operating on
a whole different wavelength.
And we also don't know what sort of voices they're hearing around in their head,
because these two teams, even just on paper--
Wait a minute, wait a minute.
Well, we've seen this in the past, a unique submission.
And look at Tatum Paxley doing a nice job, Booker, keeping her shoulders off the mat.
And Lash wasn't having it, she's all done.
Uh-oh, light as a feather, stiff as a board.
Having Craft flashbacks right now.
That's a dated reference for all you kids out there.
-It's all right, I got it. -And just getting it over the middle rope.
Throat first, tag was made, lashes in, and not only can--
Oh, my God.
And Jakara prove a point to Gigi and Tatum.
They can also do it to Sol and Zaria, who are on the outside.
Tatum actually can pick up her bicuspids out on Semiron Boulevard after that kick,
unbelievable.
Another tag was made, coming back in is Jakara,
and both these squads certainly have crossed the line to TNA.
And Booker, does that worry you at all for Lash and Jakara,
that maybe they're too focused on things going on over at TNA?
I will say that, I mean, whoa, whoa, here we go, Man…
No, no, this merger has opened up a lot of doors.
And you know what I always say, it's about checks.
And picking them up is about championship, and stacking them up, yes.
[Vic] Like going to that pay window, so to speak.
And for Gigi and Tatum, as we mentioned,
they're going to face Ash and Heather by elegance in that match-up,
as going into the cover, hooking the leg is Lash, and another near fall.
This Thursday, Lash, Jakara,
they are the banned from ringside.
Oh!
And going right to the body. Now we see Jakara throwing some hands.
[Booker] That's like Rocky Balboa right there.
[Vic] Uh-oh!
[Vic] Trying to make a tag, reaching out! Did she get it?
[Corey] Got it, got it!
Referee was in position, saw Gigi is legal!
-The Meta girls don't realize it. -[Corey] Uh-oh!
[Vic] But they do now. A little bit of a slip.
But was still able to wipe out the competition.
Back in comes Gigi.
[Corey] You're not gonna get style points on that,
but that's not what we're here for. It's about impact.
It's about punishment,
and Gigi Dolin is putting it down on Miss Jackson!
[Vic] Stepping right through, reaching back out and making another tag.
[referee] Tatum is legal!
[Vic] Tatum now legal.
And we talked about Hank and Tank earlier,
-two minds trying to work as one! -[Corey] Oh!
[Vic] That seems to what Gigi and Tatum are trying to do here at this juncture
in this moment of the match-up.
[Corey] Can two minds become one when both women have lost theirs?
[Vic] I-- That's a fair point.
I will stand corrected as Gigi, Tatum in control
-and looking for Cemetery Drive! -[Corey exclaims]
-[Vic] And connected! Into the cover! -[Booker] Wait a minute!
-And Gigi and Tatum build some momentum! -Wow!
-["Eyes of the Reaper" playing] -[Mike] Here are your winners,
the team of Gigi Dolin and Tatum Paxley!
[Corey] You all right over there, Book?
Need some help picking your jaw up off the table?
-I know you're as shocked as anybody! -[Booker] Damn right!
[Vic] Let's go back to some of the action, Graves.
[Corey] It was fast and furious.
A rare miscue from the Meta girls would ultimately cost them,
and take a trip down Cemetery Drive.
-Beautiful double team maneuver. -[bell rings]
And a big time W for Gigi and Tatum.
[Vic] They're quirky but victorious. Can they do it again?
At TNA Impact.
[upbeat music playing]
[mellow music playing]
Hey, just so you know, Don, the streets are talking.
And they're talking a lot.
Yeah, I know. I hear everything.
I'll handle it.
-Don. How you feeling? -I'll be all right.
Those four guys put a pretty good beatdown on me.
I don't even know who they are.
I want Intel.
I want to know who they are, what's their motive?
What's the purpose of what they're doing?
I want to know where they're eating before they do it.
You understand?
You got it, Don. We'll take care of it.
Yeah. You can count on us.
Yeah, I know I can.
Let me know what you find.
[Stacks] All right.
Go ahead.
Stacks…
hold on for a second.
You're good, Stacks?
Yeah, everything's all right.
Besides Dark State.
Why?
You're the underboss for a reason.
We grew up together.
Remember when you were in high school
and you and Ralphie Cifaretto hit that high rollers card game?
Yeah, there were some big sharks there.
Yeah, there were.
And you remember when they tried to pull your cart?
And I had to step up and convince them
to give you a pass?
I remember, T.
I'll never forget what you've done for me.
I know you won't.
Because I believe in you.
Because I trust you.
I can always trust you.
Right?
You can always trust me, T.
Always.
["With A Smile" playing]
[bell rings]
[Mike] The following contest is scheduled for one fall!
Introducing first,
from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada,
weighing in at 225 pounds,
"All Ego,"
Ethan Page!
[Vic] That-- That is not Ethan Page.
-That is Ricky Saints. -[Corey] Well, that is Ethan Page.
-That is Ethan Page. -Ricky Saints walking in front of him.
Well… what's Ricky Saints… coming out here for?
[Corey] I dunno! You interviewed him earlier!
[Vic] I did!
[Corey] The disrespect is real.
Everything you guys said. I mean, stay connected,
-step in unison. That's what we did! -That's right.
Okay, enough, enough!
Let me talk you off a ledge.
Honestly, we thought you guys did great.
-Did we? -For sure, guys.
And, look, we've been in this game for a long time.
We've wrestled lots of different teams from all around the world.
We definitely think you guys are future champions.
But you've got to remember, everyone's process is different.
Everyone takes a different path there.
Sometimes it's short-term pain for long-term gain.
There's levels to this, okay?
So a couple words of advice.
You gotta trust your partner.
They're right.
And, on top of that, you can't compare yourselves to us.
We've been teaming for well over a decade.
-That's right. -But you know what?
This isn't linear, okay? This is undulating.
It took us a long time to get to the top of the mountain, to get to WWE.
-Yeah. -But within weeks,
WWE tag team champions!
-[both] Right. -That's the most important thing, boys.
-Don't give up. -Got you.
-Gotcha. -Appreciate it, right?
We'll get there, and we'll see you guys down the line.
-We know you will. -Appreciate y'all.
-Thank you. -We know you will.
[Corey] Like a little Motor City motivation.
["Accomplished" playing]
[Mike] And his opponent, from Draper, North Carolina,
weighing in at 222 pounds,
Andre Chase!
[Vic] Well, Book, I mean, you'd be the first to say
that when it comes to Andre Chase,
it's good to see him fighting for his students.
[Booker] Are you kidding me?
[Vic] No, he's standing up for students.
[Corey] What students, Book?
[Booker] I mean, there is no students.
I mean, you're talking about a defunct university, right?
-[Vic] I'm-- -[Booker] What are you talking about?
-[Corey] These derelicts dancing around. -[Vic] They're his students!
They look like…who gambled the damn university.
[Booker] The guy looks like he's been drinking.
I mean, send him to AA or something.
Why is he here right now? That's my question.
-That's my question. -[Vic] There's Ethan Page,
who's nominated for a Slammy, NXT Superstar of the Year.
-And speaking about-- -[Booker] He looks awful. Disheveled.
-[Vic] Ethan Page? -[bell rings]
-[Booker] Andre Chase. -[Corey] Look at this man.
[Vic] What about this gentleman, I was trying to say,
who has joined us on commentary, Ricky Saints.
Ricky, first and foremost,
I just want to apologize for what happened earlier today.
Sean Spears, very, very unprofessional.
[Ricky] Add another Canadian to the list of people that hate me, huh?
[Vic] We'll leave that for a different day. Maybe a podcast.
As Chase able to take down Page.
Page able to squeeze out here for just a moment between these two.
Looking for the hip toss. Countered by Chase!
-And Chase has got into this match-- -[Corey] Has Chase been baiting?
-I don't know. -They guy looks--
[Corey] I don't want to go out in public lookin' like that, ever,
-[Booker T] He looks awful. -[Corey] What do you mean?
Just because he hasn't done his hair a little bit.
He's in a little bit of a rut and the guys on the outside.
Dixon and Connors, they're trying to get him back.
[Vic] Meanwhile, in stark contrast,
we've got Ricky Saints ringside looking like a million bucks.
[Corey] I think I'm a person
who can give you advice on how to look in style, right.
I will agree with that one, but also,
-since you have moved… -[Booker T] Oh, baby!
[Vic] … to NXT, you have picked up quite a few enemies.
Sean Spears.
Ethan Page, Cullen.
What do you think of Ethan Page
for calling you outsider?
[Corey] A little bit of a hypocrite, if you ask me,
"But what do you expect from someone who's jealous?
[Vic] What do you think about that?
I've been saying Page has been jealous since he arrived.
[Corey] Thank you. Thank you.
[Booker T] I disagree with that. I mean, look at Ethan Page
this guy's a 15-plus year veteran,
that puts you in an elite level right there
as far as competition goes. I mean, he showed up here at NXT,
and within 40 days he was the NXT Champion.
That's just something that's unprecedented here in the NXT.
-You got to give this guy a lot of credit. -[Corey] I agree with him.
I've been in the ring with him. I know how he is.
World-class athlete.
[Vic] Page argues that his presence is a present…
-He gives a big right hand. -[Booker T] Big shot right there.
Did you see that right hand?
It had a lot of velocity on it.
Did it have some Cholula green, as you would say?
Hot, hot, Cholula green.
[Vic] Paige said he didn't like outsiders,
even though he was the original one.
-Which goes… -What are you talking about?
He's a highly touted free agent.
[Vic] He should've showed up without a contract.
Ricky Saints came here signed his contract.
He didn't use a contract, didn't use the GM,
didn't use his promotion to get a championship opportunity, Booker.
Andre Chase in control, his students are fired up.
I'll ask you some questions, I promise. Thank you.
Got this.
[Vic] This matchup has gone back and forth.
Andre Chase fighting for those on the outside.
Ethan page fighting for his own ego.
-We're joined by Ricky Saints. -[Booker T] Why?
[Vic] What do you mean, why? Our time earlier was cut short
because of Shawn Spears.
[Booker T] This guy's a professional. He's done something
that no one else in NXT has ever done.
He has a record that may never be broken.
Come on, man.
[Vic] Ricky, I got to ask you, in your short tenure here in NXT
do you feel that there's a target on your back?
You've made a lot of waves, Certainly made your share of enemies.
[Ricky] Yes, a huge target.
As big as my dreams can be, there's a huge target on my back.
-Let me tell everyone here's something… -[all exclaim]
[Ricky] I'm new, but not new. You get what I'm saying?
[Vic] Yes, sir.
Could we see it?
Migraine?
Oh, he's fighting with himself.
Do it Andre Chase, do it.
[all cheering]
[Vic] It's Page…
[Corey] I don't think it's healthy to cater this guy's delusions like that.
Chase, turning things around. This will be a big win.
Welcome back, Andre…
Ohh! And a near fall.
We're talking about the here and the now main event still to come.
The championship will be on the line next week, though.
An opportunity, Saints, to put some gold around your waist.
After what we heard earlier, you know, it's a must win against Shawn Spears.
[Ricky] By all means, I have to win.
I gotta do it, man.
There ain't no other choice about it.
You haven't seen the best of me yet, all right.
[Vic] You've got to imagine if Shawn Spears feels the same way,
fresh off of becoming the North American Champion.
-[all exclaim] -[Booker T] Beautiful.
-That's it. -[Vic] Into the cover goes Page
to steal the smile of Andre Chase.
But no, no, no, not quite yet.
Ricky, is there any concern on your part
that maybe you're setting a few too many fires simultaneously.
You've got your hands full.
With the North American Champion Shawn Spears next week.
You've got the attention of Ethan Page.
Whether you want it or not, you've got a locker room full of people
looking to make their name at your expense.
[Ricky] I may be starting something that I can't finish,
but I guarantee you this, I'm gonna do the best that I can.
So if it's him, if it's Spears…
[all exclaiming]
[Vic] Andre Chase answering right back, Chase is fired up.
And he's fighting back.
Well, that was short lived.
[Ricky] I'm gonna finish it either way, all right?
The mentality it takes to make it to the top.
But Ethan Page, looking to dispose of Andre…
-[Corey] Uh-oh! -[all exclaim]
-[Vic] Neck breaker. -[Booker T] That was nice.
I give him that. That was nice.
That's certainly gonna be a rude awakening for Ethan Page
here tonight, as Chase setting his sights going up…
Tornado. DDT.
landing on All Ego.
Into the cover.
[all] One, two…
[all exclaim]
[Vic] Connor's on the outside, becoming unglued.
Connor's vocal as they come.
Dixon 50 D1 Scholarship
offers turned out playing center field for 3 MLB teams
as Ricky Saints is looking on.
All that to play beer pong for a living sounds like a great decision.
He wanted to continue his higher education
And Chase U… Andre Chase looking to…
[all exclaim]
[Corey] Veteran move by All Ego.
[Booker T] All business there. That's all business.
[Vic] Ethan Page, who's now looking to take Andre Chase to school.
All the way up.
Massive power slam!
One, two…
[Vic] You've got to be kidding. I mean, can you to finally give Chase credit…
[all exclaim]
[Booker T] All softened up now.
[Vic] Twisted Grin from Page.
-Cancels classes at Chase U. -[bell dings]
[announcer] Here's your winner, All Ego
Ethan Page!
[Vic] Well, Ricky, I see you staring a hole through Ethan Page.
Let's go back to some of the action in this match.
Look at this power from All Ego.
Massive Power Slams and the Twisted Grin.
Thanks for coming, Andre Chase.
And Ricky, just for my own sanity,
let me get a good look at those pearly whites,
because All Ego's got you in his sights. We have to savor them all. We got to.
[Vic] Come on, Rude Graves.
[Corey] I was being respectful…
[Vic] Page's gonna take him out and take his smile.
[Booker T] Whoa, whoa, whoa!
[Corey] Oh, wait a minute! Shawn Spears! Damn it!
[Booker T] Uh-huh. See what I'm seeing?
[Vic] And the rest of his goons.
Saints is gonna need to keep his head on a swivel next Tuesday against Spears
when the North American Championship is on the line.
[laughs] Hey, D talk to the hand.
Y'all like that, huh? Like that? We ain't gotta do nothing and y'all go crazy.
Just ask Tony D what happens when we decide to get involved.
And when the lights go out, the anxiety goes through the roof.
Hey, bro, is y'all slow or something?
When is y'all gonna realize that when sark stage strike,
ain't nobody safe?
[all laugh]
Let's get out of here.
[Vic] Let's go back to earlier tonight, it was the first championship
NXT Women's title was on the line.
Stephanie was able to pick up the victory over Jada Parker.
She's a double champion and she's pulling double duty
because she's not at 100%.
You can see it physically on the face of the champion
who gets ready to defend her Women's North American title
against a former champion.
The odds in the favor of the challenger.
It's Vaquer, it's Henley.
It's our main event live next on NXT.
[woman] Trick, did you mean to hit Je'Von Evans tonight?
Look, everybody want to talk about Je'Von, huh?
Anybody who can see knows I was trying to hit Oba.
Je'Von was just…
He was collateral damage.
No. Forget that. Je'Von was a distraction.
Just like Eddy Thorpe been. A distraction…
from what I want.
Everybody distracted from the fact that I'm the man around here!
[exhales heavily]
I'm supposed to be NXT champ.
Oba knows that.
And, Oba, if you're still the ruler, then you know where to find me.
Right here next week.
[woman] Wait, Trick. Before you go, what do you think about Darkstate?
That ain't my business.
[Vic] This certainly is Stand & Deliver season.
We've got a championship main event coming up in moments.
But next week, Ricky Saints who joined us ringside,
was all business earlier tonight.
He's going to be all business next week.
He was attacked by the champion.
He goes one on one with Shawn Spears
for the North American Championship live next Tuesday here on NXT.
["The Chosen" playing]
Oh, we are set…
for our double champion's second championship defense of the night.
♪ Cause we hold all the light ♪
♪ And we'll blind you with it ♪
♪ Bet I know the frontlines ♪
♪ You can't say the same ♪
♪ So stay where you're meant to ♪
And there is a woman who is all confidence grace and with good reason.
[Corey] To quote the legendary Mike Lang,
Fallon Henley is grinning like a the butcher's dog,
because the championship is essentially being served to her on a silver platter.
♪ We don't negotiate ♪
♪ We are the only fate ♪
♪ 'Cause all you got is weakness, weakness ♪
♪ We will annihilate ♪
♪ Don't underestimate ♪
Jaida Parker took Stephanie Vaquer to the limit.
Stephanie barely escaped to kick off the evening.
Then the attack from Fatal Influence.
Stephanie Vaquer is entering this title defense
badly wounded, with the odds stacked against her.
["Bury Me" playing]
[crowd cheering]
And here comes our double champion back against the wall,
who's had roughly 90 minutes or so to recover.
And, Booker, you competed, as we talked about earlier,
twice in one night.
It is hard to start and stop yourself.
-Is it not? -[Booker T] It's a big night.
It's a big night. I mean, that adrenaline factor
was definitely up in play earlier tonight,
but I'm sure she's cooled down at this point.
But right now it's about going out there and proving your mettle.
Definite Vaquer.
This is the ultimate test here tonight. Oh, yes.
[Vic] And she's not 100% to this point.
You can see her.
The ribs are damaged.
You got to wonder if she's having trouble breathing.
She is certainly going to be tested in this main event.
And Fallon Henley knows
-the odds are in her favor. -[bell dings]
The following contest, scheduled for one fall…
[crowd shouting] One fall!
…is for the NXT
women's North American Championship!
Introducing the challenger.
Representing Fatal Influence,
Fallon Henley.
And her opponent from San Fernando, Chile.
She is the NXT women's
and the NXT women's North American champion,
Stephanie Vaquer.
[Vic] Grimacing just to raise a championship above her head.
Booker, to go back to what we were talking about.
Is it tougher to go back to back in matches,
or is it tougher to start the night
and then have to come back and end the night?
[Booker T] No, it's definitely hard
to come back and try to finish this thing up.
But, they say that you're not champion until you go out there and defend.
Stephanie Vaquer, she's going out here and defending twice on this night.
-[bell dings] -This could give her
what I call that cloak of invincibility.
-Oh… -[Vic] Jacy Jayne sticking her nose in.
And this is also part of the numbers advantage.
Fatal Influence on the outside.
Jazmyn Nyx, Jacy Jayne are going to give everything
they got to help distract the champion.
So they can put gold back into Fatal Influence…
-[man] Cover. -…Cover, hook of the leg in a near fall.
The second championship match of the night for Vaquer,
our third one overall.
And one person we haven't heard from,
we haven't seen since New York City, Graves,
the former NXT women's champion, Giulia.
What was going through her mind?
Where is she at, in this state of mind?
[Corey] Well, we know Giulia. And cover here by Fallon.
[Vic] Gonna be another kick out.
[Corey] Giulia and La Primera have
a friendship that extends beyond the ring.
Giulia is certainly proud of her friend for accomplishing what Vaquer has.
But somewhere in the back of Giulia's mind,
she's got to be hoping that she didn't lose
her NXT women's championship in something of a fluke,
only to have it lost in the first defense.
[Vic] That is a great point.
And again, a lot of us have come in tonight.
I'm talking about Stand & Deliver.
Who will be the champion? Who will represent the women's division?
No one in recent memory has successfully defended… Hook of the leg.
…two different singles titles in one night.
And that is what Vaquer is trying to do here and now.
[Corey] Wherever Giulia is, I think somewhere in her mind,
she's reasonable enough to realize that Stephanie Vaquer
may have bitten off more than she can chew tonight.
And I don't mean that as an insult
or disparage Stephanie in any way, shape or form.
That's just the reality.
[Vic] Focusing on the champion for a second.
Booker, what do you think is going through her body right now?
Again, the ribs were targeted earlier. They are damaged--
Into the cover goes the challenger and a kick out.
[Booker T] Yeah, she's bruised, battered and torn right now.
And I say, the keys to victory for Fallon Henley
is to pick up where Jaida Parker left off. And that's working that lower back.
That lower lumbar region. Right now, she's doing a hell of a job.
[Vic] When you attack the core of your opponent,
it makes every movement extra difficult.
No matter how skilled you are, whether you fly,
whether you're a grappler, when your core is attacked and damaged
as badly as Stephanie appears to be at this juncture,
it spells bad news 100 times out of 100.
Anyway, Corey joined us earlier this year in Los Angeles, Booker.
We have seen Stephanie Vaquer since the day she arrived.
We have never seen this sort of look on her face.
[Booker T] There. Mistake right there.
[Vic] Oh, how smart.
[Booker T] Just talking about Giulia, that first time defense…
-[Vic] Oh! -… and how hard it really is.
Just think about the position that Stephanie is in here tonight.
[Vic] Fallon with a faint kick in her own right…
-[Booker T] Damn! -…rocking the champion.
Is the challenger going to walk out with gold back around her waist?
Fallon Henley closing in on her second reign.
That would be history in its own right.
No woman has won the NXT North American women's championship more than once.
Fallon Henley, looking to make history.
-Stephanie Vaquer… -[Corey] Oh, ho, ho!
…the champion, looking to make history as well,
because no one in recent memory
has successfully defended two different singles championships in one night.
And Fallon Henley coming in, big right hand.
[Booker T] Eh!
-Big shot there by Fallon Henley. -[Vic] Oh!
[Booker T] Master plan. Work on that lower back.
[Corey] And you can see the big grin wash over the face
of Fallon Henley after delivering the kick,
because she knows how much damage she just inflicted.
And so does the rest of Fatal Influence on the outside.
And for Fallon Henley, she wants to get back under the lights
of stand and deliver.
Wrestlemania Saturday, it worked the first time,
second time not so much.
And right now, Stephanie Vaquer, fighting for survival.
Fighting for her championship dreams.
Fighting to continue to be…
-[crowd exclaims] -…a history maker.
-Here in the WWE -[Corey] But Vaquer cannot seem
to get out of the gates.
Each and every time
-she musters any semblance of momentum… -[Vic] Oh!
[Corey] …Fallon snuffs it out with a shot to the ribs.
[Vic] And we talked about being aware earlier.
Stephanie Bechara is aware she's not just fighting Fallon Henley.
She's fighting three women right now.
including the two on the outside of Fatal Influence.
Who tried to stick their nose in this matchup…
-[Corey] Oh, look at this. -[Vic] …from the get-go.
But one after another, Vaquer, the champion, looking for the…
-suplex! -[crowd cheering]
[Vic] And the wave of momentum may have just shifted
in favor of the champ.
[Corey] It may have, Vic, or it may have just been the last gas
for the champion, who may have just taken
what little is left in her gas tank out by delivering a superplex.
Yes, it hurt Fallon, but it might have hurt Stephanie worse.
[Booker T] She's not gonna quit. Her championship's on the line right now.
The North American Championship is on the line,
and she's fighting for it.
Here we go, here we go.
-Breaking out into a fight. -[Corey] Oh!
[Vic] We saw Ava watching earlier tonight.
We know it's been a busy night for general manager.
We gotta think about after she's been able to ride
the wave of some of the storms that have come through tonight.
What she's thinking right now… Eat the feet for Vaquer.
Champion back up. Right back in on the Challenger.
Here we go.
[Corey] The Chilean blood starting to boil.
-Vaquer now… -[Vic] Oof!
…kicking her way back into this fight.
[Vic] As you would say, Book, "Things are getting gnarly.
[Booker T] Yes, indeed.
You could see Vaquer fights the blonde babe right now!
-[Vic laughs] -[Booker T] Beautiful.
[Vic] Meteor on the spot.
NXT universe fired up!
Vaquer, second match of the night.
Double champion… Oh! look-it, Booker. Double your pleasure.
Double your fun. Counter!
-Oh, no! Roll through. -[Fallon screams]
[Vic] Back to her feet. Stomp in the mid-section
goes the challenger.
[Corey] Take a cold shower, Book. You'll be all right.
[crowd booing]
Fallon Henley now, in control.
And the challenger… Oh! wow.
Hoisting up the champion.
And it could be the beginning of the end,
we could be in for the second reign of Fallon Henley.
As the Women's North American Champion.
[Vic] And I love that right now, Fallon Henley is in cruise control.
She knows all she has to do is stay the course.
Don't make any big mistakes!
[Corey] That's how she beat Jaida to start the night.
-Can she do it again? -[Booker T] Dang! So close.
[Vic] Roll up, back up and going right back to the mid-section.
That has been the game plan of Fallon Henley tonight
is to affect the ribs. And…
Whoa! Oh!
-[Corey] Jacy Jayne just got kicked. -[Vic] Oh!
[Corey] Jazmyn might have just turned out the lights.
[Vic] The Nyx kick between the eyes.
Ruling on court as well.
The official did not see it. Was distracted by the challenger.
And the numbers advantage overcoming, right now, the champion.
[Booker T] We're gonna do it champ!
-We gotta do it champ! -[Booker T and Vic exclaiming]
We almost heard Mike Rome screech out, "And new…"
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Now is no time to argue with the official, Fallon.
Keep your foot on the gas pedal.
[Vic] Fallon's got to be beside herself.
That could've been the best opportunity.
Vaquer showing you the heart of a champion.
Dark angel and a super kick right into the jaw.
Pullin' in Fallon.
She could be looking…
Jazmyn again, damn it!
[Corey] There's no way that Vaquer is gonna be able to muscle up
Fallon for the SVB.
Not with the ribs in the condition they're in.
[Vic] Fallon getting countered right back in.
Oh, meeting of the minds.
-[Corey] Oh, no! -[Vic] Rolling right through.
Can she do it?
Trying to hoist up the challenger.
-[Booker T] No way. -[Vic] SVB.
-Cover! -[crowd] One, two, three!
-[Vic] Vaquer survives! -[bell ringing]
[crowd cheering]
[Mike Rome] Here is your winner.
And still…
The NXT Women's North American Champion,
the NXT Women's Champion…
Stephanie Vaquer!
[Vic] Guys look and listen to the NXT universe.
-Oh! -[Booker T] Wait a minute.
[Vic] Enough is enough now, Jacy Jayne, Jazmyn Nyx, like a pack of jackals.
[crowd booing]
[Corey] Just like we saw, to start the damn night.
-The-- -[siren wailing]
[Corey] Uh-oh!
[Vic] The Juggernaut.
Well, we saw her make her presence felt earlier as well.
And she's taken out Fatal Influence all by herself.
[Corey] Oh!
[Vic] I think, Book, Jordynne Grace has just entered beast mode.
[Booker T] What the heck? What the heck?
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Quite the sign of sportsmanship
between…
[crowd exclaiming]
[Corey] What was that, Victor?
[imperceptible]
[crowd exclaiming]
[Corey] Jaida Parker. Parker's out here.
She wants to get herself a piece of Jordynne Grace.
Remember what happened earlier.
It was Grace… Oh!
…who dropped Parker yet again.
[Vic] What did you say? What the hell is going on?
[Booker T] The hell.
What the hell?
[Vic] If you think about everyone that we just witnessed.
We already talked about Giulia.
The pressure is rising.
The opportunities are shrinking.
Who in the women's division, will stand and deliver?
[imperceptible]
Two successful title defenses in one night,
no one has done that, and Steph is still the double champion.
-So I… -I want Stephanie next.
-Okay. -Mm-mmm, Lola. Not before me.
Ava, I deserve next. I want it. I need it.
[all clamoring]
Oh, my God. Okay. All right.
[overlapping conversations]
I… am going to figure this out.
I'm gonna figure this out.
You guys are not listening to me,
[Corey] Ava certainly has her hands full
with the hottest women's division in the game.
Everyone wants to make the climb to the top of the mountain.
[Vic] But here on this night, once again, making history is the Dark Angel.
Don't forget championship matches next week, including Spears, Saints
for the North American Championship.
Oh! We're on the road to Wrestlemania Weekend. cluding Spears, Saints