1 00:00:06,205 --> 00:00:07,588 [theme music playing] 2 00:00:08,504 --> 00:00:09,521 [man] Then. 3 00:00:13,321 --> 00:00:14,288 Now. 4 00:00:19,338 --> 00:00:20,488 Forever. 5 00:00:28,688 --> 00:00:29,888 Together. 6 00:00:37,054 --> 00:00:38,504 ["Millions from now" playing] 7 00:00:38,538 --> 00:00:41,971 [Vic] The champions arrived earlier today, Hank and Tank. 8 00:00:42,004 --> 00:00:43,871 They defend their gold tonight 9 00:00:43,905 --> 00:00:47,321 against The Culling. Who walks away tag team champions? 10 00:00:47,355 --> 00:00:49,021 On the topic of tag teams, 11 00:00:49,055 --> 00:00:52,438 TNA wrestlers Joe Hendry, Mike Santana are in action 12 00:00:52,471 --> 00:00:55,871 less than two weeks before Slammiversary. 13 00:00:55,904 --> 00:01:00,371 But also tonight, our General Manager Ava and entourage 14 00:01:00,404 --> 00:01:03,605 are ready for the Women's Evolution Summit. 15 00:01:03,638 --> 00:01:08,888 It's the final NXT before Saturday's Great American Bash! 16 00:01:08,921 --> 00:01:11,288 ♪ She got some good throat, you know what I'm sayin'? ♪ 17 00:01:11,321 --> 00:01:13,488 ♪ Been in the kitchen, you know I ain't payin' ♪ 18 00:01:13,521 --> 00:01:15,455 ♪ You can ask chef, let me know how I pan out ♪ 19 00:01:15,488 --> 00:01:17,788 ♪ Garage full of food, and I'm gon' pull the Lamb' out ♪ 20 00:01:17,821 --> 00:01:20,604 ♪ Mm, yeah, you know what I'm sayin'? The handshake I gave you… ♪ 21 00:01:20,638 --> 00:01:23,054 [all chanting "NXT"] 22 00:01:23,088 --> 00:01:25,688 [man] This is the revolution. 23 00:01:25,721 --> 00:01:27,255 ["Revolution" playing] 24 00:01:27,288 --> 00:01:28,738 [audience cheering] 25 00:01:40,054 --> 00:01:41,905 -Oh, yeah, baby! -[bell ringing] 26 00:01:41,938 --> 00:01:47,288 [Mike] The following contest is a gauntlet match! 27 00:01:47,821 --> 00:01:51,455 Introducing first, from New Orleans, Louisiana, 28 00:01:51,488 --> 00:01:57,738 weighing in at 200 pounds, Ricky Saints! 29 00:01:57,771 --> 00:02:01,955 [Vic] Graves, just how monumental could this gauntlet match be 30 00:02:01,988 --> 00:02:03,005 for Ricky Saints? 31 00:02:03,038 --> 00:02:06,188 [Graves] It's gonna be feast or famine for The Revolution. 32 00:02:06,221 --> 00:02:10,621 When you're talking about endurance, about cardiovascular conditioning, 33 00:02:10,655 --> 00:02:13,305 we're about to see what Ricky Saints is truly made of. 34 00:02:13,338 --> 00:02:15,155 This could be a grueling contest, 35 00:02:15,188 --> 00:02:18,905 but the mean… But the end could justify the means. 36 00:02:18,938 --> 00:02:22,338 [Vic] If Saints wins, he gets a North American Championship match 37 00:02:22,371 --> 00:02:24,188 Saturday at the Great American Bash. 38 00:02:24,221 --> 00:02:30,371 And he gets to pick the stipulation when he would face Ethan Page. 39 00:02:30,405 --> 00:02:36,388 But first and foremost, he's got to survive this Vanity Project gauntlet. 40 00:02:36,421 --> 00:02:38,038 ["With A Smile" playing] 41 00:02:42,971 --> 00:02:44,688 [Mike] And his opponents, 42 00:02:44,721 --> 00:02:50,088 accompanied by the NXT North American Champion 43 00:02:50,121 --> 00:02:53,271 All Ego Ethan Page, 44 00:02:53,304 --> 00:02:56,538 The Vanity Project! 45 00:02:56,571 --> 00:03:03,321 [Vic] And Graves, is this man worried about what could happen if Saints wins? 46 00:03:03,355 --> 00:03:04,605 [Graves] Look at the smile 47 00:03:04,638 --> 00:03:09,005 on the face of the NXT North American Champion, Ethan Page, Vic, 48 00:03:09,038 --> 00:03:11,138 and you should answer your own question. 49 00:03:11,171 --> 00:03:16,255 That is not the look of a man who feels anything remotely resembling concern. 50 00:03:16,288 --> 00:03:19,905 In fact, this is the picture of confidence. 51 00:03:19,938 --> 00:03:22,138 [Booker] What up, dawg? Huh? How you doing? 52 00:03:22,171 --> 00:03:24,054 Give it up. Give it up for the man. 53 00:03:24,088 --> 00:03:28,071 Stand up. That's All Ego. Oh, yes! 54 00:03:30,438 --> 00:03:32,405 [Vic] Well, it's nice that you two got a handshake. 55 00:03:32,438 --> 00:03:34,704 The champion decides to ignore me, 56 00:03:34,738 --> 00:03:38,321 but it looks as if Ethan Page will be joining us here on commentary. 57 00:03:38,355 --> 00:03:39,771 Whatever gave you that idea, Vic? 58 00:03:39,804 --> 00:03:42,371 Could it be the chair that I had personally set up for our-- 59 00:03:42,405 --> 00:03:43,938 -Oh, you set this up. -You did? 60 00:03:43,971 --> 00:03:45,538 -I did. -Hey, thank you very much. 61 00:03:45,571 --> 00:03:47,188 [Graves] I'm one of the biggest All Ego fans 62 00:03:47,221 --> 00:03:48,605 walking God's green earth. 63 00:03:48,638 --> 00:03:49,821 I'm excited to have you here. 64 00:03:49,855 --> 00:03:51,088 [Booker] Vic, nobody likes you. 65 00:03:51,121 --> 00:03:52,338 [Vic] That's not true. 66 00:03:53,188 --> 00:03:56,971 [Graves] We see Brad Baylor starting things off with Ricky Saints. 67 00:03:57,471 --> 00:03:59,971 -I mentioned cardiovascular condition… -[Booker] Oh! 68 00:04:00,005 --> 00:04:02,588 [Graves] …we know Saints just missed a significant amount of time 69 00:04:02,621 --> 00:04:04,005 with that throat injury. 70 00:04:04,038 --> 00:04:05,071 [Vic] That's true. 71 00:04:05,105 --> 00:04:07,238 [Graves] Curious to see how well he's recovered. 72 00:04:07,271 --> 00:04:10,788 [Vic] A throat injury that was caused by the man joining us here, Ethan Page. 73 00:04:10,821 --> 00:04:14,105 And Ethan, why can't you and Ricky Saints get along? 74 00:04:14,138 --> 00:04:17,338 [Ethan] We've hated each other, I'm sure, for our entire careers. 75 00:04:17,371 --> 00:04:21,638 We've fought in bingo halls, giant arenas, 76 00:04:21,671 --> 00:04:25,371 and here we are in NXT still at each other's throats, 77 00:04:25,404 --> 00:04:27,988 trying to prove who's better. I'm the one with the gold, so that's me. 78 00:04:28,021 --> 00:04:30,205 [Graves] I see what you did. "At each other's throats." 79 00:04:30,238 --> 00:04:31,521 -Brilliant! -[Ethan] Thank you. 80 00:04:31,555 --> 00:04:35,588 [Booker] That's called a medulla oblongata. Oh, yes, man! 81 00:04:35,621 --> 00:04:36,971 [Vic] Nice tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. 82 00:04:37,005 --> 00:04:40,021 For Ricky Saints, he's gotta get rid of this matchup quickly. 83 00:04:40,055 --> 00:04:43,005 Because if he beats Brad Baylor, then he would move on 84 00:04:43,038 --> 00:04:45,788 -to the next member of the Vanity Project. -[Ethan] That's a huge if. 85 00:04:45,821 --> 00:04:48,021 [Vic] I don't really think it's a huge if. 86 00:04:48,055 --> 00:04:49,905 [Ethan] It is, 'cause this guy's been spending time 87 00:04:49,938 --> 00:04:54,771 fishing with Cody over July 4th instead of preparing for three men in one match. 88 00:04:54,805 --> 00:04:56,788 -[Vic] What were you doing? -[Graves] That's how Vic 89 00:04:56,821 --> 00:04:57,788 spent his weekend. 90 00:04:57,821 --> 00:04:59,971 [Ethan] I was barbecuing. I'm the champ. I'm not wrestling. 91 00:05:00,005 --> 00:05:01,038 [Vic] And… uh-oh. 92 00:05:01,071 --> 00:05:03,405 -[Graves] Oh, I love that! -[Booker] I like this kid. 93 00:05:03,438 --> 00:05:04,988 -[Vic] And a cover. -[Ethan] Cheer him on! 94 00:05:05,088 --> 00:05:07,721 [Vic] And that almost ended Ricky Saints' championship dream. 95 00:05:07,755 --> 00:05:10,238 [Graves] Champ, what can you tell us about Brad Baylor? 96 00:05:10,271 --> 00:05:12,288 What is so special about this young man? 97 00:05:12,321 --> 00:05:14,838 [Ethan] Just him? Talk about all three guys! 98 00:05:14,871 --> 00:05:18,921 These guys represent something that's dying in professional wrestling. 99 00:05:18,955 --> 00:05:19,805 They're journeymen. 100 00:05:19,838 --> 00:05:23,405 They, over the weekend, were actually wrestling matches. 101 00:05:23,438 --> 00:05:26,721 They were preparing themselves for Ricky Saints. 102 00:05:26,755 --> 00:05:30,705 These three have a very bright future and they remind me a little bit of myself. 103 00:05:30,738 --> 00:05:34,071 [Vic] To that point, Swipe Right is the Wrestling Open Tag Team Champions, 104 00:05:34,104 --> 00:05:37,221 close to 250 days as champions. 105 00:05:37,255 --> 00:05:41,538 But Brad Baylor, 20 years old, sky is the limit, WWE ID talent, 106 00:05:41,571 --> 00:05:45,521 but he's in there with Ricky Saints, a former North American champion, 107 00:05:45,555 --> 00:05:48,655 -looking to win that championship. -[Booker] Oh, baby! 108 00:05:48,688 --> 00:05:50,238 -Oh, yes! -[Ethan] That's it! 109 00:05:50,271 --> 00:05:52,655 [Vic] Baylor into the cover. And a kick out. 110 00:05:52,688 --> 00:05:56,121 [Booker] You can see these guys have been on the expert tutelage 111 00:05:56,155 --> 00:05:58,755 -of this man right here, All Ego. -[Ethan] Thank you. 112 00:05:58,788 --> 00:06:01,905 -[Booker] Big up to you. -Very smart guy. I appreciate that. 113 00:06:01,938 --> 00:06:05,705 [Vic] This would be a huge chance certainly to put their stamp on Evolve. 114 00:06:05,738 --> 00:06:08,888 [crowd chanting] 115 00:06:08,921 --> 00:06:12,771 [Vic] Look, Vanity Project recently won a gauntlet match over Sean Legacy. 116 00:06:12,805 --> 00:06:15,288 -And it's gonna be a big Wednesday… -[Ethan] Oh! 117 00:06:15,321 --> 00:06:17,588 [Vic] …for this trio because Jackson Drake, 118 00:06:17,621 --> 00:06:19,671 the Evolve champion standing to our left, 119 00:06:19,705 --> 00:06:23,271 has a contract signing with Lince Dorado. 120 00:06:23,305 --> 00:06:25,771 But here in the now, it's about Ricky Saints fighting 121 00:06:25,805 --> 00:06:30,538 for a championship opportunity this Saturday at the Great American Bash. 122 00:06:30,571 --> 00:06:33,671 He's gotta beat three men though, here, in a row. 123 00:06:33,705 --> 00:06:35,838 And that is what you're talking about, the difficulties. 124 00:06:35,871 --> 00:06:38,155 It's a fresh opponent every time, no break. 125 00:06:38,188 --> 00:06:42,888 [Graves] Exactly. Every ounce of Ricky Saints' energy will be exhausted 126 00:06:42,921 --> 00:06:45,221 by the end of this one. No doubt about it! 127 00:06:45,255 --> 00:06:49,354 High impact in the corner from the former North American champion. 128 00:06:49,388 --> 00:06:51,905 [Vic] Ethan, does it worry you that Ricky could-- 129 00:06:51,938 --> 00:06:53,988 [Booker] Oh, baby! That could be it. 130 00:06:54,021 --> 00:06:56,921 [Vic] Big DDT! Tornado DDT! Stacks him up. 131 00:06:56,955 --> 00:06:59,305 -[Graves] Oh! -[Vic] The first man is eliminated. 132 00:06:59,338 --> 00:07:01,338 -[Mike] Brad Baylor has been eliminated. -[Booker] Bam. 133 00:07:02,171 --> 00:07:05,305 Who do you want? Who do you want? Who do you want? 134 00:07:05,838 --> 00:07:07,938 -Get in there, Ricky. Go! Go! -Go. Go. 135 00:07:07,971 --> 00:07:10,005 -[Ethan] Finish the job! -[Booker] Go, Ricky. 136 00:07:10,038 --> 00:07:12,271 [Vic] Ricky looking to throw that heater right into Saints. 137 00:07:12,305 --> 00:07:16,155 It's Smokes right on top. This is what we're talking about, one after another. 138 00:07:16,188 --> 00:07:18,238 -There is no break for Ricky Saints. -[Booker exclaims] 139 00:07:18,271 --> 00:07:20,271 [Vic] But I'll go back, Ethan, to what I asked you. 140 00:07:20,305 --> 00:07:22,538 Are you worried about the stipulation he could choose? 141 00:07:22,571 --> 00:07:26,588 [Ethan] Ah, let me ask you, a man that's been wrestling for over 18 years, 142 00:07:26,621 --> 00:07:28,271 would he be worried about any stipulation? 143 00:07:28,305 --> 00:07:31,005 I've been in every situation in professional wrestling. 144 00:07:31,038 --> 00:07:32,621 [Graves] Ah, cover here. 145 00:07:32,655 --> 00:07:34,104 [Vic] Hook of the leg. And a near fall. 146 00:07:34,138 --> 00:07:36,338 [Booker] Thought you was a better journalist than that, Vic, 147 00:07:36,371 --> 00:07:38,871 -asking a question like that. -[Vic] Well, it's a great question! 148 00:07:38,905 --> 00:07:41,505 -[Booker] Stupid question. -Is Ricky heading to Atlanta or not? 149 00:07:41,538 --> 00:07:43,255 [crowd booing] 150 00:07:45,055 --> 00:07:46,721 [Vic] Smoke's been in control of this matchup. 151 00:07:46,755 --> 00:07:49,305 One half of Swipe Right, Vanity Project, of course. 152 00:07:49,338 --> 00:07:51,538 -Has won countless matches in the past. -[Coey] Uh-oh. 153 00:07:51,571 --> 00:07:52,805 [Vic] Trying to do it again, 154 00:07:52,838 --> 00:07:53,971 into the cover, 155 00:07:54,005 --> 00:07:56,088 and a kick out by Saints. 156 00:07:56,821 --> 00:07:59,905 Again for Saints, he's already dropped Brad Baylor. 157 00:07:59,938 --> 00:08:02,338 He's now on to his second match here tonight. 158 00:08:03,771 --> 00:08:07,005 [Graves] Take another look at this brutal suplex 159 00:08:07,038 --> 00:08:09,905 -from the ring apron to the floor. -[Booker] Damn. That was… 160 00:08:09,938 --> 00:08:12,438 [Graves] The fact that Smokes recovered at all is impressive. 161 00:08:12,471 --> 00:08:14,021 I see why you like these guys, champ. 162 00:08:14,054 --> 00:08:16,738 [Ethan] They're great. Look at him. He's just beating him right now. 163 00:08:16,771 --> 00:08:17,955 This is awesome! 164 00:08:18,721 --> 00:08:20,905 [Vic] Booker, I think you've said this to me before, 165 00:08:20,938 --> 00:08:23,671 but in terms of Ethan Page and Vanity Project, 166 00:08:23,705 --> 00:08:26,505 how has Saints put a target on his back to the rest of the-- 167 00:08:26,538 --> 00:08:28,088 -[Graves] Oh! -[Booker] Oh, baby! 168 00:08:28,121 --> 00:08:29,721 I mean, look, he's an outsider. 169 00:08:29,755 --> 00:08:33,138 And I'm not talking about, Cody boy. He's an outsider. 170 00:08:33,171 --> 00:08:34,588 Nobody likes this guy! 171 00:08:34,621 --> 00:08:36,621 [Vic] And now Saints trying to overcome! 172 00:08:36,655 --> 00:08:38,605 -[Graves] Whoa! -[Vic] Overhead belly-to-belly toss. 173 00:08:40,804 --> 00:08:43,321 -Saints starting to rally. -[Ethan] He'd better be okay. 174 00:08:43,355 --> 00:08:45,538 -[Booker] Nah! -[Vic] Ethan, you look worried. 175 00:08:45,571 --> 00:08:47,271 -Cover. Count! -[Ethan] Don't look at me. 176 00:08:47,304 --> 00:08:51,421 [Vic] Oh. Getting that left shoulder just off the mat. 177 00:08:51,454 --> 00:08:53,738 [Graves] I don't think our North American champion appreciates 178 00:08:53,771 --> 00:08:57,088 you implying that he's nervous, or scared, or frustrated, 179 00:08:57,121 --> 00:08:58,471 or any of these other questions. 180 00:08:58,505 --> 00:09:01,371 [Ethan] Are you looking at me, Ricky? Keep your eyes on the ring, pal. 181 00:09:01,405 --> 00:09:04,171 -Keep your eyes on the ring, pal! -[Jackson] What the hell are you doing? 182 00:09:04,204 --> 00:09:07,605 [Vic] I'll say, when it comes to Ethan Page, you do not lack confidence. 183 00:09:07,638 --> 00:09:11,088 Recently saying the North American title is the most prestigious title 184 00:09:11,121 --> 00:09:13,155 -in all the WWE. -[Ethan] Yeah, it is. 185 00:09:13,188 --> 00:09:15,204 -[Booker] Oh, baby. -[Ethan] Here we go! 186 00:09:15,238 --> 00:09:16,704 [Vic] Smokes almost got Saints. 187 00:09:16,738 --> 00:09:18,538 Saints just able to kick out. 188 00:09:18,571 --> 00:09:20,638 Saints now charging right back in. 189 00:09:20,671 --> 00:09:23,555 -[Graves] Whoa! -[Vic] Inverted atomic drop. 190 00:09:23,588 --> 00:09:25,121 Right through, shoulders down. 191 00:09:25,155 --> 00:09:26,771 Nice hook of the leg. And that's two. 192 00:09:26,805 --> 00:09:28,638 [Mike] Ricky Smokes has been eliminated. 193 00:09:29,138 --> 00:09:31,888 -[Graves] I like that. -[Vic] Ricky just got smoked. 194 00:09:33,421 --> 00:09:34,638 -Finish him. -And now-- 195 00:09:35,605 --> 00:09:36,471 Finish him. 196 00:09:38,038 --> 00:09:39,405 Finish him, finish him! 197 00:09:39,938 --> 00:09:41,988 [Vic] Well, now it is the Evolve Champion, 198 00:09:42,021 --> 00:09:44,371 the Carolina Reaper himself, 199 00:09:44,871 --> 00:09:45,821 Jackson Drake. 200 00:09:45,855 --> 00:09:47,921 [Graves] Tell you what I like about this Jackson J… 201 00:09:47,954 --> 00:09:50,088 -Jackson Drake. -[Ethan] Get it right, please. 202 00:09:50,121 --> 00:09:52,688 [Graves] I apologize, I'm tripping on my own tongue. 203 00:09:52,721 --> 00:09:54,355 Vic's got me all flustered out here. 204 00:09:54,388 --> 00:09:55,454 [indistinct conversation] 205 00:09:55,488 --> 00:09:57,055 [Graves] It's Drake's eyes. 206 00:09:57,088 --> 00:09:59,738 The guy's got a creepy, almost 1,000 yard stare. 207 00:09:59,771 --> 00:10:01,471 It's like staring into the eyes of a pit bull. 208 00:10:01,505 --> 00:10:04,371 You're not sure what he's thinking, you just assume it's bad. 209 00:10:05,055 --> 00:10:07,671 It's very hard. When you come to the Carolina Reaper, 210 00:10:07,704 --> 00:10:10,621 that is the look that has made him the evolved champion, 211 00:10:10,655 --> 00:10:12,704 the first one in WWE. 212 00:10:12,738 --> 00:10:15,305 Tomorrow, he's got a contract signing. 213 00:10:15,338 --> 00:10:18,188 But right now it is Ricky Saints trying to chop away. 214 00:10:18,221 --> 00:10:22,588 But this is Ricky Saints' third matchup here tonight. 215 00:10:23,688 --> 00:10:27,571 Going into the cover of that stiff kick to the spine and another kickout. 216 00:10:27,605 --> 00:10:30,588 I can't imagine what Vanity Project would say if they beat Ricky Saints. 217 00:10:30,621 --> 00:10:32,488 [Graves] Technically, Saints' first matchup. 218 00:10:32,521 --> 00:10:36,055 It's his third opponent, such as the nature of a Gauntlet Match, 219 00:10:36,088 --> 00:10:39,021 the stakes incredibly high, but All Ego, 220 00:10:39,055 --> 00:10:42,204 you are now feeling a little bit more confident than a few moments ago. Yeah? 221 00:10:42,238 --> 00:10:44,555 [Page] I mean, he's in full control here. 222 00:10:44,588 --> 00:10:45,738 [Graves] Look at this. 223 00:10:45,771 --> 00:10:47,488 Stomping the crap out of his neck. 224 00:10:48,355 --> 00:10:49,488 Yes, I'm confident. 225 00:10:49,521 --> 00:10:51,221 [Vic] And now… Oh, Booker. 226 00:10:51,255 --> 00:10:53,805 Look at the hand. Look at the hand on the throat. 227 00:10:53,838 --> 00:10:56,371 Ricky Saints quickly had to get that left hand. 228 00:10:56,405 --> 00:10:58,805 It was squeezing almost in that injured area. 229 00:10:58,838 --> 00:11:02,538 [Graves] Bow and arrow submission applied by the technical mastermind, 230 00:11:02,571 --> 00:11:04,454 the Carolina Reaper, is it? 231 00:11:04,488 --> 00:11:08,188 I wouldn't rename myself after a pepper, but regardless, 232 00:11:08,221 --> 00:11:09,805 Drake looks like the real deal, 233 00:11:09,838 --> 00:11:13,255 going down low, taking Saints off his feet, 234 00:11:13,288 --> 00:11:17,721 spinning right back around, kick connected and Ethan said, "Go get it. 235 00:11:17,755 --> 00:11:22,204 Go finish him." And Drake might just do that here tonight. 236 00:11:23,138 --> 00:11:24,721 [Page] Cover, cover, cover. 237 00:11:24,755 --> 00:11:26,188 [Booker T] I like this kid. 238 00:11:26,221 --> 00:11:28,371 [Vic] Is it enough to put Saints away? 239 00:11:28,405 --> 00:11:30,305 Ricky again, able to kickout. 240 00:11:30,338 --> 00:11:33,405 And Ricky just looked right over here at you, Ethan Page, 241 00:11:33,438 --> 00:11:36,454 and there didn't look to be a lot, Booker, behind that glare. 242 00:11:36,488 --> 00:11:38,388 [Booker T] This kid has a hell of a upside. 243 00:11:38,421 --> 00:11:39,954 You know what I like about this? 244 00:11:39,988 --> 00:11:43,638 Ricky Saints, he had to go out here and earn it. He's not like these fans, 245 00:11:43,671 --> 00:11:44,738 "You deserve it." 246 00:11:44,771 --> 00:11:47,088 No, no. You got to earn it tonight, sucka! I love it! 247 00:11:47,121 --> 00:11:49,638 [Vic] Vanity Project's here to impress the man 248 00:11:49,671 --> 00:11:52,688 that they believe will one day run NXT again. 249 00:11:52,721 --> 00:11:54,571 That is Ethan Page. 250 00:11:54,605 --> 00:11:57,088 Page could be looking at his opponent Saturday. 251 00:11:57,121 --> 00:12:00,038 Saints into the cover, another kickout. 252 00:12:00,071 --> 00:12:04,188 And Saints has already defeated Brad Baylor, has already defeated 253 00:12:04,221 --> 00:12:06,288 Ricky Smokes, Swipe Right. 254 00:12:06,321 --> 00:12:10,005 Can he defeat the evolved champion Jackson Drake? 255 00:12:10,038 --> 00:12:13,388 [Page] Not "Can he defeat?" Can he get lucky three times in a row? 256 00:12:13,421 --> 00:12:15,155 [Vic] Enziguri dropping Saints. 257 00:12:15,188 --> 00:12:17,055 [Booker T] Keep the pressure up, kid. 258 00:12:17,088 --> 00:12:19,371 Don't you mess around with this dude. 259 00:12:19,405 --> 00:12:22,954 [Graves] Ricky, trying to overcome the Gauntlet, charging right in… 260 00:12:23,655 --> 00:12:25,738 The sliding knee of some sort. 261 00:12:25,771 --> 00:12:27,621 Saints out of the way, just in time. 262 00:12:27,655 --> 00:12:31,704 But don't take your eyes off of Jackson Drake, the evolved champion. 263 00:12:31,738 --> 00:12:36,738 Drake looked like he was playing possum, baiting in Saints, with a superkick. 264 00:12:36,771 --> 00:12:40,271 Ethan Page, you're starting to smile like I've never seen before. 265 00:12:40,305 --> 00:12:41,771 [Page] Oh, yeah. 266 00:12:41,805 --> 00:12:43,671 [Graves] Swanton! Knees got up! 267 00:12:43,704 --> 00:12:46,038 [Vic] Countered by Saints, Ricky, right now 268 00:12:46,071 --> 00:12:47,905 starting to come back, 269 00:12:47,938 --> 00:12:52,255 starting to rally and in this moment, staring right at you, Ethan Page 270 00:12:52,288 --> 00:12:55,905 looking for the Roshambo. 271 00:12:58,488 --> 00:13:00,005 [crowd] One, two, three. 272 00:13:00,038 --> 00:13:02,638 -[Vic] Saints is headed to Atlanta. -[bell dings] 273 00:13:04,155 --> 00:13:09,071 [Rome] Here is your winner, Ricky Saints. 274 00:13:09,105 --> 00:13:11,821 [Vic] And now the question on everyone's mind, 275 00:13:12,755 --> 00:13:15,405 what will the stipulation be, 276 00:13:16,521 --> 00:13:17,638 come Saturday? 277 00:13:23,621 --> 00:13:25,721 [Graves] This is an incredible effort 278 00:13:25,755 --> 00:13:29,555 by the former North American Champion, Ricky Saints. 279 00:13:29,588 --> 00:13:34,371 First we see a beautiful tornado DDT to take out Brad Baylor. 280 00:13:34,405 --> 00:13:38,855 Ricky Smokes entered the match very, very ready for competition. 281 00:13:38,888 --> 00:13:43,405 Great ring awareness by Saints, able to wrap up Smokes, 282 00:13:43,438 --> 00:13:48,288 and then the icing on the cake, the Roshambo to Jackson Drake. 283 00:13:48,321 --> 00:13:50,521 An opponent that didn't even know it, 284 00:13:50,555 --> 00:13:53,688 Ricky Saints, headed to the Great American Bash, 285 00:13:53,721 --> 00:13:56,621 and he gets to call the stipulation. 286 00:13:56,655 --> 00:13:59,488 Ethan, the ball's in my court. 287 00:14:00,921 --> 00:14:02,255 This Saturday, 288 00:14:02,288 --> 00:14:05,571 Great American Bash for the North American Championship. 289 00:14:05,605 --> 00:14:08,588 I'm gonna dog walk your ass all over Atlanta. 290 00:14:08,621 --> 00:14:10,638 [crowd cheering] 291 00:14:10,671 --> 00:14:15,371 And the best match that I know how, anything goes or falls, 292 00:14:15,405 --> 00:14:17,555 Count Anywhere Match. 293 00:14:17,588 --> 00:14:19,138 [crowd cheering] 294 00:14:19,171 --> 00:14:22,288 [Vic] Get ready, Falls Count Anywhere. 295 00:14:22,321 --> 00:14:23,238 Page, 296 00:14:24,005 --> 00:14:25,438 Saints, 297 00:14:25,471 --> 00:14:28,155 for the North American title, Saturday, 298 00:14:28,188 --> 00:14:30,438 at The Great American Bash. 299 00:14:33,221 --> 00:14:34,354 So fired up right now. 300 00:14:34,388 --> 00:14:37,155 -I'm so excited for you. -You guys are gonna be so good. 301 00:14:37,188 --> 00:14:41,588 Fatal 4-Way Tag Match at Evolution for the Women's Tag Team titles. 302 00:14:41,621 --> 00:14:44,188 -God, I could just… -I'm so excited. 303 00:14:44,221 --> 00:14:46,255 I'm gonna take care of Izzi on Saturday. 304 00:14:46,288 --> 00:14:48,371 Retain the North American title at Bash 305 00:14:48,405 --> 00:14:51,704 and it's on to Evolution for us to win some tag team gold. 306 00:14:51,738 --> 00:14:52,721 I can just feel it. 307 00:14:52,755 --> 00:14:56,454 Sol, are you even gonna have anything left on Sunday afternoon after Izzi? 308 00:14:56,488 --> 00:14:58,338 If it wasn't for your friend here sparing you 309 00:14:58,371 --> 00:15:00,204 you wouldn't even have to defend against Izzi. 310 00:15:00,238 --> 00:15:02,354 -Oh, really? Is that so? -I guess that's what you get 311 00:15:02,388 --> 00:15:04,555 whenever you mess with Tatum and get in her business. 312 00:15:04,588 --> 00:15:06,921 Lainey, you are the last one to talk about people 313 00:15:06,954 --> 00:15:09,171 sticking their nose in other people's business. 314 00:15:09,204 --> 00:15:11,321 And you've been doing that a lot recently. 315 00:15:11,354 --> 00:15:13,688 -Lani, didn't she just get here? -Yeah, she really did. 316 00:15:13,721 --> 00:15:16,138 Besides, shouldn't you be more worried about Thea Hale? 317 00:15:16,171 --> 00:15:17,321 Thea Hail, please. 318 00:15:17,354 --> 00:15:19,221 We have enough on our plate, 319 00:15:19,255 --> 00:15:21,604 but good luck to whoever's in this Battle Royal. 320 00:15:21,638 --> 00:15:23,005 [crosstalk] 321 00:15:23,038 --> 00:15:24,905 Yeah, Battle Royal, Battle Royal. 322 00:15:24,938 --> 00:15:28,238 That's what I should be in 'cause I'm the future of this division. 323 00:15:28,271 --> 00:15:29,921 What have you done? 324 00:15:29,954 --> 00:15:31,938 Kelani, I have no problem showing you. 325 00:15:31,971 --> 00:15:33,305 All right. Show me then. 326 00:15:34,038 --> 00:15:35,121 Fine. 327 00:15:37,354 --> 00:15:39,938 [Vic] Tensions high before Sunday's Evolution, 328 00:15:39,971 --> 00:15:43,588 but tensions have been high in the NQCC. 329 00:15:43,621 --> 00:15:45,421 If Heights wins, he's out. 330 00:15:45,454 --> 00:15:48,555 Tavion, Charlie Dempsey, next on NXT. 331 00:15:54,238 --> 00:15:56,288 [enthralling instrumental music playing] 332 00:16:08,005 --> 00:16:08,971 [gasps] 333 00:16:11,454 --> 00:16:12,371 Hmm. 334 00:16:13,138 --> 00:16:14,271 [ringing] 335 00:16:18,438 --> 00:16:21,021 Blake, where are you? We're supposed to be training. 336 00:16:21,055 --> 00:16:22,155 Oh, let me guess. 337 00:16:22,188 --> 00:16:26,921 You're at the gym. Oh, and you're wearing a black sports bra, 338 00:16:26,954 --> 00:16:29,738 -black leggings, trainers and-- -No. 339 00:16:30,888 --> 00:16:32,838 Well, actually, yes, but where are you? 340 00:16:33,421 --> 00:16:35,405 Jordynne, I sent my driver. 341 00:16:35,438 --> 00:16:37,755 We are going to have a glamor workout. 342 00:16:38,555 --> 00:16:40,838 And that workout involves a black SUV. 343 00:16:40,871 --> 00:16:42,255 Blake, I can't lift that. 344 00:16:42,288 --> 00:16:45,188 No, no, no. That's my driver. Just go with it. 345 00:16:45,221 --> 00:16:47,288 We're gonna have a glamor workout. 346 00:16:47,321 --> 00:16:50,521 I'm talking nails, hair. Maybe a massage. 347 00:16:50,555 --> 00:16:52,788 You don't know what you've been missing. Ooh. 348 00:16:52,821 --> 00:16:56,721 The Great American Bash is not gonna know what's hit it when The Glamornauts-- 349 00:16:56,755 --> 00:17:00,488 Okay, listen, I'll come if you stop whatever it is you're about to say. 350 00:17:00,521 --> 00:17:02,621 You're so funny, JG. See you soon. 351 00:17:02,655 --> 00:17:03,738 Muah! 352 00:17:06,204 --> 00:17:07,105 [chuckles softly] 353 00:17:19,421 --> 00:17:21,754 Ew. You've got to be kidding me. 354 00:17:26,571 --> 00:17:30,288 [Vic] Well, those two team, Saturday in Atlanta, 355 00:17:30,321 --> 00:17:32,555 ["Substance Over Style" playing] 356 00:17:39,188 --> 00:17:40,288 [bell dings] 357 00:17:40,321 --> 00:17:44,288 [Rome] The following contest is scheduled for one fall. 358 00:17:45,038 --> 00:17:47,038 Making their way to the ring 359 00:17:47,071 --> 00:17:49,638 representing No Quarter Catch Crew. 360 00:17:49,671 --> 00:17:54,288 First, Charlie Dempsey. 361 00:17:55,521 --> 00:18:00,705 And his opponent, Tavion Heights. 362 00:18:00,738 --> 00:18:03,855 [Vic] But these two could be teaming no more. 363 00:18:03,888 --> 00:18:08,004 That's because if Tavion Heights wins, he is out of the NQCC 364 00:18:08,038 --> 00:18:10,555 and I just want to get this out right now, Graves. 365 00:18:10,588 --> 00:18:12,754 Tavion should not hang his head 366 00:18:12,788 --> 00:18:15,705 after last week's match with Je'Von Evans. 367 00:18:15,738 --> 00:18:18,188 [Graves] You took the words right out of my mouth. 368 00:18:18,221 --> 00:18:21,455 If nothing else, it should have provided some important momentum 369 00:18:21,488 --> 00:18:23,938 prior to this match for Tavion Heights, 370 00:18:23,971 --> 00:18:27,304 who really showed the world what he is capable of. 371 00:18:27,338 --> 00:18:30,488 I think the sky truly is the limit for this young man. 372 00:18:30,521 --> 00:18:33,554 He just needs to get out of the clutches of Charlie Dempsey. 373 00:18:33,588 --> 00:18:36,738 [Vic] Do you agree with that, Book? He needs to get out from underneath? 374 00:18:36,771 --> 00:18:39,038 [Booker T] I don't think this is about NQCC. 375 00:18:39,071 --> 00:18:43,155 I think it's about Tavion Heights proving that he's a competitive man, 376 00:18:43,188 --> 00:18:46,688 a single competitor, a future champion, man. 377 00:18:46,721 --> 00:18:49,605 [Vic] Tavion Heights wearing that mask of… 378 00:18:49,638 --> 00:18:53,288 Due to an injury in which he sustained in training with Charlie Dempsey. 379 00:18:53,321 --> 00:18:55,438 [Graves] I don't disagree with you at all 380 00:18:55,471 --> 00:18:58,021 that Tavion Heights has an incredibly bright future, 381 00:18:58,054 --> 00:19:01,771 but I do wonder what the value is for Tavion Heights to Charlie Dempsey. 382 00:19:01,804 --> 00:19:05,105 Why wouldn't Charlie watch his young prodigy 383 00:19:05,138 --> 00:19:07,905 grow and blossom and become a single star? 384 00:19:07,938 --> 00:19:10,788 It's like, "Is Charlie Dempsey getting dues paid to him?" 385 00:19:10,821 --> 00:19:12,221 [Booker T] I don't think that's it. 386 00:19:12,254 --> 00:19:14,088 I think Charlie wants the best for these guys. 387 00:19:14,121 --> 00:19:15,421 But you know how it is. 388 00:19:15,455 --> 00:19:19,155 You got to learn a hard lesson when you got a trainer like Charlie Dempsey. 389 00:19:19,188 --> 00:19:21,054 He's not gonna give you anything. 390 00:19:21,088 --> 00:19:23,821 You got to earn it, man. We talked about that earlier. 391 00:19:23,855 --> 00:19:27,304 [Vic] Tavion wants the same opportunity that Myles Borne received. 392 00:19:27,338 --> 00:19:29,504 If he wins, he's out of the NQCC. 393 00:19:29,538 --> 00:19:33,421 And of course, we just learned of the stipulation for the North American title 394 00:19:33,455 --> 00:19:34,888 Great American Bash, 395 00:19:34,921 --> 00:19:38,221 Booker, what does that event mean to you? The Great American Bash. 396 00:19:38,254 --> 00:19:41,421 [Booker T] The first thing I think about is Dusty Rhodes, man. 397 00:19:41,455 --> 00:19:44,138 Being back in WCW that was the staple event 398 00:19:44,171 --> 00:19:46,821 and the Great American Bash actually are four-in-one. 399 00:19:46,855 --> 00:19:48,888 I just want to put that out there, guys. 400 00:19:48,921 --> 00:19:51,788 -[Graves] I thought you were six-in-one. -[Booker T] Four-in-one. 401 00:19:51,821 --> 00:19:54,054 -I'm sure. -[Vic] It changes every year. 402 00:19:54,088 --> 00:19:55,538 We'll talk about it off-air. 403 00:19:55,571 --> 00:19:57,671 But Graves, there's no doubt in your mind. 404 00:19:57,705 --> 00:20:01,455 Tavion Heights can succeed in the WWE with or without Charlie Dempsey, 405 00:20:01,488 --> 00:20:03,405 who, right now, has a very deep submission line. 406 00:20:03,438 --> 00:20:04,638 [Graves] I agree wholeheartedly. 407 00:20:04,671 --> 00:20:06,988 It seems to me like it's harder to get out of a contract with 408 00:20:07,021 --> 00:20:09,921 the No Quarter Catch Crew than it is to get out of a Planet Fitness membership. 409 00:20:09,955 --> 00:20:11,004 It's absolutely exhausting. 410 00:20:11,038 --> 00:20:13,588 Look at this, nice takedown by Dempsey. 411 00:20:14,288 --> 00:20:16,688 Got this cravat cinched in deep. 412 00:20:16,721 --> 00:20:18,821 Control the head and the body will follow. 413 00:20:18,855 --> 00:20:21,938 I kind of side with Graves on this, but I think-- 414 00:20:21,971 --> 00:20:24,738 -Oh! -[Vic] That was gnarly. 415 00:20:24,771 --> 00:20:28,038 You know, can blossom on his own. If Tavion wins then, 416 00:20:28,071 --> 00:20:29,621 what's left for Charlie Dempsey? 417 00:20:29,655 --> 00:20:32,888 [Booker T] I mean, Charlie Dempsey, he's a two-time Heritage Cup winner. 418 00:20:32,921 --> 00:20:36,155 He's a grappler, some may call it a shooter. 419 00:20:36,188 --> 00:20:38,421 if you understand what I'm saying. This guy's got an upside, 420 00:20:38,455 --> 00:20:40,788 he's only 28 years old, it's championship. 421 00:20:40,821 --> 00:20:42,688 What do we say all the time? Jackson what? 422 00:20:42,721 --> 00:20:44,521 -[all] Championship. -That is. 423 00:20:44,554 --> 00:20:46,571 [Vic] And listen, I don't mean any disrespect 424 00:20:46,605 --> 00:20:48,221 to anything I'm saying to Charlie Dempsey. 425 00:20:48,254 --> 00:20:50,971 I think Charlie Dempsey as well has a very bright future. 426 00:20:51,004 --> 00:20:55,288 He just ripped off that mask and just slapped Tavion Heights. 427 00:20:55,321 --> 00:20:56,938 He just snapped. 428 00:20:56,971 --> 00:20:57,905 All right. 429 00:20:57,938 --> 00:21:00,504 [Graves] I think Dempsey's head might have caught the bottom rope. 430 00:21:00,538 --> 00:21:01,771 Tavion just laying it in. 431 00:21:01,804 --> 00:21:05,538 [Vic] Tavion becoming unglued in this moment. 432 00:21:05,571 --> 00:21:07,988 Big jumping clothesline. 433 00:21:09,155 --> 00:21:12,521 [Graves] I think Dempsey may have unintentionally unleashed the beast 434 00:21:12,554 --> 00:21:14,254 within Tavion Heights, 435 00:21:14,288 --> 00:21:17,054 a man with athleticism gifted by the gods. 436 00:21:17,088 --> 00:21:19,571 [Vic] The Olympic Kid right now, I said it. 437 00:21:19,605 --> 00:21:23,138 Ooh, I don't know if that was a headbutt or not, both men down. 438 00:21:23,171 --> 00:21:24,738 Who walks out victorious? 439 00:21:24,771 --> 00:21:26,938 Can Tavion get out of the NQCC? 440 00:21:31,405 --> 00:21:34,371 NQCC battling it out, Tavion Heights wins, 441 00:21:34,405 --> 00:21:35,921 he is out of the No Quarter Catch Crew. 442 00:21:35,955 --> 00:21:38,754 And now looking for a cross face chicken wing is Charlie Dempsey. 443 00:21:38,788 --> 00:21:40,738 [Graves] Dempsey unable to lock his fingers. 444 00:21:42,054 --> 00:21:47,254 [Vic] Oh, the strength again with a little extra gut wrench style 445 00:21:47,288 --> 00:21:49,971 just delivered by Tavion Heights. 446 00:21:50,004 --> 00:21:51,938 And Heights is certainly showing us 447 00:21:52,438 --> 00:21:58,338 how bad he wants out of the NQCC, how much he wants to grow on his own 448 00:21:58,371 --> 00:22:01,071 to both your points throughout this matchup. 449 00:22:01,105 --> 00:22:02,955 [Booker T] Oh, beautiful hip block right there. 450 00:22:02,988 --> 00:22:05,388 Tavion Heights, he has all the tools to be champion. 451 00:22:05,421 --> 00:22:08,304 I mean, the thing is, can he stay focused in this match and get this win? 452 00:22:08,338 --> 00:22:10,504 -Uh-oh. -This right here, this is the beginning 453 00:22:10,538 --> 00:22:11,621 for Tavion Heights. 454 00:22:11,655 --> 00:22:13,638 And Heights is in there, as Booker mentioned, 455 00:22:13,671 --> 00:22:15,655 the former Heritage Cup champion, the second man 456 00:22:15,688 --> 00:22:19,504 to hold that cup multiple times. Our new champion is stacked, 457 00:22:19,538 --> 00:22:22,438 so my understanding is the family will have a sit down tonight. 458 00:22:22,471 --> 00:22:26,638 But right now we got another sort of family squabble in Graves. 459 00:22:26,671 --> 00:22:29,804 That's now two times we've seen these two men 460 00:22:29,838 --> 00:22:33,121 gnarly landings from ring to the floor. 461 00:22:33,838 --> 00:22:38,171 [Graves] Obviously, Charlie Dempsey is more proficient inside of the ropes 462 00:22:38,971 --> 00:22:41,838 with his experience advantage. But I agree with the NXT Universe, 463 00:22:41,871 --> 00:22:42,771 this has been awesome. 464 00:22:42,804 --> 00:22:46,105 -They can fight all night for all I care. -I don't know if I'm the only one 465 00:22:46,138 --> 00:22:49,888 seeing this, Booker, but is Wren Sinclair almost pleading with these two guys? 466 00:22:49,921 --> 00:22:52,621 [Booker T] Oh, my God, man. 467 00:22:52,655 --> 00:22:55,788 [grunting] 468 00:22:55,821 --> 00:22:58,655 Charlie just told Wren to get the hell out of the way. 469 00:22:58,688 --> 00:23:02,138 [crowd exclaiming] 470 00:23:04,038 --> 00:23:08,071 [Vic] That may prove to be the turning point in this matchup. 471 00:23:08,105 --> 00:23:10,371 Now Charlie Dempsey smells blood. 472 00:23:10,405 --> 00:23:14,321 -Now Charlie Dempsey is in his wheelhouse. -[Booker T] Guys, this just turned into 473 00:23:14,355 --> 00:23:16,355 something different for Charlie Dempsey. 474 00:23:16,388 --> 00:23:19,471 This is not just about competition anymore with this guy. 475 00:23:19,504 --> 00:23:23,205 And I hate to go back to what we saw in the break, Graves, 476 00:23:23,238 --> 00:23:26,955 but you gotta think about that hip that hit the steel and-- 477 00:23:26,988 --> 00:23:28,538 [Booker T] Trying to break it. 478 00:23:28,571 --> 00:23:33,088 Look at the bend, single leg crab and the pain is shooting through 479 00:23:33,121 --> 00:23:34,321 the body of Tavion Heights. 480 00:23:34,355 --> 00:23:37,421 How bad does Heights want out of the NQCC? 481 00:23:37,455 --> 00:23:41,288 He's gonna have to dig somewhere where many men don't have a place to go. 482 00:23:41,321 --> 00:23:43,771 [Booker T] This is not a test anymore like I was talking about. 483 00:23:43,804 --> 00:23:46,288 Right now, Charlie Dempsey is trying to hurt, 484 00:23:46,321 --> 00:23:49,788 he's trying to maim this kid, Tavion Heights. And I don't like it. 485 00:23:49,821 --> 00:23:51,971 But then why would you do that to a student? 486 00:23:52,004 --> 00:23:54,221 Why would you wanna do this to someone who's been tutoring? 487 00:23:54,254 --> 00:23:56,205 Like I said, the light bulb just went off, man. 488 00:23:56,238 --> 00:23:59,238 The script just got flipped. I don't know what's happening. 489 00:23:59,271 --> 00:24:03,288 [Vic] Listen, at the end of the day, Charlie Dempsey knows how to hurt people. 490 00:24:03,321 --> 00:24:07,321 Tavion Heights wanted this matchup. He's gotta suffer the consequences. 491 00:24:07,355 --> 00:24:10,205 Maybe Dempsey was waiting for the opening to exploit him. 492 00:24:10,238 --> 00:24:13,271 That's what Charlie has found, and that's what Charlie does best, 493 00:24:13,304 --> 00:24:14,821 perhaps better than anybody. 494 00:24:14,855 --> 00:24:17,171 [Vic] Reaching back out, and look at the ankle, 495 00:24:17,205 --> 00:24:18,705 the way it's bending right now. 496 00:24:18,738 --> 00:24:22,188 And one more time, the human body not supposed 497 00:24:22,221 --> 00:24:25,455 to bend this way with that knee into the back, 498 00:24:25,488 --> 00:24:28,938 into the spine, that forearm under the jaw. 499 00:24:28,971 --> 00:24:32,371 Tavion right now not gonna quit, not gonna take. 500 00:24:32,405 --> 00:24:34,554 What the hell is Wren Sinclair doing? 501 00:24:36,988 --> 00:24:39,371 [bell dinging] 502 00:24:39,405 --> 00:24:41,971 [Booker T] Great move, guys, great move. 503 00:24:44,605 --> 00:24:49,955 [announcer] Here is your winner, Charlie Dempsey. 504 00:24:50,688 --> 00:24:53,155 [Graves] I don't get it. I don't get it. 505 00:24:54,004 --> 00:24:56,088 I'm not gonna question Wren Sinclair, 506 00:24:56,121 --> 00:24:58,538 but Tavion Heights can't be happy about this. 507 00:25:00,655 --> 00:25:01,988 [imperceptible] 508 00:25:03,304 --> 00:25:06,188 I bet it tastes good because we are focused. 509 00:25:06,221 --> 00:25:09,871 We are dialed. We are like Joey Chestnut staring at a Trey Glizzy's boat. 510 00:25:09,905 --> 00:25:12,638 And tonight, we are sending The Culling back to whatever boiler room 511 00:25:12,671 --> 00:25:15,621 they crawled out of. 'Cause there's no sneak attacks. 512 00:25:15,655 --> 00:25:18,921 -[inhales, exhales] -There's no steel chairs. 513 00:25:18,955 --> 00:25:20,271 Lexi, shut it! 514 00:25:20,855 --> 00:25:25,021 It's just me, you, The Culling, and a head on head collision. 515 00:25:25,054 --> 00:25:27,821 -Come on now. -Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. 516 00:25:27,855 --> 00:25:29,271 [exclaims] 517 00:25:29,304 --> 00:25:32,905 I know y'all focused right now, but I need to see y'all fired up tonight. 518 00:25:32,938 --> 00:25:35,338 -Yeah. -The Culling, they tried to lay y'all out, 519 00:25:35,371 --> 00:25:37,888 just like how Jasper did to me, but guess what I did again? 520 00:25:37,921 --> 00:25:39,771 -What'd you do? -I got my look back. 521 00:25:39,804 --> 00:25:40,638 Look back. 522 00:25:40,671 --> 00:25:42,371 So tonight, y'all gonna get y'all look back. 523 00:25:42,405 --> 00:25:44,921 -Look back, all right, all right. -So I need to see that. 524 00:25:45,571 --> 00:25:47,455 -[inhales, grunts] -Bouncing! 525 00:25:47,488 --> 00:25:50,338 [all] Bouncing! Bouncing! Bouncing! Bouncing! 526 00:25:50,371 --> 00:25:52,571 [all grunting] 527 00:25:52,605 --> 00:25:56,355 Get off him! What are you doing? What are you doing? 528 00:25:56,388 --> 00:25:59,788 -Come on… -[all clamoring] 529 00:26:00,388 --> 00:26:02,788 [all speaking indistinctly] 530 00:26:04,838 --> 00:26:08,304 [Booker T] That's that boy. Oh, yes. 531 00:26:08,338 --> 00:26:09,888 ♪ Blass 89-9-9-9 ♪ 532 00:26:09,921 --> 00:26:13,371 ♪ Santana, what′s good? Ayo, it's that Born Nasty ♪ 533 00:26:13,405 --> 00:26:16,288 ♪ The rotten apple don′t fall far from the wicked tree ♪ 534 00:26:16,321 --> 00:26:17,988 ♪ Put depression out it's misery ♪ 535 00:26:18,021 --> 00:26:21,405 ♪ It lives in me, but I fight 'cause the light at the end of the tunnel 536 00:26:21,438 --> 00:26:22,338 ♪ Will deliver peace ♪ 537 00:26:22,371 --> 00:26:27,271 [announcer] The following contest is a tag team match scheduled for one fall. 538 00:26:27,304 --> 00:26:31,738 Introducing first, from the Bronx, New York, 539 00:26:31,771 --> 00:26:35,238 weighing in at 230 pounds. 540 00:26:35,271 --> 00:26:40,071 Mike Santana! 541 00:26:41,471 --> 00:26:47,038 [Vic] TNA wrestler Mike Santana, back in an NXT ring. 542 00:26:48,455 --> 00:26:51,988 This is a young man who has captured the attention and imagination 543 00:26:52,021 --> 00:26:55,955 of not only TNA, but the WWE Universe as well, 544 00:26:55,988 --> 00:26:59,271 with his sporadic performances here in NXT. 545 00:27:00,788 --> 00:27:04,538 ♪ Bring your best and I bring the beast Off the leash, fangs need flesh ♪ 546 00:27:04,571 --> 00:27:06,705 ♪ Trophies display scars on my chest ♪ 547 00:27:06,738 --> 00:27:10,888 ♪ My heart rests when the war is over Each day, I feel closer to the stars ♪ 548 00:27:10,921 --> 00:27:12,988 ♪ How could I not keep going? ♪ 549 00:27:13,021 --> 00:27:15,988 ♪ We already came this far Park my emotions ♪ 550 00:27:16,021 --> 00:27:18,471 ♪ Know it's normal but pain And I keep the cordial ♪ 551 00:27:18,504 --> 00:27:19,688 ♪ So if you would love me… ♪ 552 00:27:19,721 --> 00:27:23,238 ♪ Say his name and he appears ♪ 553 00:27:23,271 --> 00:27:27,455 ♪ I believe in Joe Hendry 554 00:27:27,488 --> 00:27:30,771 ♪ I believe in Joe Hendry ♪ 555 00:27:30,804 --> 00:27:34,455 ♪ 'Cause they love him in London and Paris and Tokyo ♪ 556 00:27:34,488 --> 00:27:38,721 [announcer] And his tag team partner, from Edinburgh, Scotland, 557 00:27:38,754 --> 00:27:43,388 he's 252 pounds of pure motivation, 558 00:27:43,421 --> 00:27:46,621 Joe Hendry. 559 00:27:46,655 --> 00:27:50,105 [Vic] Graves in one breath, you talk about a man who wears his heart on his sleeve 560 00:27:50,138 --> 00:27:51,371 in Mike Santana. 561 00:27:51,405 --> 00:27:57,171 But no one, no one can question the heart of this man, Joe Hendry. 562 00:27:57,205 --> 00:28:02,988 The question truly is though, Corey, who can be the savior of TNA? 563 00:28:04,388 --> 00:28:06,821 But you can take your pick, could it be Joe Hendry? 564 00:28:06,855 --> 00:28:11,871 Sure, could it be Mike Santana? Possibly, but do you know who's gonna say nobody? 565 00:28:11,905 --> 00:28:16,955 Trick Williams, the TNA champion. Because Trick has no intention 566 00:28:16,988 --> 00:28:19,804 of giving up that gold at the No Matter Who Challenge. 567 00:28:19,838 --> 00:28:22,855 [Booker T] That's right. Hey, y'all didn't check out the look of Joe Hendry. 568 00:28:22,888 --> 00:28:26,938 Seems like he's lost that confidence since he doesn't have that championship 569 00:28:26,971 --> 00:28:28,855 around his waist. This is a different guy, 570 00:28:28,888 --> 00:28:32,105 -this is a different guy. -[Vic] Well, it will be Joe Hendry. 571 00:28:32,988 --> 00:28:36,421 Mike Santana and Trick Williams… 572 00:28:37,155 --> 00:28:40,021 at Slammiversary, triple threat match 573 00:28:40,605 --> 00:28:42,088 for the TNA World title. 574 00:28:42,121 --> 00:28:44,054 [Booker T] I do like Mike Santana. 575 00:28:44,688 --> 00:28:46,571 [The High Ryze theme playing] 576 00:28:52,721 --> 00:28:57,438 [announcer] And their opponents, accompanied by Wes Lee, Tyson Dupont, 577 00:28:57,471 --> 00:29:02,138 Tyriek Igwe, The High Ryze. 578 00:29:03,488 --> 00:29:07,804 [Vic] Tonight, Santana and Hendry have Tyson and Tyriek. 579 00:29:18,888 --> 00:29:20,988 [indistinct] 580 00:29:29,971 --> 00:29:32,271 You're always talking about people finding their own way. 581 00:29:32,304 --> 00:29:35,888 -[Booker T] Yes. -[Vic] So then why has High Ryze decided 582 00:29:35,921 --> 00:29:38,688 -to stick their nose in TNA business? -You know why? 583 00:29:38,721 --> 00:29:42,105 You know why? Because they're looking for a piece of the action, right? 584 00:29:42,138 --> 00:29:45,638 That's what it's all about. You want some, you get some, 585 00:29:45,671 --> 00:29:47,921 sometimes you gotta take some. 586 00:29:47,955 --> 00:29:50,271 -Oh, yes. -Well, it was Wes Lee who decided to try 587 00:29:50,304 --> 00:29:52,455 -and help Trick Williams. -[Booker T] What up, Wes? 588 00:29:52,488 --> 00:29:54,838 -What up, Wes? -He ignored you, by the way. 589 00:29:54,871 --> 00:29:57,471 You ain't got no friends. That's what you would tell me right now 590 00:29:57,504 --> 00:29:59,221 -if that happened. -He focused right there. 591 00:30:00,754 --> 00:30:02,754 Well, starting things off here is Joe Hendry, 592 00:30:02,788 --> 00:30:05,438 and it was this past Thursday, Mike Santana vowed to bring 593 00:30:05,471 --> 00:30:07,638 the world title back to TNA. 594 00:30:07,671 --> 00:30:09,921 Came to the aid of Joe Hendry last week. 595 00:30:09,955 --> 00:30:11,221 But again, partners tonight. 596 00:30:11,855 --> 00:30:14,971 At Slammiversary, they'll fight for the TNA Championship. 597 00:30:15,004 --> 00:30:17,455 [Graves] Which means tonight is a partnership of necessity 598 00:30:17,488 --> 00:30:18,754 and nothing more. I don't think 599 00:30:18,788 --> 00:30:22,121 Hendry really cares about Mike Santana or vice versa. 600 00:30:22,155 --> 00:30:24,038 Do you know who does care about one another? 601 00:30:24,071 --> 00:30:26,788 High Ryze, including Wes Lee on the outside. 602 00:30:26,821 --> 00:30:28,105 And now as we learn, 603 00:30:28,138 --> 00:30:30,888 Trick Williams cares about High Ryze and Wes Lee. 604 00:30:30,938 --> 00:30:34,138 -[Booker T] Preach. -[Vic] Tag made. Mike Santana in the ring. 605 00:30:34,171 --> 00:30:37,254 And, Booker, what would a win do for High Ryze? 606 00:30:37,288 --> 00:30:39,504 [Booker T] I mean, come on, Joe Hendry, he's a popular guy. 607 00:30:39,538 --> 00:30:42,038 Mike Santana, he's a very, very popular guy. 608 00:30:42,071 --> 00:30:45,788 You beat these guys, you put yourself right in that picture, man. 609 00:30:45,821 --> 00:30:48,988 Look at Mike, he's not your typical NIL guy. 610 00:30:49,021 --> 00:30:50,838 He will roll you, man, if he catches you 611 00:30:50,871 --> 00:30:52,304 -hanging out at the… -[Vic] Oh. 612 00:30:52,338 --> 00:30:53,738 And look at the strength… 613 00:30:55,088 --> 00:30:57,705 -of Joe Hendry. -[Booker T] Oh, my God. 614 00:30:57,738 --> 00:31:00,471 [Graves] That is a lot of man to throw that far. 615 00:31:03,605 --> 00:31:06,871 [Vic] TNA standing tall at this moment. 616 00:31:10,671 --> 00:31:12,538 Joe Hendry trying to get back into this matchup. 617 00:31:12,571 --> 00:31:14,705 Goes up, goes around, another near fall. 618 00:31:14,738 --> 00:31:17,804 Hendry, Mike Santana from TNA here tonight. 619 00:31:17,838 --> 00:31:20,705 Nice takedown. Into the cover, another near fall. 620 00:31:20,738 --> 00:31:24,905 -Going up against Tyson, Tyriek, and-- -[Graves] Oh, man. 621 00:31:24,938 --> 00:31:26,638 [Vic] That was a deep cleaner. Cover. 622 00:31:27,271 --> 00:31:29,238 And Hendry this time able to kick out. 623 00:31:29,271 --> 00:31:30,905 This is all because Wes Lee 624 00:31:31,554 --> 00:31:34,338 said he was gonna take care of Joe Hendry. 625 00:31:35,121 --> 00:31:37,004 Trick Williams is watching close. 626 00:31:37,538 --> 00:31:40,438 And gotta wonder that Trick is watching close right now 627 00:31:40,471 --> 00:31:43,988 as Tyson and Tyriek again, taking it to Joe Hendry. 628 00:31:44,021 --> 00:31:47,321 -[Graves] A lot of man crashing-- -[Vic] And another cheap shot. 629 00:31:47,355 --> 00:31:50,205 -[Booker T] You're doing a helluva job. -[Vic] A moonsault. Cover. Kick out. 630 00:31:50,238 --> 00:31:51,871 -[Booker T] Hell of a job. -Come on! 631 00:31:51,905 --> 00:31:54,221 -[Vic] Can you focus on the match? -[Booker T] Look at this. 632 00:31:54,254 --> 00:31:55,455 [Vic] Tyriek Igwe now, 633 00:31:56,438 --> 00:32:00,054 front face lock applied. And look who is here. 634 00:32:00,088 --> 00:32:04,088 The Dungeon Dolls, Natalya and Maxxine Dupri. 635 00:32:04,121 --> 00:32:06,438 Let's not forget, still to come 636 00:32:06,471 --> 00:32:08,938 here tonight, our general manager Ava 637 00:32:09,571 --> 00:32:10,988 will sit down and have 638 00:32:11,905 --> 00:32:14,405 a WWE Evolution-- 639 00:32:14,438 --> 00:32:16,288 -[Graves] I like this. -[Booker T] Wait a minute. 640 00:32:16,321 --> 00:32:17,921 [Graves] This guillotine is cinched in deep. 641 00:32:17,955 --> 00:32:19,338 [Booker T] Hendry's in trouble, man. 642 00:32:19,371 --> 00:32:22,155 -[Vic] Joe Hendry is starting to fade. -[Booker T] Referee's gotta stop it. 643 00:32:22,188 --> 00:32:24,655 -[Vic] Igwe's in great position. -[Booker T] Do your job, ref. 644 00:32:24,688 --> 00:32:27,471 [Graves] Igwe squeezing the life out of Joe Hendry. 645 00:32:27,504 --> 00:32:29,504 [Vic] Look at Mike Santana trying to reach in. 646 00:32:29,538 --> 00:32:33,105 Joe Hendry, like he does time and time again, 647 00:32:33,138 --> 00:32:36,304 making believers out of the universe. 648 00:32:36,754 --> 00:32:39,338 Big suplex. And it's almost like, Graves, 649 00:32:39,371 --> 00:32:41,071 he's taking some deep breaths. 650 00:32:41,105 --> 00:32:43,888 -'Cause I don't know how he was breathing. -[Graves] I agree wholeheartedly. 651 00:32:44,688 --> 00:32:47,421 Tyriek Igwe had that front face lock guillotine 652 00:32:47,455 --> 00:32:50,304 cinched in for quite some time. And here comes Santana. 653 00:32:50,338 --> 00:32:52,638 [Vic] Tag was made, Santana now legal. 654 00:32:52,671 --> 00:32:54,271 [Booker T] People love this guy right here. 655 00:32:54,304 --> 00:32:56,421 [Vic] There's a good reason why. Everything he represents, 656 00:32:56,455 --> 00:32:58,421 what he fights for. His family at home. 657 00:32:58,455 --> 00:33:01,171 He wants to become champion. He wants to be the savior of TNA. 658 00:33:01,205 --> 00:33:04,271 He's looking to rally here right now in this matchup for his team. 659 00:33:04,304 --> 00:33:06,371 -Coming around-- -[Booker T] Oh, baby. 660 00:33:07,721 --> 00:33:10,688 [Vic] Tyson Dupont, driven face-first. Here goes Igwe. 661 00:33:10,721 --> 00:33:12,205 -Get some! -[Santana screams] 662 00:33:12,238 --> 00:33:14,804 -[Vic] Santana fired up. -[crowd cheering] 663 00:33:16,155 --> 00:33:20,871 [Vic] Mike Santana looking to fly! Oh! 664 00:33:23,004 --> 00:33:25,754 Running on adrenaline and not much more. 665 00:33:25,788 --> 00:33:28,105 Santana hanging tough in this fight. 666 00:33:28,138 --> 00:33:30,221 And he's doing this not just for himself, 667 00:33:30,254 --> 00:33:33,554 not just to show those in TNA, but also, as now he gets into the cover, 668 00:33:33,588 --> 00:33:35,905 hooks the leg. Igwe breaking things up. 669 00:33:35,938 --> 00:33:38,438 It's also letting Trick Williams know what he's in store. 670 00:33:38,471 --> 00:33:41,504 What Joe Hendry, what he's in store, come July 20th 671 00:33:41,538 --> 00:33:44,438 at Slammiversary for the TNA World Title. 672 00:33:44,471 --> 00:33:46,288 Charging in, no one home! 673 00:33:46,321 --> 00:33:48,071 Now he crashes into the floor. 674 00:33:50,521 --> 00:33:52,671 -[Booker T] What the hell? -[Vic] Joe Hendry! 675 00:33:53,388 --> 00:33:54,421 [chuckles] 676 00:33:56,271 --> 00:33:57,705 Get ready, Graves. 677 00:33:57,738 --> 00:33:59,605 -Oh no! -[Graves] Going for Spin The Block, 678 00:33:59,638 --> 00:34:02,004 -but Dupont had him scouted. -[Booker T] Beautiful! 679 00:34:02,038 --> 00:34:03,355 [Vic] Countered one time. 680 00:34:04,071 --> 00:34:06,471 Swing and a miss. Turned right back around. 681 00:34:06,504 --> 00:34:08,471 -[Graves] Ooh! -[Vic] A little extra. 682 00:34:09,105 --> 00:34:11,571 -And now Mike Santana… -[Booker T] He's feeling it! 683 00:34:12,605 --> 00:34:14,038 [Vic] Say that again. 684 00:34:14,738 --> 00:34:16,954 -Santana, looking to-- -[Graves] Wes Lee. 685 00:34:16,988 --> 00:34:20,121 [Vic] Hey! That's Trick Williams! 686 00:34:20,888 --> 00:34:23,638 [Graves] That's TNA Champion Trick Williams. 687 00:34:25,638 --> 00:34:28,355 [Vic] Just wiped out Joe Hendry. 688 00:34:28,388 --> 00:34:30,938 -Yuo all right, Graves? -[Graves] Almost caught a pick in the eye. 689 00:34:30,971 --> 00:34:34,271 [Vic] Face-first goes Tyson Dupont. Spinning The Block. 690 00:34:35,704 --> 00:34:38,371 Right into the face of Trick Williams. 691 00:34:38,404 --> 00:34:40,121 -[Booker T] Get him, Trick. -[Vic] Big victory. 692 00:34:40,154 --> 00:34:41,904 ["The Return Of The Realest" playing] 693 00:34:41,938 --> 00:34:44,288 -[Vic] And Trick with the Trick Kick. -[Booker T] Yes. 694 00:34:44,321 --> 00:34:45,704 [Vic] Wiping out Santana. 695 00:34:46,505 --> 00:34:49,471 And Joe Hendry, who just tasted steel seconds ago, 696 00:34:49,505 --> 00:34:52,288 getting back into the fight. But there comes Wes Lee. 697 00:34:52,321 --> 00:34:55,421 And of course, it's Wes Lee who's been making business decisions 698 00:34:55,454 --> 00:34:57,454 collaborating with Trick Williams. 699 00:34:59,988 --> 00:35:03,771 [Booker T] Yeah, baby! This is about NXT right here. 700 00:35:03,805 --> 00:35:06,904 This is about NXT. Show 'em, dog! 701 00:35:08,338 --> 00:35:12,821 [Vic] This is about NXT, Book, just as much as it's about Trick-NA. 702 00:35:13,605 --> 00:35:14,771 [Booker T] Yes! 703 00:35:14,805 --> 00:35:19,288 [Vic] Trick Shot, as Williams drops the competition. 704 00:35:19,321 --> 00:35:22,955 [Tyriek] You shouldn't have played around. You shouldn't have played around. 705 00:35:22,988 --> 00:35:26,255 [Vic] And Saturday afternoon in Atlanta, 706 00:35:26,288 --> 00:35:27,921 pen will go to paper 707 00:35:27,955 --> 00:35:30,904 with the official TNA Slammiversary 708 00:35:30,938 --> 00:35:33,271 Championship contract signing. 709 00:35:33,305 --> 00:35:37,338 It's all going down at the Great American Bash. 710 00:35:41,721 --> 00:35:45,138 Are you ready for some human demolition derby? 711 00:35:45,171 --> 00:35:48,738 Jasper Troy takes on Inamura with an NXT title match 712 00:35:48,771 --> 00:35:51,471 at the Great American Bash on the line. 713 00:35:52,705 --> 00:35:55,871 [Graves] I hope they reinforced the ring for this one. 714 00:35:55,904 --> 00:35:57,638 [Vic] There is that warrior spirit. 715 00:35:58,505 --> 00:36:02,271 Who is heading to Atlanta? Who's gonna face Oba Femi? 716 00:36:03,305 --> 00:36:06,138 Yoshiki! 717 00:36:08,071 --> 00:36:10,471 [crowd] One, two, three! 718 00:36:10,505 --> 00:36:14,838 [Vic] Inamura is headed to the Great American Bash 719 00:36:14,871 --> 00:36:18,271 to step up and challenge The Ruler. 720 00:36:19,305 --> 00:36:22,238 [speaking Japanese] You can do it! You can take the belt! 721 00:36:22,271 --> 00:36:26,538 Use everything you've got to get it! 722 00:36:26,571 --> 00:36:29,138 Give us dreams! 723 00:36:29,288 --> 00:36:32,938 [speaking Japanese] Inamura, good luck in your NXT title match! 724 00:36:33,871 --> 00:36:35,805 [Ulka Sasaki speaking Japanese] Beat Oba Femi 725 00:36:35,838 --> 00:36:40,904 and bring the belt back to Noah! 726 00:36:41,805 --> 00:36:46,871 [speaking Japanese] I believe Inamura can do it! Good luck Inamura! 727 00:36:47,738 --> 00:36:49,871 [speaking Japanese] Let's bring the belt back to Noah. 728 00:36:49,904 --> 00:36:51,538 And have a title match between the two of us! 729 00:36:51,571 --> 00:36:53,538 [in Japanese] You can be a champion! 730 00:36:53,571 --> 00:36:57,705 [in English] You become champion. You are champion. Yeah! 731 00:37:03,338 --> 00:37:06,005 [Vic] With the support of legends you just heard from, 732 00:37:06,038 --> 00:37:09,438 there is the number one contender. And Josh Briggs. 733 00:37:09,471 --> 00:37:13,154 They're here. What's on their mind? You're gonna find out next. 734 00:37:19,738 --> 00:37:22,471 Hey, y'all thought "Ain't nobody safe" was just a catchphrase? 735 00:37:22,505 --> 00:37:25,255 Man, hell no. That's what we live by. 736 00:37:25,288 --> 00:37:28,705 Any place, anytime. And that includes TNA. 737 00:37:28,738 --> 00:37:32,471 Matt Cardona found out real quick what happens when them lights go out. 738 00:37:32,505 --> 00:37:34,171 [Saquon] Yeah, we spread out TNA. 739 00:37:34,205 --> 00:37:36,338 But that ain't the only thing we scheming on. 740 00:37:36,371 --> 00:37:39,404 We got our hands in every cookie jar. 741 00:37:39,438 --> 00:37:42,538 So, TNA, we're gonna see y'all real soon. 742 00:37:42,571 --> 00:37:45,138 But don't think it's sweet over on this side either. 743 00:37:45,171 --> 00:37:48,005 Hey, fellas, I think we should take a real close look 744 00:37:48,038 --> 00:37:49,571 at that tag title match tonight. 745 00:37:49,605 --> 00:37:52,171 I just hope Hank and Tank are feeling a little better 746 00:37:52,205 --> 00:37:55,238 after that mysterious attack the other week. 747 00:37:55,271 --> 00:37:57,838 Man, all these people think they know everything, huh, cuddy? 748 00:37:57,871 --> 00:38:00,171 -[Cutler] That's right. -They say the eyes don't lie, right? 749 00:38:00,205 --> 00:38:04,005 I mean, that may be so. But don't think for a second that it can't be lied to. 750 00:38:04,621 --> 00:38:07,171 Seeing is believing. Was it true? 751 00:38:07,205 --> 00:38:09,821 -Or was it just an illusion? -Damn right, Big Os. 752 00:38:09,855 --> 00:38:11,571 Hey, bro. Keep your head on a swivel. 753 00:38:11,605 --> 00:38:15,771 Don't nobody know when, where, or how DarkState's gonna strike. 754 00:38:15,805 --> 00:38:17,071 But what you do know is… 755 00:38:17,105 --> 00:38:18,904 [Saquon] That when DarkState strike, 756 00:38:20,271 --> 00:38:22,088 ain't nobody safe. 757 00:38:28,621 --> 00:38:30,871 [Vic] Well, wherever DarkState goes, 758 00:38:31,654 --> 00:38:33,271 destruction follows. 759 00:38:35,904 --> 00:38:38,654 [shouting] Yeah! 760 00:38:38,688 --> 00:38:40,154 [ring announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, 761 00:38:40,188 --> 00:38:42,438 please welcome 762 00:38:42,471 --> 00:38:43,821 Josh Briggs 763 00:38:43,855 --> 00:38:48,821 and Yoshiki Inamura! 764 00:38:48,855 --> 00:38:51,171 [Vic] I mean, Graves, it's hard not to be fired up 765 00:38:51,205 --> 00:38:54,055 if you're Inamura after what we just heard from several legends, 766 00:38:54,088 --> 00:38:56,371 including WWE Hall of Famer, The Great Muta. 767 00:38:56,404 --> 00:38:59,788 [Graves] Great Muta, Naomichi Marufuji, IYO SKY. 768 00:39:00,771 --> 00:39:04,121 Certainly lots of support behind the challenger 769 00:39:04,154 --> 00:39:09,455 for Oba Femi's NXT Championship this Saturday at Great American Bash. 770 00:39:10,371 --> 00:39:14,855 I cannot wait to watch these two heavy hitters throw down. 771 00:39:15,838 --> 00:39:18,305 [Vic] Inamura said he came back to NXT 772 00:39:19,404 --> 00:39:20,688 for a championship. 773 00:39:21,638 --> 00:39:23,654 ["Hands Of Fate" playing] 774 00:39:48,938 --> 00:39:54,271 [ring announcer] And the NXT Champion, 775 00:39:54,305 --> 00:39:58,888 Oba Femi! 776 00:39:58,921 --> 00:40:01,705 [Vic] And, Booker, in order to win a championship, 777 00:40:01,738 --> 00:40:06,171 he's got to defeat that man, The Ruler. 778 00:40:07,088 --> 00:40:09,571 [Booker T] No, very, very intimidating. 779 00:40:09,605 --> 00:40:12,838 No bread. No water. 780 00:40:12,871 --> 00:40:16,121 Just meat! Oh, yeah, fam! 781 00:40:16,154 --> 00:40:19,154 ["Hands of Fate" playing] 782 00:40:20,505 --> 00:40:25,771 [Vic] Cannot wait for these two to clash, Saturday, in Atlanta. 783 00:40:35,488 --> 00:40:38,571 [crowd chanting] Oba! Oba! 784 00:40:38,605 --> 00:40:40,388 Oba. 785 00:40:40,421 --> 00:40:44,821 You wanted to see if I was worthy, 786 00:40:44,855 --> 00:40:46,605 if I had grit. 787 00:40:47,605 --> 00:40:50,321 I beat Jasper Troy. 788 00:40:50,355 --> 00:40:54,288 Just like I beat Trick Williams. 789 00:40:55,921 --> 00:41:01,038 You will be my greatest challenge, 790 00:41:01,071 --> 00:41:04,738 but I am ready. 791 00:41:04,771 --> 00:41:07,605 [crowd cheering] 792 00:41:08,404 --> 00:41:10,855 These people support me. 793 00:41:10,888 --> 00:41:13,505 Briggs supports me. 794 00:41:13,538 --> 00:41:18,505 My friends and my family back in Japan support me. 795 00:41:20,005 --> 00:41:24,154 Now, I must make them proud. 796 00:41:24,188 --> 00:41:26,188 [crowd cheering] 797 00:41:28,038 --> 00:41:30,538 At the Great American Bash, 798 00:41:30,571 --> 00:41:35,005 I will fight with honor. 799 00:41:37,705 --> 00:41:40,221 And I will become 800 00:41:40,255 --> 00:41:45,188 the new NXT Champion! 801 00:41:45,221 --> 00:41:47,238 [crowd cheering] 802 00:41:50,988 --> 00:41:53,738 Oh, no. Oh, no. [chuckles] 803 00:41:54,871 --> 00:41:56,988 At least you have the support of the fans 804 00:41:57,021 --> 00:42:00,638 and your family and your friends like Josh. 805 00:42:00,671 --> 00:42:01,654 So, maybe… 806 00:42:01,688 --> 00:42:05,488 maybe they'll be the ones left to pick up the pieces when I beat you. 807 00:42:07,671 --> 00:42:12,138 Because you talk about honor, fighting for honor. 808 00:42:12,171 --> 00:42:17,505 Well, this Saturday, why don't you ask yourself, can you lose with honor? 809 00:42:17,538 --> 00:42:22,205 Because when it's all said and done, my friend, the truth will prevail. 810 00:42:22,238 --> 00:42:25,438 You are not worthy enough to take this title from me. 811 00:42:29,121 --> 00:42:31,271 [crowd jeering] 812 00:42:32,588 --> 00:42:35,071 Inamura is being polite. 813 00:42:35,105 --> 00:42:40,005 But, brother, did you see what he did to Jasper Troy last week? 814 00:42:40,038 --> 00:42:43,071 Come on, let's be real. Let's be real here. 815 00:42:43,105 --> 00:42:45,571 He beat him easier than you did. 816 00:42:47,788 --> 00:42:52,138 He's gonna do the same exact thing that he did to Jasper, 817 00:42:52,171 --> 00:42:56,005 -to The Ruler. -[crowd booing] 818 00:42:58,238 --> 00:43:01,571 What Inamura is too honorable to say 819 00:43:01,605 --> 00:43:05,588 is that at the Bash, he's gonna beat your ass. 820 00:43:07,071 --> 00:43:08,171 Yeah. 821 00:43:08,205 --> 00:43:10,005 Look… 822 00:43:10,038 --> 00:43:13,705 Look, he is a man of honor. But, brother… 823 00:43:14,688 --> 00:43:16,138 I am not. 824 00:43:16,171 --> 00:43:17,705 I am not done talking. 825 00:43:17,738 --> 00:43:18,921 Listen. 826 00:43:19,921 --> 00:43:21,738 I am not a man of honor. 827 00:43:21,771 --> 00:43:23,571 I am a man of mayhem, 828 00:43:23,605 --> 00:43:27,838 and I promise I will do every single thing in my power 829 00:43:27,871 --> 00:43:31,771 to make sure that he leaves Saturday as the NXT Champion, 830 00:43:31,805 --> 00:43:35,654 because this is our only chance. 831 00:43:39,271 --> 00:43:40,871 Josh, it's not your fight. 832 00:43:40,904 --> 00:43:43,055 This is not your fight. 833 00:43:43,088 --> 00:43:47,121 Yoshi, why don't you tell your friend to get out my face before I break his face? 834 00:43:50,205 --> 00:43:52,305 [Vic] Well, Josh Briggs going right at Oba. 835 00:43:52,338 --> 00:43:54,338 He had heard enough and… Ooh! 836 00:43:55,721 --> 00:43:57,671 Oba outnumbered two to one. 837 00:43:57,705 --> 00:43:59,871 Briggs has had enough. The Man of Mayhem… 838 00:43:59,904 --> 00:44:02,621 Briggs sent crashing to the outside! 839 00:44:02,654 --> 00:44:04,388 Just got rocked, just got dropped. 840 00:44:04,421 --> 00:44:07,988 Here come Yoshiki Inamura! 841 00:44:09,305 --> 00:44:13,205 And we're getting a little taste of what's gonna happen on Saturday. 842 00:44:13,238 --> 00:44:17,538 [Graves] I think Inamura better check his honor at the door. 843 00:44:17,571 --> 00:44:19,571 [Vic] But you see Yoshi saying, "Whoa, whoa, whoa!" 844 00:44:19,605 --> 00:44:23,671 He put his hands out 'cause he wants to do this with honor. 845 00:44:23,705 --> 00:44:26,921 But it seems everything right now is breaking down. 846 00:44:26,955 --> 00:44:29,038 These two meet Saturday. 847 00:44:31,771 --> 00:44:34,105 [upbeat instrumental music] 848 00:44:40,605 --> 00:44:43,088 Yeah, no. Blake, I need to focus. 849 00:44:43,121 --> 00:44:45,838 So, I'm gonna Uber back and I'll see you at Bash, okay? 850 00:44:45,871 --> 00:44:48,438 No, no, no! Hold on, my muscle muffin. 851 00:44:48,471 --> 00:44:51,071 Look, you train your body all the time. 852 00:44:51,105 --> 00:44:52,838 Let's treat you. 853 00:44:52,871 --> 00:44:55,738 And if you think about it, this is like training, you know? 854 00:44:55,771 --> 00:44:57,638 Recovery. Self-care. 855 00:44:57,671 --> 00:44:59,471 [gasps] Glamor. 856 00:45:00,705 --> 00:45:02,105 Please give it a go. 857 00:45:04,504 --> 00:45:05,871 -Fine. -[gasps] 858 00:45:05,904 --> 00:45:07,188 [squeals] 859 00:45:09,055 --> 00:45:11,338 [upbeat instrumental music] 860 00:45:18,938 --> 00:45:20,071 [gasps] 861 00:45:24,938 --> 00:45:26,388 Way to make it your own. 862 00:45:39,671 --> 00:45:41,605 Are you gonna start yet? 863 00:45:41,638 --> 00:45:44,371 You're like a rescued dog in a Dior store. 864 00:45:44,404 --> 00:45:48,338 Muscles and me-time can coexist, JG. 865 00:45:48,371 --> 00:45:49,671 Get… 866 00:45:54,971 --> 00:45:57,605 [upbeat instrumental music continues] 867 00:46:09,538 --> 00:46:12,371 Look, Blake, this isn't my vibe, clearly. 868 00:46:12,404 --> 00:46:13,955 But it is. 869 00:46:13,988 --> 00:46:17,371 You need to think of your self-esteem as… as something you lift, 870 00:46:17,404 --> 00:46:19,888 You have to if you wanna be champ. 871 00:46:19,921 --> 00:46:23,705 And we've got to get that title off Jacy Jayne, one way or another. 872 00:46:24,321 --> 00:46:28,188 [sighs] I have been chasing the NXT Women's Championship for a while, 873 00:46:28,221 --> 00:46:32,071 and I can't lie, I do kind of like this. 874 00:46:32,105 --> 00:46:34,938 See? Life of the glamor for one day, 875 00:46:34,971 --> 00:46:37,238 and you look like a champ. 876 00:46:37,271 --> 00:46:42,471 Maybe you're not so bad, but isn't this kind of what I always look like? 877 00:46:42,504 --> 00:46:43,338 [Blake] Sure. 878 00:46:43,371 --> 00:46:45,404 But isn't this way more fun? 879 00:46:45,438 --> 00:46:47,105 Okay, fair. 880 00:46:47,138 --> 00:46:49,638 First, we beat Fatal Influence at Bash, 881 00:46:49,671 --> 00:46:51,971 then I beat Jacy at Evolution. 882 00:46:53,055 --> 00:46:54,188 Thanks for this. 883 00:46:56,805 --> 00:46:57,638 [Blake sighs] 884 00:46:59,588 --> 00:47:03,004 [Vic] Could be a major weekend for Jordynne Grace, 885 00:47:03,038 --> 00:47:06,038 and it starts this Saturday in Atlanta. 886 00:47:06,071 --> 00:47:08,471 ["Out Of This World" playing] 887 00:47:08,504 --> 00:47:09,705 [bell rings] 888 00:47:09,738 --> 00:47:13,888 [announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall. 889 00:47:13,921 --> 00:47:16,738 Introducing first, from Boynton Beach, Florida, 890 00:47:16,771 --> 00:47:20,421 Kelani Jordan! 891 00:47:20,455 --> 00:47:24,688 [Vic] Well, we saw Kelani and her opponent arguing earlier in the locker room. 892 00:47:26,988 --> 00:47:29,988 The Standout and Lainey Reid, 893 00:47:30,021 --> 00:47:31,471 they're gonna go one-on-one. 894 00:47:31,504 --> 00:47:35,721 It's live, it's next, right here on NXT. 895 00:47:40,738 --> 00:47:42,605 [Vic] And we are set for competition. 896 00:47:42,638 --> 00:47:45,004 Lainey Reid, the Southern Sensation, 897 00:47:45,038 --> 00:47:48,538 going one-on-one… Whoa! Against Kelani Jordan. 898 00:47:48,571 --> 00:47:51,121 And Kelani going into a cover. And a quick kick-out. 899 00:47:51,154 --> 00:47:53,121 Both these women are set to compete tonight. 900 00:47:53,154 --> 00:47:55,071 Obviously, Sunday at Evolution, 901 00:47:55,105 --> 00:47:57,471 they'll be part of the Evolution Battle Royal, 902 00:47:57,504 --> 00:48:00,138 where the winner will receive a championship opportunity 903 00:48:00,171 --> 00:48:03,438 at Clash in Paris that takes place next month. 904 00:48:03,471 --> 00:48:09,205 And just how big is that, Corey, to the entire women's locker room? 905 00:48:09,238 --> 00:48:11,438 [Graves] Well, the opportunity truly can't be overstated. 906 00:48:11,471 --> 00:48:15,121 The entire event, last time Evolution took place, made history. 907 00:48:15,154 --> 00:48:18,971 This time, the women are set to take the bar and raise it even higher. 908 00:48:19,004 --> 00:48:23,738 And that's talking Raw, SmackDown, NXT. All the best women in the business 909 00:48:23,771 --> 00:48:27,221 with the opportunity to know that all eyes are on them now. 910 00:48:27,254 --> 00:48:29,654 Now, what they do with it, that's up to them. 911 00:48:29,688 --> 00:48:32,721 [Vic] Very good point. And, Booker, how excited are you for this weekend? 912 00:48:32,754 --> 00:48:37,488 Blake Monroe's NXT in-ring debut, Saturday, at the Great American Bash. 913 00:48:37,521 --> 00:48:40,855 [Booker T] Oh, my God, man! Can't wait to see Blake Monroe 914 00:48:40,888 --> 00:48:44,321 get in the middle of that square. So, highly anticipated. 915 00:48:44,355 --> 00:48:46,221 Highly anticipated, man. 916 00:48:46,254 --> 00:48:49,321 [Vic] We've seen those glamor workouts. Our Women's Summit still to come. 917 00:48:49,355 --> 00:48:53,555 But Lainey Reid, right now, is taking apart Kelani Jordan. 918 00:48:53,588 --> 00:48:56,654 This was kind of stepping off that argument, Graves, as we saw earlier, 919 00:48:56,688 --> 00:48:59,504 -where Lainey Reid's starting to really… -[Graves] Oh, I like this. 920 00:48:59,538 --> 00:49:02,121 [Vic] …set the tone for herself in the locker room. 921 00:49:02,154 --> 00:49:05,754 [Graves] Unique offense by Lainey Reid. 922 00:49:05,788 --> 00:49:08,738 Looking to cause further damage to the knee of Kelani Jordan, 923 00:49:08,771 --> 00:49:11,305 which is a great strategy because we know how athletic Jordan is 924 00:49:11,338 --> 00:49:13,638 and how often she's in the air or on the ropes. 925 00:49:13,671 --> 00:49:16,771 You take out a leg, it changes her game plan entirely. 926 00:49:17,805 --> 00:49:19,338 -[Vic] Booker-- -[Graves] Inside cradle! 927 00:49:19,371 --> 00:49:20,955 [Vic] shoulders down. And a kick-out. 928 00:49:20,988 --> 00:49:23,621 Wanna get your honest assessment on the Southern Sensation. 929 00:49:23,654 --> 00:49:28,038 [Booker T] Lainey Reid, you can look and tell she's gonna be a big, big star. 930 00:49:28,071 --> 00:49:31,121 She's gonna be the biggest, the largest Superstar, perhaps, 931 00:49:31,154 --> 00:49:33,538 in that locker room. She's got a lot of talent. 932 00:49:33,571 --> 00:49:35,088 Oh, beautiful spinebuster! 933 00:49:35,121 --> 00:49:38,771 [Vic] into the cover to put away Kelani. And Jordan just able to kick out. 934 00:49:38,805 --> 00:49:41,271 But look at that. Right into a single leg crab. 935 00:49:42,371 --> 00:49:44,338 Nice! Whoa. What? 936 00:49:44,371 --> 00:49:49,205 There's Zelina Vega. I just mentioned the Women's Summit still to come. 937 00:49:49,238 --> 00:49:50,721 Zelina Vega has arrived. 938 00:49:50,754 --> 00:49:54,205 And, again, Corey, like you mentioned, Raw, SmackDown, NXT, 939 00:49:54,238 --> 00:49:57,271 all part of that Evolution Battle Royal. 940 00:49:57,305 --> 00:50:00,938 [Graves] An opportunity in the Battle Royal to head to Clash in Paris 941 00:50:00,971 --> 00:50:03,788 for a golden opportunity. 942 00:50:03,821 --> 00:50:06,654 And Lainey Reid, right now, sitting down with that Boston Crab, 943 00:50:06,688 --> 00:50:09,305 had big win last week over Thea Hail. 944 00:50:10,121 --> 00:50:11,721 Granted, she was able to grab the ropes. 945 00:50:11,754 --> 00:50:15,571 Right now, looking for a submission victory over Kelani Jordan. 946 00:50:15,605 --> 00:50:16,605 [Booker T] Oh, man. 947 00:50:16,638 --> 00:50:19,038 -[Vic] That was a unique counter. -[Booker T] Very unique. 948 00:50:20,938 --> 00:50:24,371 And as you take a look at this match-up, Graves, a win would help someone's case 949 00:50:24,404 --> 00:50:26,838 for even being entered into the Evolution Battle Royal 950 00:50:26,871 --> 00:50:29,254 if you're talking about these two competitors specifically. 951 00:50:29,288 --> 00:50:31,688 [Graves] Absolutely. But think about it even beyond Evolution, 952 00:50:31,721 --> 00:50:32,938 beyond the Battle Royal, 953 00:50:32,971 --> 00:50:34,771 what this means for the NXT Women's Division. 954 00:50:34,805 --> 00:50:38,621 You've got Kelani Jordan, first ever NXT Women's North American Champion. 955 00:50:38,654 --> 00:50:40,638 We know how successful Kelani has been, 956 00:50:40,671 --> 00:50:44,088 but you've got stars like Lainey Reid nipping at your heels. 957 00:50:44,121 --> 00:50:46,471 No matter how much success you find here in NXT, 958 00:50:46,504 --> 00:50:48,238 there's always someone coming to push you, 959 00:50:48,271 --> 00:50:51,188 and you either step up your game or you get pushed out of the way. 960 00:50:51,221 --> 00:50:52,904 [Vic] Kelani trying to rally in this match. 961 00:50:52,938 --> 00:50:55,871 We've felt the tension in the women's locker room all week long. 962 00:50:55,904 --> 00:50:58,888 And, you know, Booker, we've talked about Evolution in the past. 963 00:50:58,921 --> 00:51:01,738 Corey, I want to ask you when it comes to the gravity of Evolution, 964 00:51:01,771 --> 00:51:04,038 among the locker room here in NXT, 965 00:51:04,071 --> 00:51:06,904 do they truly understand this moment Sunday? 966 00:51:06,938 --> 00:51:09,871 [Graves] I honestly don't know if a few of the younger superstars, 967 00:51:09,904 --> 00:51:12,188 the rookies, perhaps, really do understand 968 00:51:12,221 --> 00:51:15,371 the magnitude of the opportunity at hand this coming Sunday. 969 00:51:15,404 --> 00:51:18,904 But they'll find out in short order when the world is watching 970 00:51:18,938 --> 00:51:21,404 the women of WWE do what they do best. 971 00:51:21,971 --> 00:51:24,121 [Booker T] That's one thing about being young, Corey. 972 00:51:24,154 --> 00:51:26,988 I mean, you got to go out there and throw everything out there, 973 00:51:27,021 --> 00:51:30,171 not gonna leave anything in that ring because you're trying to prove something. 974 00:51:30,205 --> 00:51:31,338 That's what I like about it. 975 00:51:31,371 --> 00:51:33,805 [Vic] A counter by Kelani Jordan right now. 976 00:51:33,838 --> 00:51:37,205 Kelani trying to answer, and, oh, Lainey Reid this time. 977 00:51:37,238 --> 00:51:38,821 [Graves] I got to be honest, gentlemen. 978 00:51:38,855 --> 00:51:41,438 I am surprised by what we've seen from Laney Reid thus far. 979 00:51:41,471 --> 00:51:44,288 Jordan's barely been able to get out of the gate since the opening bell. 980 00:51:44,321 --> 00:51:46,605 [Vic] Oh, look, Book, you gave Lainey Reid a lot of credit 981 00:51:46,638 --> 00:51:49,105 when she took Jacy Jayne to the limit. 982 00:51:49,138 --> 00:51:51,521 [Booker T] No, that was a call out. Like I said, like in the UFC. 983 00:51:51,555 --> 00:51:53,205 Lainey Reid is here for a reason, man. 984 00:51:53,238 --> 00:51:57,171 She's here to make a statement, and tonight, a big win over Kelani Jordan, 985 00:51:57,205 --> 00:52:00,838 that does wonders for the career. Oh, man, big shot. 986 00:52:00,871 --> 00:52:03,221 [Vic] There certainly is no self-doubt in Lainey Reid, 987 00:52:03,254 --> 00:52:06,404 but there's also no doubt in the mind of Kelani Jordan. 988 00:52:06,438 --> 00:52:09,021 -Jordan, right now… -[Booker T] Oh, wow! 989 00:52:09,055 --> 00:52:12,571 [Vic] One Of A Kind split-legged moonsault off a twist! 990 00:52:12,605 --> 00:52:15,571 -[bell dings] -[Vic] And Kelani stands out tonight. 991 00:52:16,771 --> 00:52:21,771 [announcer] Here is your winner, Kelani Jordan! 992 00:52:21,805 --> 00:52:24,738 [Vic] Wow! Wow! Wow! 993 00:52:24,771 --> 00:52:26,504 [Graves] Say it one more time with me, Vic. 994 00:52:26,538 --> 00:52:27,688 [Vic] Wow! 995 00:52:27,721 --> 00:52:30,721 [Graves] From a standing position on the middle rope, 996 00:52:30,771 --> 00:52:34,271 into the One Of A Kind moonsault. 997 00:52:34,305 --> 00:52:37,404 Hell of an effort tonight for Kelani Jordan, 998 00:52:37,438 --> 00:52:39,588 who definitely understands the assignment-- 999 00:52:39,621 --> 00:52:41,788 -What the-- -[Vic] That's Thea Hail! 1000 00:52:41,821 --> 00:52:43,521 And we talked about, last week, 1001 00:52:43,555 --> 00:52:47,238 Lainey Reid held the ropes to get one over on Thea. 1002 00:52:48,138 --> 00:52:49,488 We're gonna need some help! 1003 00:52:49,521 --> 00:52:51,888 [Graves] Thea Hail hasn't had the best luck lately. 1004 00:52:51,921 --> 00:52:53,921 But she needs to figure something out quick. 1005 00:52:53,955 --> 00:52:57,605 [Vic] We said it earlier, with Evolution lurking, tensions running high. 1006 00:52:59,154 --> 00:53:00,638 [indistinct shouting] 1007 00:53:01,571 --> 00:53:04,221 -I feel a lot better. -[mutters] You're not all right. 1008 00:53:04,254 --> 00:53:05,504 -I will be. -No, no. 1009 00:53:05,538 --> 00:53:06,538 -Come on-- -Je'Von! 1010 00:53:06,571 --> 00:53:08,038 [Je'Von groans] 1011 00:53:08,071 --> 00:53:11,038 -[grunting] -[man 1] Hey, break it up, break it up! 1012 00:53:11,071 --> 00:53:13,955 -Break it up, hey, hey. -[man 2] Hey, hey, come on! 1013 00:53:13,988 --> 00:53:16,638 [man 1] Break it up! Get him out of here! Get him out of here! 1014 00:53:16,671 --> 00:53:19,538 [clamoring] 1015 00:53:22,371 --> 00:53:24,738 [narrator] Time for tonight's "NXT Spotlight." 1016 00:53:27,971 --> 00:53:29,921 [tense music plays] 1017 00:53:46,038 --> 00:53:48,154 Hey, hey. Sit down. 1018 00:53:48,188 --> 00:53:49,305 All three of youse. 1019 00:54:02,754 --> 00:54:05,638 -Riz, what's this all about? -Think I was gonna stay in hiding forever? 1020 00:54:05,671 --> 00:54:08,188 Tucked away, watching while Rome burns? 1021 00:54:08,221 --> 00:54:11,288 Should've burned, considering the way Tony was leading everything. 1022 00:54:11,321 --> 00:54:13,688 Hey, enough. I called this final sit down. 1023 00:54:14,205 --> 00:54:17,504 I knew if I told you guys what this was about, none of you would show up. 1024 00:54:18,938 --> 00:54:20,105 You're not wrong. 1025 00:54:21,754 --> 00:54:24,988 As I was in the safe house, I watched all three of you 1026 00:54:25,771 --> 00:54:28,821 lose focus on everything the family has accomplished in NXT. 1027 00:54:29,471 --> 00:54:31,288 Tony, Stacks… 1028 00:54:32,055 --> 00:54:33,588 you guys created a legacy. 1029 00:54:34,721 --> 00:54:36,871 Bringing in me, bringing in Luca, 1030 00:54:38,071 --> 00:54:40,105 all the good times at the restaurant, 1031 00:54:40,555 --> 00:54:43,605 taking people to the bridge, to the wood shop. 1032 00:54:44,871 --> 00:54:47,738 The championships, the family. 1033 00:54:49,438 --> 00:54:50,988 And you guys destroyed it all. 1034 00:54:52,688 --> 00:54:54,571 -Take it easy, Riz. -[Adriana] Tony. 1035 00:54:54,605 --> 00:54:58,205 Remember when we were in Vegas, and I talked to you about sitting down 1036 00:54:58,238 --> 00:54:59,971 with everyone to resolve this? 1037 00:55:00,004 --> 00:55:02,305 But you didn't want to do that. No. Now look at-- 1038 00:55:02,338 --> 00:55:06,171 Riz, you really think that calling us here was gonna bring this family back together? 1039 00:55:07,004 --> 00:55:08,038 -I did. -No. 1040 00:55:08,788 --> 00:55:10,271 [Adriana] But there's no saving this. 1041 00:55:12,055 --> 00:55:14,605 So there's one last piece of family business. 1042 00:55:14,971 --> 00:55:16,071 Yeah. What's that? 1043 00:55:16,105 --> 00:55:18,688 Before I get into it, let me say this… 1044 00:55:19,371 --> 00:55:23,938 Stacks, every time you hear "Underboss," you think you deserve better. 1045 00:55:25,138 --> 00:55:30,455 Luca, every time you sign a document, you wonder if Tony has your best interest. 1046 00:55:31,904 --> 00:55:35,521 And even if there was a point to saving all this, Tony, 1047 00:55:37,071 --> 00:55:40,055 you're always gonna wonder if someone's gonna stab you in the back. 1048 00:55:41,338 --> 00:55:43,504 Once trust is broken, 1049 00:55:44,338 --> 00:55:45,671 doubt creeps in. 1050 00:55:46,805 --> 00:55:48,338 And it just doesn't work. 1051 00:55:49,138 --> 00:55:52,021 If I left you guys to this, we'd never see the end of it. 1052 00:55:52,938 --> 00:55:54,321 So I did what I had to do, 1053 00:55:55,455 --> 00:55:56,488 and I talked to Ava, 1054 00:55:58,055 --> 00:56:00,638 and got you guys a Triple Threat next week. 1055 00:56:01,521 --> 00:56:03,355 Now, this is WWE. 1056 00:56:04,154 --> 00:56:06,838 I can't guarantee if your paths will cross again, 1057 00:56:07,538 --> 00:56:09,638 but as far as family business is concerned, 1058 00:56:11,221 --> 00:56:13,421 this is the final battle. 1059 00:56:14,271 --> 00:56:16,771 You know what? I think you guys are setting me up. 1060 00:56:17,238 --> 00:56:18,521 [chuckles] 1061 00:56:18,555 --> 00:56:20,971 -What are you laughing at you? -You know, this is hilarious. 1062 00:56:21,004 --> 00:56:23,471 The rat thinks he's getting set up. 1063 00:56:23,504 --> 00:56:25,004 That's typical rat behavior. 1064 00:56:25,038 --> 00:56:28,521 I agree with you. You're the one who turned on this family in the first place. 1065 00:56:28,555 --> 00:56:30,805 -I turned? [scoffs] -Who is talking right now? 1066 00:56:30,838 --> 00:56:33,371 Mr. I Want To Go On My Own And Do My Own Thing? 1067 00:56:34,421 --> 00:56:37,121 As far as I'm concerned, you two are in the same boat. 1068 00:56:37,154 --> 00:56:40,538 Listen, I grew bigger than this family, and you three couldn't take it. 1069 00:56:40,571 --> 00:56:41,838 Especially you. 1070 00:56:42,355 --> 00:56:45,738 I'm the Heritage Cup Champion right now. I'm bigger than all of you. 1071 00:56:46,555 --> 00:56:49,205 And next week, I'm gonna prove it again. 1072 00:56:49,238 --> 00:56:50,404 You know, I hate you. 1073 00:56:50,438 --> 00:56:52,038 -I hate you. -[Tony] I really do. 1074 00:56:52,605 --> 00:56:54,721 You know what? You two should split the cup in half. 1075 00:56:54,754 --> 00:56:55,638 I'm not splitting it. 1076 00:56:55,671 --> 00:56:57,771 I give it a week before you lose that cup. 1077 00:56:57,805 --> 00:57:01,138 Tony, for me to do anything at NXT, I need to get the hell away from him 1078 00:57:01,171 --> 00:57:03,238 and I need to step out of your shadow. 1079 00:57:03,271 --> 00:57:04,538 Look, I get it. 1080 00:57:04,571 --> 00:57:08,638 It seems like you guys are both happy in your situations right now. Okay? 1081 00:57:08,671 --> 00:57:11,138 Good talk, Riz. It's over. 1082 00:57:11,871 --> 00:57:13,371 Que sera, sera. 1083 00:57:14,238 --> 00:57:15,221 I'm done here. 1084 00:57:15,938 --> 00:57:17,055 Me too. 1085 00:57:17,088 --> 00:57:19,055 [chairs scratching floor] 1086 00:57:20,004 --> 00:57:22,371 [tense music plays] 1087 00:57:22,921 --> 00:57:25,771 Tony, don't let me catch you by yourself. 1088 00:57:26,721 --> 00:57:29,571 The one time I try to do things by myself… 1089 00:57:34,205 --> 00:57:35,654 Well, guys, it seems that-- 1090 00:57:35,688 --> 00:57:37,788 I was going to say, after all this time, 1091 00:57:37,821 --> 00:57:41,938 the D'Angelo family finally implodes in a Triple Threat match 1092 00:57:41,971 --> 00:57:43,404 right here, final battle. 1093 00:57:43,438 --> 00:57:46,105 I got to ask you, Booker, who's in the right, who's in the wrong? 1094 00:57:46,138 --> 00:57:49,388 -Is Tony wrong? Is Stacks? -I can't answer that. I really can't. 1095 00:57:49,421 --> 00:57:50,888 [Jasper] I'm done with Je'Von Evans! 1096 00:57:50,921 --> 00:57:54,088 You hear me? I'm done with Je'Von Evans! 1097 00:57:54,121 --> 00:57:55,938 Ava, you know what to do. 1098 00:57:55,971 --> 00:58:00,588 Make the match at the Great American Bash a Triple Threat for the NXT Title! 1099 00:58:01,254 --> 00:58:03,638 [distant clamoring] 1100 00:58:05,988 --> 00:58:08,738 -[Graves] There's Je'Von. -[Vic] Here comes the young OG! 1101 00:58:08,771 --> 00:58:12,271 After what we saw earlier, Evans is pissed, Evans is fired up! 1102 00:58:12,305 --> 00:58:13,904 [Booker T] Fight just broke out. 1103 00:58:13,938 --> 00:58:17,138 [Graves] A shot to the ribs drops Je'Von Evans. 1104 00:58:18,471 --> 00:58:23,288 [Vic] Oh! A shot right back just dropped Jasper Troy to the outside. 1105 00:58:23,321 --> 00:58:25,371 [indistinct shouting] 1106 00:58:25,404 --> 00:58:28,571 -[Graves] Je'Von is a man possessed! -[Booker T] Oh, baby! 1107 00:58:29,588 --> 00:58:31,871 [Vic] And we're gonna need more security out here, 1108 00:58:33,205 --> 00:58:36,571 'cause Je'Von is trying to give him a piece of Jasper Troy. 1109 00:58:36,605 --> 00:58:38,705 -[man] Get him out of here. -What'd I tell you? 1110 00:58:38,738 --> 00:58:40,121 Get those damn hands on me, bruh! 1111 00:58:40,154 --> 00:58:41,871 -♪ Who want it? ♪ -♪ I want the world ♪ 1112 00:58:41,904 --> 00:58:44,004 ♪ Now they running 'Bout to kick down the door ♪ 1113 00:58:44,038 --> 00:58:46,671 ♪ Bring 'em all one by one in Started from the bottom ♪ 1114 00:58:49,921 --> 00:58:51,805 Hi. [chuckles] 1115 00:58:52,338 --> 00:58:54,455 -Welcome, Tatum. -It's good to have you. 1116 00:58:54,488 --> 00:58:57,105 Oh, this place is incredible! 1117 00:58:57,138 --> 00:58:58,838 I feel right at home here. 1118 00:58:58,871 --> 00:59:02,071 -Our home is now your home, Tatum. -[giggles] You guys are the best. 1119 00:59:03,438 --> 00:59:05,955 We're no better than you are. And thanks to you, 1120 00:59:05,988 --> 00:59:09,038 the guys have a chance to bring home the Tag Team Titles. 1121 00:59:09,504 --> 00:59:10,371 Damn right we do. 1122 00:59:11,938 --> 00:59:13,205 And it's gonna happen. 1123 00:59:14,738 --> 00:59:16,671 I've put Hank & Tank down once… 1124 00:59:19,421 --> 00:59:20,888 and I plan to do it again. 1125 00:59:23,771 --> 00:59:26,538 They're going to regret saying that we attacked them last week, 1126 00:59:26,571 --> 00:59:28,038 and if it was us, they would know! 1127 00:59:28,071 --> 00:59:31,838 -I'll stop at nothing to make them feel-- -Easy, Niko. Easy. 1128 00:59:32,638 --> 00:59:34,338 In due time, the truth will come to light, 1129 00:59:34,371 --> 00:59:38,138 but for now, we'll reap the benefits of their assumptions. 1130 00:59:39,705 --> 00:59:40,738 All right? 1131 00:59:41,338 --> 00:59:45,338 So, for now, we stay level-headed with our eye focused on the one goal. 1132 00:59:46,888 --> 00:59:48,404 Spears is right. 1133 00:59:48,738 --> 00:59:50,855 Tonight, you two will win the Tag Team Titles, 1134 00:59:51,388 --> 00:59:55,138 and on Saturday, I'll win the Women's North American Championship. 1135 00:59:55,171 --> 00:59:57,838 [giggles] That's right. And then, all my new best friends 1136 00:59:57,871 --> 01:00:02,271 will have new gold championships to match the color of their hearts. 1137 01:00:04,055 --> 01:00:06,671 Because The Culling always prevails. 1138 01:00:19,871 --> 01:00:25,521 [Vic] The NXT tag team championships are on the line, next. 1139 01:00:29,638 --> 01:00:30,838 [upbeat music playing] 1140 01:00:30,871 --> 01:00:33,771 What a match-up this is going to be tonight. 1141 01:00:35,771 --> 01:00:36,805 [bell dings] 1142 01:00:36,838 --> 01:00:38,371 [ring announcer] The following contest 1143 01:00:38,404 --> 01:00:42,671 is scheduled for one fall is for the NXT-- 1144 01:00:43,605 --> 01:00:44,771 -[Vic] Whoa! -[Booker T] Fight! 1145 01:00:44,805 --> 01:00:48,188 [Graves] Hank and Tank bringing the thunder to the challengers 1146 01:00:48,221 --> 01:00:50,021 -before the bell has even rung. -[bell ringing] 1147 01:00:50,055 --> 01:00:52,038 [Vic] I don't even know if I necessarily heard a bell, 1148 01:00:52,071 --> 01:00:54,071 but finally, we are officially underway. 1149 01:00:54,105 --> 01:00:55,988 And, look, dark cloud, Booker, 1150 01:00:56,021 --> 01:00:58,055 can certainly hang over the tag team division 1151 01:00:58,088 --> 01:00:59,988 if The Culling puts gold around their waist. 1152 01:01:00,021 --> 01:01:01,938 [Booker T] Oh, man, you're talking about it. 1153 01:01:01,971 --> 01:01:04,621 That would be to say the least. 1154 01:01:04,654 --> 01:01:07,188 But right now, Hank and Tank, The Belly Boys… 1155 01:01:07,221 --> 01:01:10,621 Let me tell you something. These guys beat Axiom. 1156 01:01:10,654 --> 01:01:13,888 And Nathan Frazer… 1157 01:01:13,921 --> 01:01:16,188 That tells you these guys are ready, man. 1158 01:01:16,221 --> 01:01:20,371 [Vic] Graves, you believe the champions have been locked in tonight. 1159 01:01:20,404 --> 01:01:23,955 [Graves] I think Hank and Tank understand they are under fire. 1160 01:01:23,988 --> 01:01:27,205 There's a massive threat challenging their NXT tag team championships, 1161 01:01:27,788 --> 01:01:30,855 hence the start before the match even began. 1162 01:01:30,888 --> 01:01:33,738 Hank and Tank know they are in trouble. 1163 01:01:33,771 --> 01:01:36,188 [Booker T] So many people think Hank and Tank are beatable. 1164 01:01:36,221 --> 01:01:37,404 Let me tell you something, 1165 01:01:37,438 --> 01:01:40,004 these guys have grown to become a great tag team. 1166 01:01:44,838 --> 01:01:47,421 [Graves] I have been impressed, Booker, as many have, 1167 01:01:47,455 --> 01:01:50,238 by the physical abilities of Hank and Tank. 1168 01:01:50,271 --> 01:01:53,904 At the end of the day, these guys probably both have more fingers than brain cells. 1169 01:01:53,938 --> 01:01:56,805 They have been effective but the fairytale has to end. 1170 01:01:56,838 --> 01:01:59,238 [Vic] The championship on the line right now. 1171 01:01:59,271 --> 01:02:01,621 Hank and Tank on the outside 1172 01:02:01,654 --> 01:02:05,621 because The Culling's only gotten stronger since the arrival of Tatum Paxley. 1173 01:02:05,654 --> 01:02:10,571 And, Booker, I just ask this: will the champions have fire 1174 01:02:10,605 --> 01:02:12,338 that they have been missing at times. 1175 01:02:12,371 --> 01:02:13,421 [Booker T] Whoa! 1176 01:02:13,455 --> 01:02:14,938 [Vic] The Great American Bash last year, 1177 01:02:14,971 --> 01:02:20,004 these guys were kind of the de facto hosts, if you will… 1178 01:02:20,038 --> 01:02:23,471 [Booker T] Nobody thought these guys would have the success they've had. 1179 01:02:23,504 --> 01:02:25,138 Let me tell you something. I was one of them. 1180 01:02:25,171 --> 01:02:26,971 -I didn't believe. -[Vic] Cover, cover. 1181 01:02:27,004 --> 01:02:29,471 Too late. No, you certainly did not. 1182 01:02:29,504 --> 01:02:31,538 [Booker T] These guys have grown as a tag team. 1183 01:02:32,471 --> 01:02:33,938 I don't think it is about anything 1184 01:02:33,971 --> 01:02:36,088 other than being out there and being successful 1185 01:02:36,121 --> 01:02:38,521 and giving the fans exactly what they want every week. 1186 01:02:38,555 --> 01:02:39,721 I love these guys. 1187 01:02:39,754 --> 01:02:41,904 [Vic] Graves, what are you looking for out of the champions 1188 01:02:41,938 --> 01:02:45,471 who, of course, won gold WrestleMania weekend at Stand & Deliver? 1189 01:02:45,504 --> 01:02:49,221 [Graves] I am curious to see if they can out-strategize The Culling. 1190 01:02:49,254 --> 01:02:51,654 When it comes to Niko Vance and Shawn Spears, 1191 01:02:51,688 --> 01:02:53,988 you got two bodies, but essentially one mind. 1192 01:02:54,021 --> 01:02:57,188 The Culling are locked in as far as chemistry goes. 1193 01:02:57,221 --> 01:02:58,404 One mission. 1194 01:02:58,438 --> 01:03:00,555 [Vic] Nice neckbreaker off the tag. 1195 01:03:00,588 --> 01:03:03,571 It is Shawn Spears, who is now former North American champ 1196 01:03:03,605 --> 01:03:06,071 who would love to become tag team champion-- Only one count. 1197 01:03:06,105 --> 01:03:09,488 [Graves] I think Hank and Tank might need to show their challengers-- 1198 01:03:09,521 --> 01:03:12,404 Whoa, there is Ivy Nile of American Made. 1199 01:03:12,438 --> 01:03:13,805 [Vic] Ivy Nile has arrived. 1200 01:03:13,838 --> 01:03:15,988 We have seen Maxxine, Nattie, Zelina Vega. 1201 01:03:16,021 --> 01:03:20,855 The Evolution women's summit still to come live here on NXT. 1202 01:03:20,904 --> 01:03:22,521 Graves, as you were saying. 1203 01:03:22,555 --> 01:03:25,421 [Graves] Hank and Tank need to show The Culling something new. 1204 01:03:25,455 --> 01:03:28,438 We know Shawn Spears studies, he strategizes, 1205 01:03:28,471 --> 01:03:30,154 he pours over the opposition 1206 01:03:30,188 --> 01:03:33,138 for sometimes days, if not weeks, before a match-up. 1207 01:03:33,171 --> 01:03:34,888 We know Spears has a plan tonight. 1208 01:03:34,921 --> 01:03:37,188 Hank and Tank need to throw him off his game. 1209 01:03:38,188 --> 01:03:40,738 [Vic] …message certainly sent earlier. 1210 01:03:40,771 --> 01:03:43,305 To think Niko and Spears tonight, 1211 01:03:43,338 --> 01:03:45,754 Izzi could be the Women's North American champion 1212 01:03:45,788 --> 01:03:47,371 Saturday afternoon in Atlanta. 1213 01:03:47,404 --> 01:03:50,638 It could also be a big weekend for Izzi at The Great American Bash. 1214 01:03:50,671 --> 01:03:54,205 Her opponent will team with Zaria at WWE Evolution 1215 01:03:54,238 --> 01:03:56,305 for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship 1216 01:03:56,338 --> 01:03:59,971 so you start to wonder if Izzi will have some sort of inside track 1217 01:04:00,004 --> 01:04:04,105 with the mind games and manipulation she has learned courtesy of Shawn Spears. 1218 01:04:04,771 --> 01:04:07,404 Hank and Tank have taken over this match-up. 1219 01:04:07,438 --> 01:04:11,088 Swung the momentum right back into their corner. 1220 01:04:11,121 --> 01:04:12,571 And look at Tank. 1221 01:04:12,605 --> 01:04:13,938 Set time. 1222 01:04:13,971 --> 01:04:15,871 Hank looking to fly. 1223 01:04:17,571 --> 01:04:20,271 [Booker T] Honk Honk! It's the Honk right there. 1224 01:04:20,871 --> 01:04:22,721 [Vic] Able to get out of the way. 1225 01:04:22,754 --> 01:04:25,004 And right now-- Whoa! Izzi and Tank. 1226 01:04:25,038 --> 01:04:28,688 Back it up, ladies. Back it up, let's go! Back it up. 1227 01:04:32,938 --> 01:04:34,121 [Vic] Book, are you all right? 1228 01:04:35,688 --> 01:04:36,771 Booker? 1229 01:04:38,571 --> 01:04:39,855 [Graves] Booker is down! 1230 01:04:43,521 --> 01:04:45,004 [crowd chanting] 1231 01:04:45,038 --> 01:04:47,355 [Vic] NXT tag team title on the line. 1232 01:04:47,388 --> 01:04:49,438 Hank and Tank, the champions. 1233 01:04:49,471 --> 01:04:51,638 Spears, Niko Vance, the challengers. 1234 01:04:52,254 --> 01:04:53,838 -Over the top. -[Booker T] Wow. 1235 01:04:53,888 --> 01:04:55,988 [Vic] All hell broke loose behind the break. 1236 01:04:56,021 --> 01:04:58,821 Booker got knocked down, the table is in disarray. 1237 01:04:58,855 --> 01:05:02,355 The championship hanging in the balance right now. 1238 01:05:02,388 --> 01:05:06,404 We've been questioning ourselves, Booker, would Hank and Tank have the fire, 1239 01:05:06,438 --> 01:05:08,055 they better find it now. 1240 01:05:08,088 --> 01:05:10,471 [Booker T] Hank and Tank doing a hell of a job right now. 1241 01:05:10,504 --> 01:05:12,621 Looking to get that. 1242 01:05:12,654 --> 01:05:14,221 Here we go, baby. 1243 01:05:15,038 --> 01:05:18,254 [Vic] Spears, Hank, big uppercut. 1244 01:05:18,288 --> 01:05:22,021 And Hank right now rocking and rolling. 1245 01:05:22,055 --> 01:05:23,654 Atomic drop. 1246 01:05:23,688 --> 01:05:24,821 A little old school. 1247 01:05:25,438 --> 01:05:28,588 Whoa, flying through the air with a shoulder-- Wait a minute. 1248 01:05:28,621 --> 01:05:30,238 [Booker T] Look out, baby! 1249 01:05:31,254 --> 01:05:32,471 [Vic] It wasn't pretty, 1250 01:05:33,171 --> 01:05:36,305 but that was a tank flying through the air. 1251 01:05:36,338 --> 01:05:39,071 [Graves] Nobody's ever confused Tank with anything pretty. 1252 01:05:39,105 --> 01:05:41,738 Kick was blocked. Cartwheel. 1253 01:05:41,771 --> 01:05:44,038 [Booker T] Oh, got caught with the kick. 1254 01:05:44,071 --> 01:05:47,821 [Vic] Spears, a second one this time, gets into the corner. 1255 01:05:47,855 --> 01:05:50,121 Tag was made. Niko Vance is legal. 1256 01:05:50,154 --> 01:05:52,421 Fans to the top. Championship on the line. 1257 01:05:52,455 --> 01:05:54,588 Flying headbutt connected. 1258 01:05:54,621 --> 01:05:57,355 [Booker T] You've got to be kidding me! You've got to be kidding me! 1259 01:05:57,388 --> 01:05:58,388 [Vic] Four! 1260 01:05:58,421 --> 01:06:03,355 [Vic] Just breaking up the count was Hank. 1261 01:06:05,305 --> 01:06:07,488 Half a second, if not less. 1262 01:06:08,055 --> 01:06:10,388 Izzi dame in disbelief. 1263 01:06:15,154 --> 01:06:20,088 This is for the NXT tag team championships. 1264 01:06:20,121 --> 01:06:23,138 [Booker T] Here come the… Here he comes. 1265 01:06:25,138 --> 01:06:28,705 [Vic] Shawn Spears got countered, got hoisted, 1266 01:06:28,738 --> 01:06:30,971 and he heard Shawn Spears yelling for Tatum. 1267 01:06:31,571 --> 01:06:33,488 Tatum distracting the official. 1268 01:06:33,521 --> 01:06:35,305 Izzi with a boot. 1269 01:06:36,221 --> 01:06:37,938 Spears with an impaler. 1270 01:06:37,971 --> 01:06:39,154 DDT. 1271 01:06:40,071 --> 01:06:41,805 They are going to steal the titles. 1272 01:06:42,671 --> 01:06:43,871 Oh, man! 1273 01:06:43,904 --> 01:06:47,754 Not quite yet. 1274 01:06:49,488 --> 01:06:51,671 [Graves] That was supposed to seal the deal. 1275 01:06:51,705 --> 01:06:55,721 You know that was the trick play The Culling had drawn up 1276 01:06:55,754 --> 01:06:59,771 in case of emergency and it did not do the job. 1277 01:07:01,438 --> 01:07:02,538 [Vic] That's Sol Ruca, 1278 01:07:02,571 --> 01:07:06,455 who's gonna face Izzi at The Great American Bash 1279 01:07:06,488 --> 01:07:07,971 for the Women's North American title. 1280 01:07:08,004 --> 01:07:11,555 There's Zaria, trying to carry away what they once considered a friend. 1281 01:07:11,588 --> 01:07:13,038 And Tatum Paxley. 1282 01:07:13,071 --> 01:07:15,171 But, Graves, the match is still continuing. 1283 01:07:15,205 --> 01:07:17,471 Booker… on the line. 1284 01:07:18,238 --> 01:07:19,921 Hank and Tank. 1285 01:07:19,955 --> 01:07:21,471 [Booker T] Here come The Belly Boys! 1286 01:07:21,504 --> 01:07:24,904 [Vic] Spears and Vance. All hell is starting to break loose. 1287 01:07:25,971 --> 01:07:27,671 And again, this is for the title. 1288 01:07:27,705 --> 01:07:29,154 Ooh! Big clothesline. 1289 01:07:29,805 --> 01:07:31,738 And I think you can get ready, Booker, 1290 01:07:31,771 --> 01:07:35,088 for what you do in your car at a red light. 1291 01:07:35,121 --> 01:07:37,404 [Booker T] Here we go, baby. Honk Honk! 1292 01:07:37,438 --> 01:07:38,671 Oh, yeah! 1293 01:07:38,705 --> 01:07:41,254 [Vic] Spears sacrificed himself for Niko Vance. 1294 01:07:41,288 --> 01:07:43,105 Vance taken out by the champions. 1295 01:07:43,138 --> 01:07:46,438 Spears turns right back around and The Belly Boys. 1296 01:07:47,705 --> 01:07:49,038 Into the cover. 1297 01:07:49,071 --> 01:07:51,388 [crowd counting down] 1298 01:07:51,421 --> 01:07:54,571 -Hank and Tank retain the titles. -[bell ringing] 1299 01:07:54,605 --> 01:07:55,671 [music playing] 1300 01:07:55,705 --> 01:07:57,271 [ring announcer] Here are your winners, 1301 01:07:57,305 --> 01:08:03,588 and still the NXT tag team champions, 1302 01:08:03,621 --> 01:08:07,355 Hank and Tank! 1303 01:08:07,388 --> 01:08:09,988 [Vic] To steal a quote from Booker T, 1304 01:08:10,021 --> 01:08:12,221 "What a night, what a fight." 1305 01:08:13,004 --> 01:08:14,888 [Graves] You see the closing moments, 1306 01:08:14,921 --> 01:08:17,904 Zaria again with a casual kidnapping of Tatum Paxley. 1307 01:08:18,838 --> 01:08:22,455 Shawn Spears willingly takes the bullet for his teammate 1308 01:08:22,488 --> 01:08:24,921 which ultimately led to the demise 1309 01:08:24,955 --> 01:08:28,188 of The Culling's tag team championship dreams. 1310 01:08:29,404 --> 01:08:32,121 What an effort by Hank and Tank. 1311 01:08:32,871 --> 01:08:34,521 And still… 1312 01:08:34,554 --> 01:08:39,971 [Vic] Let's now turn our attention to Saturday's Great American Bash 1313 01:08:40,005 --> 01:08:45,488 because Izzi Dame will now look to turn The Culling's fortunes around on Saturday. 1314 01:08:45,521 --> 01:08:46,988 She will challenge Sol Ruca 1315 01:08:47,021 --> 01:08:49,154 for the Women's North American Championship 1316 01:08:49,188 --> 01:08:51,205 at The Great American Bash. 1317 01:08:51,238 --> 01:08:53,688 But on the topic of championships, Booker, 1318 01:08:53,721 --> 01:08:56,188 how about this human demolition derby? 1319 01:08:57,138 --> 01:09:01,205 [Booker T] No bread, no water, just meat. 1320 01:09:01,871 --> 01:09:03,571 [Vic] That's all you got to say for that one. 1321 01:09:03,604 --> 01:09:07,288 [Graves] As we saw earlier, after surviving a gauntlet, 1322 01:09:07,321 --> 01:09:10,488 Ricky Saints earned not only the title opportunity, 1323 01:09:10,521 --> 01:09:12,604 but to choose the stipulation. 1324 01:09:12,638 --> 01:09:18,238 Falls Count Anywhere for the NXT North American gold at The Bash. 1325 01:09:19,488 --> 01:09:22,488 [Vic] There's three men, one championship in Atlanta. 1326 01:09:22,521 --> 01:09:26,721 It'll be the TNA Championship Slammiversary contract, 1327 01:09:26,755 --> 01:09:28,671 it will be signed for the Triple Threat match 1328 01:09:28,705 --> 01:09:33,638 on July 20th pen to paper, live, Saturday at The Great American Bash. 1329 01:09:33,705 --> 01:09:36,904 [Graves] And Jasper Troy has spent all afternoon 1330 01:09:36,938 --> 01:09:41,971 tormenting the young OG Je'Von Evans which has just been made official. 1331 01:09:42,005 --> 01:09:44,904 Evans goes one-on-one with Troy this Saturday. 1332 01:09:46,154 --> 01:09:50,838 [Vic] Saturday afternoon, it will be glamorous, 1333 01:09:50,871 --> 01:09:53,138 as Blake Monroe will team with Jordynne Grace 1334 01:09:53,171 --> 01:09:55,771 who, 24 hours later, will face Jacy Jayne 1335 01:09:55,804 --> 01:09:57,654 for the NXT Women's title Evolution. 1336 01:09:57,705 --> 01:10:01,321 But before that, Fatal Influence will look to build momentum in Atlanta 1337 01:10:01,355 --> 01:10:06,171 and it all starts Saturday at The Great American Bash. 1338 01:10:10,288 --> 01:10:14,338 And speaking of this weekend, there is the general manager Ava. 1339 01:10:14,371 --> 01:10:19,288 It is time for the NXT Women's Evolution summit live next. 1340 01:10:23,721 --> 01:10:24,788 This is your moment. 1341 01:10:24,821 --> 01:10:26,005 Are you ready? Everything okay? 1342 01:10:26,038 --> 01:10:29,288 Mr. Chase, I can't. My blood pressure is through the roof. 1343 01:10:29,321 --> 01:10:31,405 I literally… I can't. I just can't. 1344 01:10:31,438 --> 01:10:34,188 -What? -Mentally, I am not prepared. 1345 01:10:34,221 --> 01:10:36,155 My arm, I can barely feel it. 1346 01:10:36,188 --> 01:10:38,505 Kale, you've got to be kidding me. We've been over this. 1347 01:10:38,538 --> 01:10:39,855 I don't know what to do. 1348 01:10:39,888 --> 01:10:42,821 Please don't make me go out there. I cannot feel my arm. 1349 01:10:42,855 --> 01:10:45,038 -Uriah, stop pumping. -What's that? 1350 01:10:45,071 --> 01:10:47,988 -Stop pumping! -Oh! My bad. 1351 01:10:49,155 --> 01:10:53,054 -Oh. Appreciate it. Yes. -Mr. Chase… 1352 01:10:54,188 --> 01:10:56,871 Please, please don't make me go out there. 1353 01:10:56,905 --> 01:11:00,071 I can't do this. I'm freaking out. 1354 01:11:00,755 --> 01:11:01,755 Look at me. 1355 01:11:03,671 --> 01:11:04,671 Okay, okay. 1356 01:11:05,905 --> 01:11:07,871 -You don't have to do this. -[sighs] 1357 01:11:07,905 --> 01:11:10,088 Kale, don't worry about tonight. 1358 01:11:10,121 --> 01:11:11,755 We'll just figure this out together, okay? 1359 01:11:11,788 --> 01:11:12,788 Thank you. 1360 01:11:13,588 --> 01:11:14,855 Thank you, Mr. Chase. 1361 01:11:16,355 --> 01:11:18,338 [panting] 1362 01:11:18,371 --> 01:11:20,505 You're good. Just breathe. Just breathe. 1363 01:11:22,271 --> 01:11:26,288 [Vic] Right now, our general manager Ava is standing by. 1364 01:11:30,538 --> 01:11:33,388 October 28, 2018. 1365 01:11:34,238 --> 01:11:37,221 The first Women's Evolution. 1366 01:11:37,255 --> 01:11:39,771 [crowd cheering] 1367 01:11:39,804 --> 01:11:42,688 I was in high school at the time and I remember watching, 1368 01:11:42,721 --> 01:11:47,705 just thinking how amazing it would be to be part of something so monumental. 1369 01:11:49,005 --> 01:11:52,588 Iyo Sky was in the finals of the Mae Young Classic 1370 01:11:52,621 --> 01:11:55,821 and now she's a Women's World Champion. 1371 01:11:55,855 --> 01:11:57,838 [crowd cheering] 1372 01:11:57,871 --> 01:12:00,304 Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch 1373 01:12:00,338 --> 01:12:03,738 put on an undeniable Last Woman Standing match. 1374 01:12:05,255 --> 01:12:07,405 And a history maker in her own right, 1375 01:12:07,438 --> 01:12:09,738 Nikki Bella was in the main event. 1376 01:12:10,804 --> 01:12:12,738 All of those women 1377 01:12:12,771 --> 01:12:15,705 continue to push women's wrestling forward 1378 01:12:15,738 --> 01:12:17,304 in everything that they do. 1379 01:12:18,388 --> 01:12:23,155 And as the first female GM in NXT history-- 1380 01:12:23,188 --> 01:12:24,771 [crowd cheering] 1381 01:12:24,804 --> 01:12:27,221 I'm so proud 1382 01:12:27,255 --> 01:12:30,321 that NXT is going to be all over Evolution. 1383 01:12:31,321 --> 01:12:33,388 Zaria and Sol Ruca 1384 01:12:33,421 --> 01:12:37,221 have an opportunity to become the Women's Tag Champions. 1385 01:12:37,255 --> 01:12:38,855 [crowd cheering] 1386 01:12:38,888 --> 01:12:41,171 Jordynne Grace will take on Jacy Jayne 1387 01:12:41,205 --> 01:12:43,888 for her NXT Women's Championship. 1388 01:12:45,105 --> 01:12:51,088 And six women from NXT will represent us in the Battle Royal. 1389 01:12:51,121 --> 01:12:52,855 [crowd cheering] 1390 01:12:52,888 --> 01:12:55,771 With a chance to move on 1391 01:12:55,804 --> 01:12:58,755 to the Clash in Paris for a title opportunity. 1392 01:13:00,121 --> 01:13:01,671 And those six women are… 1393 01:13:02,638 --> 01:13:03,804 Jaida Parker… 1394 01:13:03,838 --> 01:13:05,638 [crowd cheering] 1395 01:13:05,671 --> 01:13:06,671 Lola Vice… 1396 01:13:08,088 --> 01:13:09,088 Kelani Jordan… 1397 01:13:10,655 --> 01:13:11,655 Lash Legend… 1398 01:13:13,021 --> 01:13:14,021 Izzi Dame… 1399 01:13:14,905 --> 01:13:16,538 And Tatum Paxley. 1400 01:13:16,571 --> 01:13:18,788 [crowd cheering] 1401 01:13:18,821 --> 01:13:22,855 And those women with that opportunity on the line 1402 01:13:22,888 --> 01:13:27,121 will show everyone why not only does NXT always step up, 1403 01:13:27,155 --> 01:13:28,938 but we always show out. 1404 01:13:28,971 --> 01:13:30,955 [crowd cheering] 1405 01:13:30,988 --> 01:13:35,655 We have the most stacked and the deepest women's division in the world. 1406 01:13:37,071 --> 01:13:39,605 And NXT is the land of opportunity-- 1407 01:13:39,638 --> 01:13:41,638 [rock music playing] 1408 01:13:50,405 --> 01:13:54,171 Um… I'm sorry, Ava, hi. 1409 01:13:54,205 --> 01:13:57,671 Remember me? Your NXT Women's Champion. 1410 01:13:57,705 --> 01:14:00,705 -I just talked about you. -Right. Right. 1411 01:14:00,738 --> 01:14:04,405 To be honest with you, I think it is really weird 1412 01:14:04,438 --> 01:14:07,421 that you keep talking about everyone else 1413 01:14:07,455 --> 01:14:10,421 when my match and my women's championship 1414 01:14:10,455 --> 01:14:12,655 are gonna be the highlights of Evolution. 1415 01:14:14,421 --> 01:14:18,554 In fact, you don't even need to talk about the Women's Battle Royal. 1416 01:14:18,588 --> 01:14:22,205 And when you stand out here talking about the NXT Women's Division, 1417 01:14:22,238 --> 01:14:25,221 you're really just talking about Jacy Jayne. 1418 01:14:26,271 --> 01:14:29,338 Not your sentimental favorites, 1419 01:14:29,371 --> 01:14:33,804 TNA tourists, and certainly not your flash in the pan-- 1420 01:14:33,838 --> 01:14:35,438 [rock music playing] 1421 01:14:41,088 --> 01:14:44,755 Jacy Jayne running her mouth again. 1422 01:14:45,838 --> 01:14:47,738 Let's all act surprised. 1423 01:14:50,688 --> 01:14:55,554 Evolution is a groundbreaking event but you don't make it special. 1424 01:14:56,371 --> 01:14:59,438 It is about the women who paved the way for us. 1425 01:15:01,771 --> 01:15:04,921 And when I take that NXT Women's title from you, 1426 01:15:04,955 --> 01:15:08,605 I'm gonna be the one steering this division into the future. 1427 01:15:08,638 --> 01:15:10,638 [hip-hop music playing] 1428 01:15:15,205 --> 01:15:19,155 Oh, see, I love this. I love this. 1429 01:15:19,188 --> 01:15:23,121 Y'all two can keep it going because this is supposed to be a gift for me. 1430 01:15:23,155 --> 01:15:27,488 You can keep fighting over that NXT Women's Championship. 1431 01:15:28,571 --> 01:15:29,571 But as for me… 1432 01:15:31,738 --> 01:15:33,388 Lash Legend, the Boujee Bully, 1433 01:15:37,121 --> 01:15:41,088 you best believe I'm going to be the talk of Evolution 1434 01:15:41,121 --> 01:15:43,755 when I go on and win the Women's Battle Royal 1435 01:15:43,788 --> 01:15:46,571 in my hometown, Hotlanta. 1436 01:15:46,605 --> 01:15:50,538 And then, go on to Clash in Paris 1437 01:15:50,571 --> 01:15:53,488 and finally win a women's championship title. 1438 01:15:53,521 --> 01:15:55,638 [rock music playing] 1439 01:15:57,188 --> 01:16:02,388 [Vic] Welcome back to NXT to The Dark Angel! 1440 01:16:03,321 --> 01:16:04,371 [Booker T] Oh, yeah! 1441 01:16:08,838 --> 01:16:11,738 It's amazing to be back. 1442 01:16:11,771 --> 01:16:13,771 [crowd chanting "Stephanie"] 1443 01:16:20,205 --> 01:16:21,438 [Vic] You okay, Book? 1444 01:16:22,955 --> 01:16:23,955 [Booker T] I'm good. 1445 01:16:23,988 --> 01:16:25,971 Jacy, Jacy, Jacy… 1446 01:16:26,005 --> 01:16:30,438 You are the NXT Champion now. 1447 01:16:30,471 --> 01:16:31,838 I respect that. 1448 01:16:32,605 --> 01:16:34,205 You beat me. 1449 01:16:34,238 --> 01:16:38,488 But on Sunday, Jordynne is getting the victory, 1450 01:16:39,755 --> 01:16:43,405 just like I will at Battle Royal 1451 01:16:44,554 --> 01:16:46,438 to become the new champion. 1452 01:16:47,671 --> 01:16:49,671 [rock music playing] 1453 01:16:52,771 --> 01:16:55,205 Hold on, hold on. 1454 01:16:55,238 --> 01:16:59,321 I know you girlies are not out here discussing women's history 1455 01:16:59,355 --> 01:17:01,621 without mentioning the BOAT, 1456 01:17:01,655 --> 01:17:04,688 the low-key legend, Natalya. 1457 01:17:04,721 --> 01:17:06,788 [crowd cheering] 1458 01:17:08,021 --> 01:17:11,971 Now, listen, Paris might be the fashion capital of the world 1459 01:17:12,005 --> 01:17:14,888 but it's also where one of us will be crowned 1460 01:17:14,921 --> 01:17:19,171 the new WWE Women's Champion. 1461 01:17:20,105 --> 01:17:22,838 Maxxine, you are so sweet. 1462 01:17:22,871 --> 01:17:25,355 We did not come to play, we came to win. 1463 01:17:26,804 --> 01:17:32,338 At Evolution, we will be the last two women in the Battle Royal locked in. 1464 01:17:32,371 --> 01:17:35,304 Me and you until the very end. 1465 01:17:37,188 --> 01:17:39,938 Hey now, hey now, hey now. Hold on, hold on! 1466 01:17:40,788 --> 01:17:43,705 Y'all ain't the only one that want the opportunity. 1467 01:17:43,738 --> 01:17:45,021 Look around. 1468 01:17:45,054 --> 01:17:49,788 This entire women's division in the WWE is stacked. 1469 01:17:49,821 --> 01:17:53,538 But y'all can go ahead and keep that same energy 1470 01:17:53,571 --> 01:17:58,521 because Jaida Parker's going to step in Battleground at Evolution 1471 01:17:58,554 --> 01:18:00,788 and be on point. 1472 01:18:04,838 --> 01:18:08,538 And I'm gonna throw all y'all little asses off the top rope while I am doing it! 1473 01:18:11,105 --> 01:18:13,671 And then, I will make my way to Clash in Paris, 1474 01:18:13,705 --> 01:18:15,638 get me a little title. 1475 01:18:15,671 --> 01:18:18,138 I might bring it back here to defend it. 1476 01:18:18,171 --> 01:18:19,921 Or I might defend it up there. 1477 01:18:19,955 --> 01:18:22,488 But either way, baby, in Atlanta, 1478 01:18:22,521 --> 01:18:25,271 best believe it is my time. 1479 01:18:26,471 --> 01:18:29,238 [Booker T] Oh, yeah! Fight! 1480 01:18:29,271 --> 01:18:32,271 [Graves] It is popping off at the Evolution summit! 1481 01:18:33,205 --> 01:18:35,971 [Vic] All these women trying to prove a point. 1482 01:18:37,888 --> 01:18:39,888 It is chaos tonight. 1483 01:18:39,921 --> 01:18:43,938 I don't necessarily think this is what our general manager had in mind 1484 01:18:43,971 --> 01:18:47,471 when they wanted to have the Evolution summit. 1485 01:18:47,505 --> 01:18:52,421 [Graves] This is exactly what we can look forward to this Sunday at Evolution. 1486 01:18:54,438 --> 01:18:58,038 [Vic] Look who is just looking on with a smile on their face. 1487 01:18:58,071 --> 01:19:02,338 -Are you okay, Book? -[Booker T] I am loving this, man. 1488 01:19:02,371 --> 01:19:06,271 [Graves] It is chaos, it is madness, it is insanity! 1489 01:19:07,355 --> 01:19:12,038 Talk about all the women from Raw, SmackDown, NXT, 1490 01:19:12,071 --> 01:19:15,221 who will have an opportunity to make history, 1491 01:19:15,255 --> 01:19:18,188 to give themselves a championship opportunity 1492 01:19:18,221 --> 01:19:21,871 as Jacy Jayne will be defending her title 1493 01:19:21,905 --> 01:19:25,105 against Jordynne Grace, who are right here in front of us. 1494 01:19:25,138 --> 01:19:26,671 Get your popcorn ready. 1495 01:19:26,705 --> 01:19:29,005 We take over Atlanta this weekend. 1496 01:19:29,038 --> 01:19:31,171 It ends with Evolution 1497 01:19:31,205 --> 01:19:35,388 and it starts with The Great American Bash! 1498 01:19:35,421 --> 01:19:37,421 [crowd cheering] h The Great American Bash!