[epic music playing]
[Triple H] Then.
Now.
Forever.
Together.
[music concludes]
-["Burn" playing] -[Vic] Just outside of Boston,
we are in the fifth largest city in the state of Massachusetts.
And for just the second time, an NXT-branded premium live event
comes to you live from Lowell
inside the historic Lowell Memorial Auditorium.
-And as you can see… -[crowd cheering]
…the NXT Universe has been filing in with anticipation for tonight.
There is the young OG arriving earlier today with an opportunity
to make history, to become the youngest NXT champion ever.
But to do that,
he's gonna have to end the reign of The Ruler, Oba Femi,
who is approaching 250 days as champion.
Who walks out of Heatwave with gold around their waist?
And there you see the Canadian contingent made up
of the North American champion Ethan Page and Chelsea Green.
They're in a mixed tag team match representing their home country
against a pair of United States Olympians.
Tavion Heights on the right, and the only female gold medalist
in WWE history, Tyra Mae Steele.
Which duo is victorious?
The Juggernaut, Jordynne Grace, has a lot on her mind tonight
as she has promised to show her opponent what ugly really is.
And that can't sit too well with "The Glamour" Blake Monroe.
She may not leave the same way she arrived,
that being in one piece.
And the NXT Universe is ready and fired up for tonight
at WWE Heatwave.
[music concludes]
[tense music playing]
[narrator] After a scorching summer
and a record-breaking stretch of suffocating heat.
Tonight, there's no sign of relief.
[Femi] For over 200 days, I have carried this NXT championship.
Who…
is worthy enough to take this title from me?
[narrator] Sometimes all it takes to light a fuse…
-You ask me? -…is a single spark.
You continue going after the biggest dog in the yard.
[Vic] Getting bouncy.
The NXT Heatwave, the young OG becomes a new NXT champion,
and that's facts.
[narrator] With combustible tension ever present in the air…
[Vic] No one is safe.
-We hit at whoever. -[Vic] DarkState is on the scene.
And we been had our scope on them tag titles.
[narrator] Some come forth to put out the fire.
[Vic] It's Hank and Tank.
Hank and Tank are creating their own chaos.
[Booker T] Hank and Tank had the Heatwave to defend their goal.
[narrator] Some can't avoid adding fuel to the fire…
♪ Gonna let, gonna let it burn… ♪
-[Monroe] I'm not here to play nice. -[tense music playing]
[Wade] Blake Monroe just stuck it to Jordynne Grace.
…but always risk getting burned.
[Vic] Oh! The Juggernaut is absolutely possessed.
[Grace] At Heatwave…
I'm gonna show you what ugly really looks like.
[crowd cheering]
[narrator] Some can't stop their ego from fanning the flames.
Two divisions, two brands, and the one at the top, it's me!
[Booker T] Jacy Jayne to defend her TNA Knockouts Championship
against Ash by Elegance and Masha Slamovich.
[narrator] While others let their passion burn brighter.
[Page] Stand up and salute the Canadian standard of excellence.
You need to be knocked off
that maple-leaf-sucking perch you're standing on.
[Vic] Who will represent their country? Which duo will stand tall?
[narrator] Tonight, we let the fires burn.
["Burn" playing]
♪ I found a fire inside Somewhere deep in my bones ♪
-♪ So let it burn ♪ -♪ Burn ♪
-♪ You ♪ -♪ You ♪
[narrator] And close off this summer in red-hot style.
Welcome to Heatwave.
[song concludes]
[announcer] And now, WWE presents Heatwave.
["Burn" resumes]
♪ We're learning how to stand ♪
-["Let Em' Know" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[inaudible]
[bell ringing]
[Mike] The following contest
is a Triple Threat NXT Women's Championship
-number one contenders match. -[crowd cheering]
[Mike] Introducing first, from Port St. Lucie, Florida,
Jaida Parker.
[Vic] Whoa, what a way to kick off the night.
Welcome into ringside, Vic Joseph alongside Booker T.
Corey Graves not here with us tonight.
He is overseas, getting ready for tomorrow night
and Monday Night Raw, but, Book, are you ready to feel the heat?
-What? -Miss Parker's in the house, man.
-He's already hot already. -Be ready to do the day of the--
Are you ready? Are you ready? Let's do it.
-It is WWE Heatwave. -[laughs]
-[Vic] Well, you're in rare form already. -["Out Of This World" playing]
[Vic] I don't know how you're gonna be able to keep yourself composed…
-[Booker T laughing] -…for this triple threat.
[Booker T] Here we go, baby.
[Mike] Next, from Boynton Beach, Florida, Kelani Jordan!
[Vic] Two-thirds of the equation in the matchup.
That right here, this moment, that is Kelani Jordan's mother, father.
Her family is here to see her become the number one contender.
Why, Booker, are we looking at the next to challenge
-for the NXT Women's-- -[Booker T] You know why?
Because she's a winner, and she's ready for this moment.
This is the opportunity of her life.
This is Heatwave, dawg. Come on.
[Vic] The same can be said for the other woman in the ring,
that being Jaida Parker.
Let me ask you this then, why is it Parker's time in NXT?
Let's look at every side of the coin.
[Booker T] Jaida Parker has been working so hard to get to that number one spot.
Can she high-step?
Can she high-step her way to that number one spot tonight?
-Can she do it? Oh, yes! -[crowd cheering]
["Te Lo Rompo" playing]
♪ If you wanna come get it I hit heavy ♪
♪ What’s your name You forget it, call the medic… ♪
[Mike] And making her way to the ring, from Miami, Florida,
Lola Vice.
[Vic] Well, I got to call it fair here, Books.
So, we talked about Kelani. We talked about Jaida.
How can Lola Vice take that next step?
[Booker T chuckles] Lola Vice, she's… she's got that hot, hot Cholula--
You ever heard of Goyo?
-Goyo. -[Vic] What?
[Booker T] They're good. They're good. [laughs]
♪ Pompompom, Ataca-taca Te lo hago tragar… ♪
[Booker T] I just wanted to throw that out there, man.
But no, man. Lola Vice is definitely on the cusp,
on the precipice of definitely stepping up here.
-I'm looking forward to this matchup. -Come here.
-[bell ringing] -[Vic] Three women, one opportunity.
-Who will be… -[Booker T] Oh, yes!
…the number one contender to Jacy Jayne in that NXT Women's Championship?
And right off the rip, they are starting to swing up here.
But look, Book, let's talk about this too.
All three, I believe, I wanna see what you think,
have the right to believe
-they're next in line. -[overlapping chatter]
[Booker T] They can believe that, all of them can believe that,
but this game is about what? "What have you done for me lately?"
That's what it's about. But tonight, they're geared.
-Opportunity is on the line. -[Vic] There is the athleticism
from Kelani Jordan put right on display.
This is the first triple threat in Heatwave history,
-that includes ECW. -[Booker T] Oh, yes.
-[Vic] Wing and a miss. -[Booker T] That was good work.
Both side, a little bit of a stalemate.
And now Jaida Parker
-right back into the fight. -[crowd cheering]
[Booker T] That's what I'm talking about.
That's the attitude that's gonna take Jaida Parker all the way
-to the top, baby. -[Vic] How exciting is it, Book,
to see the women's division highlighted tonight?
-Bam, big body slam here at Heatwave. -[crowd chanting]
[Booker T] The women's division here at NXT is stacked.
And I tell you, the addition of that secondary championship
definitely put these ladies in a different mindset.
We gotta go out there and we gots to grind, I love it.
-[indistinct chatter] -[crowd groaning]
[Vic] A meeting of the minds. Of course, this matchup,
still the TNA Knockouts Championship still to come.
And then Blake Monroe, Jordynne Grace, a grudge match tonight here in Lowell.
[Booker T] Can't wait for that right there.
I mean, Jordynne Grace got a lot to prove, and I'm sure she's got a lot on her mind
here tonight coming into Heatwave.
-Oh! Yes, baby. -[Vic] Oh, wow.
-That was hot. -[Booker T] That was hot.
[Vic] I stole your line, my bad.
[Booker T] Oh, yes. Oh, yes.
[Vic] This is what you were alluding to a few moments ago, Book.
[Booker T] Oh, baby, are we gonna see it? Are we gonna see it?
-[Vic] Jaida Parker in control. -[Booker T] Here we go, baby.
Here we go. Oh, yes. Give me some. Give me some.
High-stepping all the way to that number one contender spot.
-I love it. -[crowd cheering]
[Vic] And she's just three seconds away is Jaida Parker.
Parker on the prowl, dumping out Kelani. That's smart strategy,
'cause now it's down to just one-on-one, her and Lola Vice.
[Booker T] Isolate your opponent right there in the middle of the ring.
Trying to get this thing done.
Gotta get a three count, one, two-- It's not that easy.
-Oh, yes. -[crowd gasps]
-[Booker T] Can she cover? Here we go. -[Vic] Hook of the leg.
-[crowd counting] -[Booker T] That could be it.
[Vic] And a kick-out as Kelani was just making her way back into the ring,
near fall for Jaida Parker.
And I ask you this too because Kelani back in control--
Who has the biggest chip on their shoulder entering this matchup?
[Booker T] I mean, you gotta understand,
Kelani Jordan, she's the youngest out of the three,
but she's the only one with championship around her waist.
-[Vic] That's fair. -[Booker T] No, and I think
right there that gives her the edge
coming into a matchup like this, no matter what, champion's advantage.
-Oh, yes. Beautiful! -[Vic] Oh! With a twist.
Big leg drop.
-[crowd counting] -[Vic] To become the number one--
-and Jaida Parker there on the outside. -[crowd groaning]
[Booker T] Jaida Parker in the right place at the right time,
and that's what it takes in a lot of these type of matches right here.
[Vic] You talked about Kelani Jordan being the only one
to be a champion in this match, did you not, just a second ago?
-[Booker T] Just a second ago. -[Vic] Isn't it wild to think Jordan,
though, has never competed for the NXT Championship,
and both of her opponents have? That has to motivate Kelani tonight.
[Booker T] Definitely gotta motivate her. You gotta get into the match,
you can't be thinking about what's next.
You gotta think about the eyes, keep your eyes open.
-[Vic] Nice. -[Booker T] Beautiful,
beautiful right there by Kelani Jordan.
That's what you need to be thinking about right there.
-[crowd cheering] -[Vic] Kelani just flashing over
to her mother a thumbs-up, she's in control.
[Booker T] Oh, yeah.
[Vic] A little go behind, could be looking for a German suplex,
nice counter though by Lola Vice.
Lola Vice, center of the ring, just caught an elbow,
ducked the second front face lock.
Oh! Nice DDT.
[Booker T] Beautiful counter there
-by Kelani Jordan. -[Vic] Innovative.
-[Booker T] But-- -[crowd counting]
[Vic] Lola Vice escaping at two.
[Booker T] I can tell you right now, Kelani Jordan came into the thing
with a game plan and those keys to victory.
That's what it's all about, those keys to victory.
[crowd applauding]
[Vic] Kelani, we know she loves to take risks all the way up top,
but there's that third member of the matchup… Jaida Parker.
[Booker T] Oh! Got caught.
[Vic] Certainly did, and now trying to lock it in properly.
[Booker T] Got caught right there. That triangle's not deep.
I don't think it's deep enough just yet.
[Vic] I'm getting ready to ask you that same question.
It doesn't look like it's cinched in all the way or at least as deep
as you said as Lola would like. And Jaida trying to fight her way free.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Vic] Last year at this event it was… Lola Vice.
-[Booker T] Wow. [speaks indistinctly] -[Vic] Jaida just got taken out by Kelani.
-[crowd cheering, applauding] -[Vic] This is the dangers
and also the excitement of a triple threat.
[crowd chanting "Jacy"]
[Vic chuckling] What do you think's going through the mind
of the double champion, Jacy Jayne?
[Booker T] I mean, Jacy Jayne, she's living her best life right now.
I'm talking about champagne wishes and caviar dr--
First class fights. I mean, hair treatments, I mean, nails done.
What are you thinking, man? She's not thinking about this.
[Vic] I'm thinking, well, she has to,
because the winner of this is the number one contender
for one of her titles, and the second title she holds,
she will defend tonight, that being the TNA Knockouts title.
Parker looking for the knockout right now, hoisting up, blocked out by Kelani.
[Booker T] What Jazmyn Nyx is for to go and do all the recon and stuff like that.
Come on, man.
[Vic] So you're admitting that Jacy Jayne then bullies around
-the rest of Fatal Influence? -[Booker T] Not bullying, it--
-[Booker T] Oh! -[Vic] Oh! Super kick under the jaw.
[Booker T] I'm talking about what have you done for me lately.
-Kelani Jordan, she's feeling it, man. -[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Look, Kelani's been trying to shed this little sister stigma,.
-so to speak. -[crowd groaning]
[Vic] Corkscrew up over, feel wiped out.
[Booker T] I think she's done that already. I mean,
I think Kelani Jordan finally got the message.
-[Vic] Take another look. -[crowd groaning]
[Vic] All Kelani right now, as she's focusing in on Lola Vice.
And it was Jordan and Lola who teamed up
to beat the aforementioned Fatal Influence, two weeks ago.
And now trying to pop in and-- oh!
Little-- I guess you'd call that what,
-a stunner split? -[crowd counting]
[Vic] Near fall-- Oh! Kelani though. Holding on.
-Kelani may be looking for a single crab. -[Booker T] Beautiful competition.
[Vic] Kicking right to the spine of Lola. And turning over,
single leg crab is locked in to Lola for a little separation.
[Booker T] That bright out little girl, I mean, from a couple of years ago,
Kelani Jordan knows exactly what she wants here in the WWE,
and that's to be great. That's to be great.
She wants to be a Hall of Famer.
[Vic] Everyone's shooting for the moon.
Trying to-- Oh! Rolled right through.
-[Booker T] Oh, yeah! -[Vic] That's a Dragon Sleeper by Lola.
Cinched in, nowhere for Kelani to go.
If Kelani taps out, Lola will become the number one contender.
Our official is in a great position in this matchup, Joey Gonzalez.
Another counter.
[Booker T] The balance just got caught right there.
[Vic] Well, now the combination offense from Lola.
[Booker T] Oh, baby, educated feet right here from the Vice.
[Vic] Instead of swinging for the fences like she's a member of the Red Sox,
-she is kicking for a goal. -[crowd cheering]
-[Vic] It has beaten down… -[Booker T] Oh, baby!
-…the opposition. -[Booker T] Wait a minute.
Let me pop my neck right here, Vic.
-Oh, yes, here we go, baby. Yes, yes. -[inaudible]
-[Booker T] Yeah. -[crowd cheering]
[Booker T] Oh, yes, baby. One more time for your mind.
-Can we get a little more? -[crowd cheering]
[Booker T] One more time.
-[Vic] How you feeling, Book? -[Booker T] Dazed and confused, baby.
-[Vic] Oh, pump kick. -[Booker T] But it feels good.
-[Vic] Kelani and Jaida-- -[Booker T] Here we go.
Can we get a cover?
-[Vic] Lola looking to become… -[crowd counting]
…the number one con…
Jaida, she's on Dream Street right now.
Kelani is getting cinched right back into that dragon sleeper.
You know, how great has it been for Lola to compete in AAA?
[Booker T] Now, that is how you make experiences right there.
-That international experience as well. -[Vic] Oh!
[Booker T] Different styles, but right now she's in trouble.
-[Vic] Rockbuster cover and a kick-out. -[crowd counting]
[Vic] It's giving her another opportunity and a kick-out again,
this time by Kelani.
It's allowed Lola to really hone in on her craft,
as Jaida Parker, who is battle tested, main events, premium live events.
-[crowd chanting "This is awesome"] -[Vic] That certainly has to help her
here tonight at Heatwave.
[Booker T] Well, it-- All that can go out of the window,
it's gonna come down to who wants it most in this type of matchup,
and who's in the right place at the right time.
I think that's what it's gonna come down to, Victor.
[Vic] I'm just seeing just how deep the women's division is here in NXT.
-[Booker T] Nailed it! -[Vic] Spinebuster!
Could be what sends Jaida to a championship.
-And Kelani's still… -[Booker T] Man!
-…kicking just able to get out. -[Booker T] This Spinebuster right there
reminded me of Ron Simmons patting it.
Spinebuster right there, you can feel it from the top of your head
-to the tip of your toes, man. -[crowd chanting]
[Vic] Well, we're getting into the…
deep waters of this matchup.
How can Parker right now prove her point? How can she back up all her tough talk?
[Booker T] I mean, it's hard to say other than just go out here and do it,
just like she's doing right now.
I mean, she's got her eyes on the prize. She's got her foot on the gas.
The thing is, can she cash in and become number one contender
to cash her ticket? That's the question, Vic.
[Vic] Well, the next part of that is, has she learned how to harness her anger?
Has she learned to harness her frustrations, not to make a mistake?
[Booker T] Everything is just growing pains.
Every match, you're gonna learn just a little bit,
just like you leave a piece of your body
in every one of these type of matches as well.
[Vic] Both women right now is-- Lola making her way back in.
All three on their feet, all three want to be
-the number one contender. -[crowd cheering]
-[Booker T] Long way down. -[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Take another look. Nasty landing for two of the three.
And Lola Vice right now is the one you have to say is in control
of the matchup at this juncture as Lola is starting to come alive.
[Booker T] Yeah, because the look
on Kelani's face right there told me a lot.
She took the brunt of that right there, Vic.
[Vic] Pivotal point in this matchup. Again, Triple Threat rules.
First one to gain pinfall submission will be victorious
and the winner will have a date with destiny,
an opportunity at the NXT Women's Championship.
And all three are showing you just how bad they want it,
-just how bad they need it. -[Booker T] Talking about this--
We're here right now, you're talking about-- Oh, baby!
-[Vic] What a backup. -[Booker T] Talking about
those deep waters, we're here right now, man.
[Vic] All three trying to swim. Kelani now.
Able to drop Jaida in the drop zone, so to speak.
[Booker T] No, right now, she's very comfortable in this position.
-[Vic] One Of A Kind counter. -[Booker T] Oh, no!
[Vic] Jaida got the double knees up, and that might be just what Jaida needed.
[Booker T] What I'm talking about right there, being in the right place
at the right time right now.
Jaida Parker's right now about to cash in, so close.
[Vic] Gord Buster, using Kelani as a weapon.
Jaida looking for Hipnotic-- instead got caught by Lola.
Kelani back to her feet. Kelani trying to turn around, hoist up…
-and drop. -[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Lola's down, Kelani now.
Looking for a 450--
-[Booker T] Oh, no! -[Vic] Got caught.
-Came up a little bit short. -[Booker T] You gotta be kidding me.
[Vic] And a nice counter to the counter. And it was countered again.
Lola Vice hasn't since indeed looking for the submission.
Kelani just trying to break it free. There's a death grip
-around Kelani right now by Lola. -[inaudible]
[Booker T] Kelani's going to sleep right now, man.
[Vic] Lola is out and Jaida with a head on it.
[Booker T] Oh, no!
[Vic] From behind comes Lola Vice,
-rolling up. -[crowd counting]
-[bell ringing] -[Vic] And Lola is next.
-[crowd cheering] -["Te Lo Rompo" playing]
[Mike] Here is your winner
and the new number one contender to the NXT Women's Championship,
-Lola Vice. -[Vic] Think about this, Book,
it was last year at this event, Lola fought Roxanne Perez.
What a difference a year makes.
[Booker T] Talking about going to Mexico and having that experience,
that extra hand, it's something to bring into this match at Heatwave.
I think that's what actually catapulted her to this spot, this week.
[Vic] There was the Hipnotic from Jaida Parker, and Lola Vice,
-the right place, the right time… -[bell ringing]
-…to become the number one contender… -[Booker T] Hey!
-…to the NXT Women's Championship. -[Booker T] Oh, yeah!
[Vic] Soak it in now, Lola.
Because you got a date with destiny.
Things are about to get spicy in the women's division.
Are we looking at the next Women's Champion?
[music concludes]
[suspenseful music playing]
I just can't believe it.
I was so close to bringing the North American title
back to The Culling a few weeks ago.
I'm sorry I let you guys down.
You didn't let us down, Tatum.
[tense music playing]
You made us proud.
Nico's right. You were exceptional.
I'm still trying to figure out, though, why Izzy didn't let me help you.
Because I knew she could do it on her own, Spears.
Tatum didn't need a doll to help her beat Sol.
And honestly, if it weren't for Nia and Lash distracting her,
she would be the Women's North American Champion right now.
Bringing truth to light.
Wonderful, Izzy.
-You really believe that, Izzy? -Of course I do.
I stopped him because I wanted you to win on your own merit,
-like I know you can. [chuckles] -You guys really are the best. [giggles]
And you make all of us better. And we're gonna prove it.
Ava told me this Tuesday you and I are gonna work together as a tag team
against Ren and whatever misfit she can find as a partner.
[chuckling] If she can find somebody.
Like you said, there's no helping them.
It's time to show the world how strong we really are.
Your growth just continues to inspire me, Iz.
This is your moment, Tatum.
The NQCC has crumbled. They are a shell of their former selves.
And The Culling? We're stronger than ever.
Now go finish them off.
[Tatum] Oh, I'm going to.
Because I have my family,
-and The Culling always advance. -[chuckles]
And that just is what it is.
[music concludes]
[thrilling music playing]
[Vic] I cannot imagine the emotional roller coaster
that Jordynne Grace has been on.
She faces Blake Monroe tonight here live at Heatwave.
["Chaos" playing]
We are set for our first championship match of the night.
-["Burn This Engine Out" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[bell ringing]
[Mike] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the NXT Tag Team Championship.
Making their way to the ring,
they are the NXT Tag Team Champions, Hank Walker, Tank Ledger,
Hank and Tank.
[Vic] Before we dive into it, Booker,
which two members of DarkState are they about to face?
DarkState has kept it a secret as to which two members will compete
in this matchup.
[Booker T] You know that's the one thing about DarkState,
you gotta always expect the unexpected.
I don't know who it's gonna be, but for Hand and Tank it shouldn't matter.
It's about defending those championships in the middle of that ring at Heatwave.
[Vic] Well, it's gonna be very interesting
because I would think it would be Shugars
as he continues to just inch closer and closer.
[Booker T] I would love to see the Shugars Man step in this ring
and do his thing, man,
because you're talking about unpredictability.
That's that, man.
[Vic] Well, it's all about the NXT Tag Team Titles.
But again, right now there's six men in the ring, we need four.
[indistinct chatter]
-[Booker T] Mind games. -[Vic] Who's it gonna be?
[Booker T] Mind games, man. I love it.
We got the Shugar man. We got the Shugar man here, baby.
[Vic] A pair of Shugars.
-Referee-- Oh! -[Booker T] Oh!
[Vic] Well, that was Dion Lennox.
The official hasn't called for the bell yet. This hasn't officially…
-[bell ringing] -[Vic] And finally, there it is.
So take a look now, Book, at the field.
It is gonna be Osiris and Dion Lennox taking on Hank and Tank.
[Booker T] I like the play there by DarkState.
He seemed to be turned around just a bit, but not a lot.
Oh, yes, Dion Lennox, this guy right here.
This one is the smart one of the two right here. You gotta watch him,
played that good boy gimmick when he first came in…
-Come on! -…but look at him now.
[Vic] He's also the hothead of the group, he can go from zero to 60 very quickly.
Shugars on the outside was the one pulling the strings,
manipulating the champions.
Had a plan, it looks like they executed it for a moment, but as you said,
Hank and Tank, they're prepared.
-[Booker T] Right now, Tank's in and-- -[Vic] Whoa, get some.
[Booker T] Oh, yeah, one, two. [speaks indistinctly]
[Vic] Glide shoulder tackle.
Cover, and a kick.
You know, what has really impressed you with the duo of Hank and Tank?
[Booker T] I mean, they're resilient. I mean, these guys, what,
-tag team champions now for-- -[Vic] A hundred and twenty-six days.
[Booker T] 127 after today.
I mean, right now, these guys definitely have proof
that they're gonna fly by night.
-[Vic] Tag. -[Booker T] No flash in the pans,
here today, gone tomorrow. No, these guys, they're the real deal.
[Vic] They also were able to defend those title…
-[Booker T] Oh! -…in that reality of wrestling.
[Booker T] You know what, giving these guys the opportunity,
that was their first tag team championship.
That right there motivated Hank and Tank
that they could go out there and do anything.
And that right there put them in position to win the Tag Team Championship.
-[Vic] Oh! -[Booker T] Axiom and Nathan Fraser,
the best tag team perhaps in NXT's history.
[Vic] There's Osiris with just pure power.
[Booker T] Know what I call him, right? Osiris the virus. Oh, yes, man. [chuckles]
[Vic] All right, now he's trying to take down Hank and Tank
and another one with E just hoisting up.
Nice counter though, again, tag team titles on the line,
first championship match of the night.
And-- Oh! Dion Lennox on the outside, Shugars holding on,
and finally able to break away and make the tag.
And now all four men in the ring.
[Booker T] I like this right here, flow it down just a bit.
[Vic] And look at the others on the outside,
trying to get some equalizers.
Official has his hands full tonight, I'll tell you what.
[Booker T] We need another ref out here, what?
[Vic] We may do, but I want you to think about Hank and Tank,
-who just wiped out Osiris. -[Booker T] Watch yourself.
-[Vic] They've been attacked by DarkState. -[Booker T] Watch yourself.
[Vic] They've been stalked at some point.
They were attacked two months ago, even a few weeks back.
-And now the champion, Tank. -[Booker T] Oh, baby. Oh, yes. Oh, yes.
[crowd cheering]
-The Belly Boys. That's the Belly Boys. -[Vic] Can I get a shucky ducky?
[Vic] That's a shucky ducky quack quack moment right there, dawg.
[Vic] Take another look.
There was a lot of meat flying through the air.
[Booker T] That's just the confidence they had to take, man.
These guys have definitely shown the growth
over these past few months. And right now,
to go in here and pull off a win against DarkState,
just tells these guys that they're it. They're the team to beat.
[Vic] And here's the thing too,
Hank and Tank represent what DarkState despises.
Hard work, they trained, they waited.
Remember when DarkState arrived, they didn't wanna wait,
-they just wanted to tank. -[Booker T] The thing is,
we only know what we see on paper with DarkState,
-we don't know how-- -[Vic] Oh, no.
[Booker T] You look at their bodies, the guy's definitely gotta be in training.
Look at Osiris, the flying big shot man.
[Vic] Look, we start breaking out
in the Tag Team Champion a little bit differently.
As right now, DarkState has really turned this thing around.
[Booker T] See, there's mind games right here, too, you know,
with the two guys on the outside just stalking,
that just gives you more to think about.
Even if they don't do anything, it just gives you more to think about.
[Vic] Well, then to that point, here is the hothead of the group.
Here is a man who could just snap in a second, Dion Lennox.
Is this then the first adversity the champions have faced
since winning the gold in Vegas here at Heatwave in Lowell?
[Booker T] I mean, we might be right against as far as that goes.
One thing about Hank and Tank, these guys, I think they're built for adversity.
I think they're built for being the tag team champions.
Like I said, I don't think these guys slipped on a banana peel.
It didn't happen by osmosis or anything like that.
These guys want-- I mean, Hank, I mean, from a security guard,
for God's sake, come on.
[Vic] That's true.
As Osiris continue to apply the pressure on the outside,
DarkState knows they cannot win the tag titles via count out.
They gotta get Hank back into the ring.
This, of course, DarkState's first attempt.
to win a championship, DarkState love to recalibrate.
They've embraced chaos, crazy antics.
Some would say Cutler James is a special kind of crazy
who's on the outside as Osiris trying to hang on to Hank,
who's desperately trying to create some separation.
It has, and now trying to make the tag, long way away from his partner.
[Booker T] Wait a minute, wait a minute, here we go, wait a minute.
Trying to lock in that headlock right there.
They're trying to slow the momentum down just a bit.
[Vic] I was just starting to settle down as this tag team matchup is settling in.
Reaching for the tag one more time.
I mean, they were so close. And-- Oh!
-Swing and a miss to Osiris. -[Booker T] Oh!
-[Vic] Switch. Game up, big power slam. -[Booker T] Big thump right there.
[Vic] For the titles, and well--
[Booker T] The thing is, DarkState, it hadn't been about a year.
I just think it's been about the reckoning with DarkState.
It's about creating chaos here at NXT.
[Vic] They've been able to outmaneuver the champions for weeks.
And again, as I said, this match settling in.
Bam.
Do you like who DarkState has selected for this championship matchup?
[Booker T] I mean, Dion Lennox, I mean…
He's a hell of a talent, I mean, Osiris the virus, I mean,
you're not gonna find anybody here at NXT with more muscle.
[Vic] Another cover by Dion for the title.
[Booker T] Here we go, here we go.
Hell yeah, I like the team, man, it's all about competition here at NXT.
[Vic] And now look at Dion, right back on top.
[Booker T] Put the squeeze on him right there, that's a squeeze.
[Vic] He's squeezing Hank, that's for sure.
-Look, there's no fear in DarkState. -[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Vic] They truly believe in their mission to reshape this brand in their liking,
to have all the power, which means they gotta have the gold.
And Booker, in your opinion, what happens to this division
if these rogue athletes do win gold here tonight?
[Booker T] I don't think it's gonna be catastrophic or anything like that.
Other teams are just gonna have to step up.
Step up and do exactly
-what these guys are doing right now. -[Vic] Nice job, Tank!
[Booker T] Damn! Oh, yes, here we go.
[Vic] Tank sacrificed himself for a moment.
-[shouts indistinctly] -[Vic] And now, this is that moment,
needing to get into the match, needing to tag back in.
-[Booker T] Here comes Tank. -[Vic] Uh-oh.
-[Booker T] Here comes Tank. -[Vic] And Tank is firing
on all cylinders here in Lowell…
-[Booker T] Oh, yeah! -…Massachusetts.
[Booker T] I love this guy right here.
-Belly bump. -[Vic exclaims]
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Vic] Look at that cartwheel. There's a little spring in his step.
[Booker T] Oh, yes, man.
He's on fire right now, dawg.
[Vic] Well, Shugars doesn't wanna get disqualified.
-He just got taken care of and Tank… -[grunts]
-…again, has just taken down DarkState. -[Booker T laughs] Yeah.
[Vic] And look, it was a rough year to start for these guys.
Whoa! That's a little bit of a bubble bomb, if you'd call it that.
[Booker T] That could be it. That could be it.
[Vic] To retain the titles… Oh, Osiris breaking up.
It was a tough, rough start of the year for Hank and Tank,
but they learned from the Hardys.
They learned from Fraxiom, who you talked about.
Motor City Machine Guns, they listened. I mean, they actually listened,
and maybe that was the key to winning the titles.
[Booker T] Steven Tyler, you know what I mean?
The man says you gotta know how to lose
-in order to know how to win. -[Vic] Whoa!
[Booker T] That's what these guys are going through, man.
Lot of losses.
They're looking to hold on to the championship tonight. Can they?
[Vic] From behind, from behind--
[Booker T] Here we go! Here we go-- Man.
[Vic] Just able to kick out, and right now if you're Tank
and you just saw it happen to your partner, you gotta realize,
man, Spinebuster, you're on your own.
[Booker T] We're about to see the champions here, dawg.
[Vic] Tag was made.
[Booker T] We're close.
-[Vic] Calculated chaos. -[Booker T] Tank's on his own, man.
[Vic] It's how you would describe DarkState.
-[indistinct chatter] -[Booker T] That's it.
-[Vic] And that-- -[Booker T] What the hell?
-[Vic] No, yeah-- No, no, no, no, no. -[crowd cheering]
[Vic] There is still some gas left in the Tank, pun intended.
[Booker T] Wow.
-[Vic] Back to this right here. Ooh! -[Booker T] I thought that was it.
[Vic] That is how we've seen DarkState win time and time again.
-[crowd cheering] -[Vic] But here tonight…
-in a high-pressure situation, not yet. -[crowd chanting "Hank and Tank"]
[Vic] NXT Universe trying their best to rally Tank.
I'm looking around, Book.
I don't see his partner anywhere to be found.
-[grunts] -[Vic] Tank is gonna have
-to fight on his own. -[speaks indistinctly]
[Booker T] Well, right now, he's in a no man's land.
But I'm gonna tell you right now, Tank Ledger, he's a fighter.
He's not-- Well, we just saw that.
He just kicked out of that big move right there.
That should have been a three count.
[Vic] Tank again, trying to fight back, trying to rally.
-Whoa, there's a little two for one. -[crowd cheering]
[Vic] And Hank and Tank tonight have been able to outmaneuver DarkState,
which hasn't been the case for months. It's on Tank's mind.
[Booker T] Tank's going for it, man. Oh, yeah! Belly Boy! Oh, yes!
[Vic] And that goes back to things he's learned from the Hardy Boyz,
a "Swann time."
But Tank knows.
As Hank's rallying back to his feet…
Shugars just got wiped out on his own accord.
-[Cutler exclaims] -[Vic] Tank, you gotta make it
back to your corner. Cutler taken down.
DarkState is taking out themselves.
-[Booker T] See the growth right there… -[Vic] Tag!
…Hank and Tank right before our very eyes.
-[Vic] Oh! -[Booker T] Oh, my God.
[Vic] Hank and Tank trying to overcome-- Bam! Boss, bam, slam.
[Booker T] Great job, and can this be it? Can they do it?
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Vic] Hank and Tank looking to overcome the odds.
[shouts] What the hell?
[Booker T] Wow.
[Vic] Booker, that was everybody in DarkState.
-But Dion… -[Booker T] Oh, baby.
-Like I said, Hank and Tank. -[Vic speaks indistinctly]
[Booker T] Hanky-- Here we go, baby. Here we go.
Oh! Oh! Oh, yeah! Boom!
[Vic] Dion.
Shugar.
-DarkState, the official didn't see. -[Booker T] Oh, damn!
-[Vic] Cutler James. Oh! -[Booker T] Members game.
Members game coming into play right here, Victor.
[Vic] No, uh…
Tank-- Tank is down, Tank is lifted.
And it's a DarkState…
-Doomsday! Oh, no. -[Booker T] That's it.
-Not like this. -[crowd counting]
-[Booker grunts] -[bell ringing]
-[crowd cheering] -["Chaos" playing]
[Mike] Here are your winners
and the new NXT Tag Team Champion,
DarkState.
[Vic] Booker, what does this now mean…
for the tag team division?
[Booker T] The landscape has shifted. The way of the DarkState.
You're talking about a new era. This is it, man.
[Vic] Certainly a power shift as Hank and Tank,
it didn't matter which two members of DarkState they faced.
They knew they were gonna be outnumbered. They came in with a plan.
But in the end, they were just overwhelmed by all four members.
This is the turning point, bam.
That, the nail in the coffin, so to speak, a DarkState doomsday device,
-as Osiris able to bring gold… -[crowd counting]
-[all cheer] -[bell ringing]
…to DarkState.
And now…
there's no easy way to say it. DarkState has ushered in a dark era
into the tag team division in NXT.
[song distorts, concludes]
-[upbeat hip-hop music playing] -About this, Lexis,
-what were you thinking on Tuesday? -[music concludes]
[smacks lips] I'll tell you what I was thinking, Ava.
-I was doing Myles a favor. -Hmm.
He loves to play the sympathy card.
I thought, why not double down on him…
-Right. -…a little bit? He's deaf.
-And blind, I-- It builds character. -[scoffs]
-I should fine you, I should suspend you. -Whoa. [chuckles]
Yes, but luckily for you,
Myles is insisting you guys have a match on Tuesday.
-A match? He's insisting we have a match… -Hmm.
…even though he's deaf, and now he can't even see.
Do you really wanna keep pushing it? Think hard.
Fine.
He can't see, he can't hear,
-which means he can't win. -Mm-hmm.
You really want me to go out there and wrestle a broomstick on Tuesday?
-You got it. -Look, you know what?
Because you took away Myles' vision, I'm gonna take away yours.
I can't believe I'm saying this, but on Tuesday,
you guys are gonna go one-on-one in a blindfold match.
-A blindfold match? That's not fair. -Mm-hmm.
You can't just take away my vision.
[Vic] Our general manager, Ava, has been busy.
-We got some breaking news. -[upbeat music playing]
We just learned that Lola Vice will get her NXT Women's Championship match
at No Mercy.
Our next premium live event takes place in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Our superstars will once again show No Mercy.
[music fades]
-[upbeat music playing] -[bell ringing]
[Mike] The following contest is a triple threat match,
and it's for the TNA Knockout
-World Championship! What? -Hey, hey! You shut your mouth!
I do the intros around here because I'm the personal concierge.
So, for the millions watching at home,
and the thousands of you degenerate losers…
stand up and welcome your soon-to-be TNA Knockouts World Champion,
-Miss Ash by Elegance. -Elegance.
[Vic] That certainly was one way to do an announcement, Book,
focusing on business at hand.
How bad does TNA, the brand, how bad does TNA,
the company, need a victory tonight?
[Booker T] Big, man, this is a big night right here for Ash by Elegance.
To go out there and bring that TNA World Championship back home.
Because I'm gonna tell you right now, nobody's talking about…
[speaks indistinctly] Nobody's talking about the Hardys,
because you're always talking about the top titles in the company.
Right now, they belong to NXT.
Of course, it's a big win right here, man, a big match, man.
My bad, my bad, I'm excited.
-[Vic] You've been excited all night long. -[Booker T] Excited, look at that.
-[music fades] -["Riot" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Mike] From Moscow, Russia,
Masha Slamovich.
[Vic] Again, much like in our opening matchup,
this is under triple threat rules.
No disqualification, pinfall submission in the center of the ring,
and the champion does not need to be factored in the decision
to lose the title.
[music continues]
[Vic] I'm sure we're gonna see a few suplexes from Masha Slamovich.
-[Booker T] You think? -[Vic] To both Ash and this woman.
["The Chosen" playing]
♪ Like a thief in the night No we won't let you in ♪
♪ 'Cause we hold all the light And we'll blind you with it ♪
♪ Bet I know the frontlines You can't say the same ♪
♪ So stay where you're meant to We'll take over this game ♪
[Vic] There is the double champion moments ago, that is Fallon Henley,
-Jazmyn Nyx… -[Booker T] Oh!
-…Fatal Influence has arrived. -[Booker T] Oh!
Decked up. Decked up, man.
[Mike] And their opponent, representing Fatal Influence,
she is the NXT Women's
and TNA Knockouts World Champion,
Jacy Jayne.
[Booker laughs] I just got one thing to say about Jacy Jayne.
Oh, don't do it like that…
-[Vic] Uh, there is the president… -…baby!
…of TNA Wrestling, Carlos Silva Booker.
He has to also be feeling the pressure of this matchup.
[Booker T] You see the excitement in him?
I mean, right now, he's looking at his champion right now.
And Jacy Jayne, he's gotta be proud of Jacy Jayne.
I mean, come on, Vic. Huh?
[Vic] I'm sure you would like a TNA wrestler
to once again hold the knockout title.
[Booker T] It's not about TNA wrestlers right now, it's about ratings, man.
It's about a spike in ratings, man. That's what it's all about.
-[music concludes] -[Vic] Masha Slamovich said
-that she needs the championship back. -[bell ringing]
[Vic] Do you feel the urgency then out of Masha Slamovich
-as we head into this match? -[Booker T] I can tell you this, Masha,
she wants to be redeemed.
She wants to go out there and redeem herself
because she ought that title right in the middle of the ring.
[Vic] Well, this is an interesting start because both TNA wrestlers
were going at each other this past Thursday on Impact,
almost forgetting about Jacy Jayne.
If they do that tonight, this very well could happen.
Jayne from behind, shoulders down,
great job by the official, crucifix by Masha.
Her shoulders are down, that being Jacy Jayne able
to kick out as this one continuing.
Ash rolling right through, tight on the line, and a kick-out.
-[Booker T] So close right there. -[Vic] Ooh!
[Booker T] I mean, I don't think there are gonna be any alliances
in this matchup right here. I think…
[Booker T] Jacy Jayne is gonna have to find a place, find a way to exploit that,
that one little thing right there to put her in a great position
to walk away and steal. Oh, yes! There we go.
[Vic] Nice neck breaker by Jacy, gonna lose this past Thursday.
Masha and Ash very vocal on their feelings towards one another
as Jacy has wiped out the field in her own right.
-And look, I already know… -[Booker T] Oh, yeah!
…how impressed are you with the continued success of Jacy Jayne.
[Booker T] I mean, Jacy Jayne is something that
she's been working for years, man. And right now-- Oh!
-[Vic] Masha! -[Booker T] Wow.
-That was a gnarly landing right there. -[Vic] It certainly was.
And take another look.
First, this was Jacy wiping out Ash. Fatal Influence…
-[Booker T] Man! -…too excited,
took their eye off the ball, and then paid the price.
And Masha now getting Ash back into the ring.
Jacy's been isolated. Jacy's been wiped out.
Masha knows she can strike right now. Snapmare into the center of the ring.
Picking back up Ash with a followed-up snapmare.
Bam! Kick right to the spine.
And Masha again wants her title back. Into the cover.
-There we go. -[Vic] Hook of the leg.
-And that was a near fall. -[crowd booing]
[Booker T] I think Masha's looking good right now,
but she's gotta feel like she let the whole TNA locker room down,
going out there losing that championship to Jacy Jayne.
So, right now, she could be a little overzealous, I think.
[Vic] Held the knockouts title at Slamovich for 267 days
-as Jayne getting back in. -[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Vic] And Jacy now…
-[Booker T] Oh! -[Vic] Nice kick of her own.
-[Booker T] Ooh! Bayley action. -[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Vic] And again, triple threat match so hard…
to predict. And if you look around, Masha Slamovich,
the only one out here that doesn't have any sort of backup,
-so to speak. Oh! In comes Jacy. -[Booker T] What are you talking about?
Nobody's doing anything outside.
[Vic] I didn't say that, but she doesn't have a backup plan.
There is no one to help her, as into the cover goes Jacy,
-who has Fatal Influence on the outside. -[crowd counting]
[Vic] They have a look of disappointment now
as Ash kicked out,
and that was a look of relief by the Elegance Brand on the far side.
[Booker T] Big shot there by Jacy. Oh, yes, man.
-Oh! Get some. -[speaks indistinctly]
[Vic] Jacy Jayne, the first NXT superstar in history
to hold TNA and an NXT title at the same time.
As Masha back in, trying to take this back over,
and how hard is it to--
Into the cover goes Masha for the title, and a kick-out.
How hard is triple threat match to the champion, honestly?
[Booker T] Oh, no, no, I mean, it could be difficult.
But right now, like I said,
all these women are vying for the same thing, Vic.
Just like earlier, I mean, you gotta be in the right place at the right time.
-Preparation is not gonna be your only-- -[Vic] Ash from behind for the title,
and another kick-out by Jayne. And almost caught off guard for a second.
Look, to Ash's point,
Ash believes she should already be the Knockouts Champion.
After being the number one contender,
she was not able to bring that title home.
-And now-- ooh! -[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Vic] A blockbuster into another cover,
and another near fall.
[Booker T] You know what they say about if-a, would-a,
-could-a… -[Vic] Should-a?
[Booker T] Should-- [laughs] Exactly my point.
[Vic] Ash, first match on NXT since September of 2023.
She would love to be the one to restore order in TNA.
-[crowd cheering, applauding] -[Vic] So would Masha.
And maybe, just maybe as this matchup goes on,
that's something Jacy can maybe force a mistake later on.
Maybe Fatal Influence on the outside can help someone slip on a banana peel,
-to your point earlier. -[Booker T] Yeah, perhaps.
But I tell you, you gotta give Ash a lot of credit, man.
She stepped up her game,
-her playbook, definitely. -[Vic] Oh!
-Sit down powerbomb. -[Booker T] Here we go.
-[Vic] Cover, and-- -[Booker T] Ooh!
[Vic] There was not a lot on that kick-out from Jacy Jayne.
And that left shoulder just-- Booker, just got off the mat.
[Booker T] Ash wasting a lot of time right there.
You wanna keep your foot on the gas in a match like this,
because there again, you got somebody else
waiting in the ring. There goes Masha, again.
[Vic] Oh, Masha just got dropped…
-[Booker T] Big time! -…by Jayne from behind.
Fatal Influence loving what they saw as charging up,
and ooh-- a nice dropkick from Masha.
[Booker T] That is unique. Very innovative there by Masha Slamovich.
[Vic] Talk about history being made here on Heatwave.
This is the second time the TNA Knockouts title
will be defended on NXT, here at Heatwave.
Masha Slamovich, the former champion, looking to bring gold back home.
-[crowd counting] -[Vic] Two for one.
Ooh, couldn't get to three.
Masha was close to recapturing the knockouts title.
[Booker T] No nonsense in Masha.
-She just landed out of old school, man. -[crowd chanting "Let's go, Masha"]
[Booker T] Just sitting in the pocket, throwing hands, man.
[Vic] Jayne needed to step out of the way for a moment.
-I have to imagine for Jacy Jayne… -[Booker T] Oh!
…it's hard not to be thinking of Lola Vice,
the new number one contender, even though we are here
in this triple threat match for the knockouts title.
[Booker T] I mean, Jacy Jayne, she's got history with Lola Vice.
I'm sure she's got that on her mind.
But right now, it's about keeping the eyes on the prize…
-[Vic] Oh! -…walking away
and steal the TNA Women's Champion.
-Here we go. -[Vic] Oh! Masha now…
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] As Sheamus would say, "Oh, I thought she's looking
for a little White Noise." An assisted cannonball…
-[Booker T] Man! -…taking out Ash.
-And Masha now is the one in control. -[Booker T] Like, damn, dude.
[Vic] Can Masha be the one
-to bring the TNA knockout title home? -[crowd counting]
[Vic] And Jacy Jayne again just able to kickout.
-Take another look. -[Booker T] Check it out.
[Vic] Bam! You talk about innovative offense.
That was, again, some very innovative offensive maneuvers
from Masha Slamovich in this matchup. And that shows you just how much pressure
-she may be putting on herself… -[crowd chanting "Let's go, Masha!"]
-…to pull out new plays from her playbook. -[crowd chanting "Let's go, Jacy!"]
[Booker T] I mean, right there with that big shot.
I mean, she went to land the big shot and finished the match,
at the same time. Just couldn't pull it off.
But I can tell you right now,
Masha Slamovich is looking to close the door here, man.
-[crowd chanting "Let's go, Jacy!"] -[crowd chanting, "Let's go, Masha!"]
[Vic] NXT Universe has been in a fever pitch here
inside the historic Lowell Memorial Auditorium
for WWE Heatwave as this is starting to break down.
And I don't know if I like Jacy's chances in a slugfest with Slamovich.
[Booker T] Oh, yes, I like her chances.
[Vic] Firing right up. And now, Jayne coming right in.
Masha though putting on the brakes. And it's Masha now…
Look at the flurry, the combination offense, kick strikes.
Masha again doesn't connect. Jayne from behind.
Charging in, big knee right to the side of the face.
[Booker T] You ain't lying, man. Masha's out! Masha's out, man.
[Vic] Only thing holding her up may be that middle rope,
-and now, with a little assist. -[crowd chanting "Jacy two belts"]
[Booker T] Oh, we're gonna finish it. Get a cover, baby.
-[Vic] Neck breaker, rolling Masha. -[crowd counting]
[Vic] Inside leg is hooked, and Ash saving the matchup.
[Booker T] Ash in the right place at the right time,
right there to break that up.
[Vic] Now, we've seen Jacy Jayne, a double champion, twice the appearances,
twice the media, twice the travel.
Gotta wonder if her tank is someone at "E" into this matchup,
something that the other two women could take advantage.
[Booker T] There is something.
Jacy Jayne, she knows the ride is gonna come to an end one day,
but you ride till the wheels fall off, baby.
-Moonsault didn't connect-- Totally did… -[Booker T] Oh, yeah!
-Here we go, here we go. -…with Jacy Jayne going back
-into the cover, and Ash… -[crowd booing]
…getting that right shoulder.
Jayne right now, almost a sense of disbelief,
but now, is not the time to start doubting yourself, Booker.
Look at Jacy, I mean, she go that set up,
but she couldn't get the deep cover right there.
That could have been a three-count. So close.
[Vic] There's Fatal Influence on the outside.
Jacy has been the nicest to these two women
over the last several weeks, very rude lately to them.
But they're still here showing their support
as Jacy Jayne now trying to go up top.
-[crowd chanting "Let's go, Jacy"] -[crowd chanting "Let's go, Masha"]
[Vic] As again, the NXT Universe…
split here.
Masha Slamovich now with the upper hand. This could be Masha's moment,
and Jacy Jayne, that championship pedigree.
[Booker T] Just one step ahead of Masha. Here we go with the high rent district.
Here we go!
[Vic] Off the top! Jacy Jayne, big kick under the jaw.
-[crowd counting] -[Vic] Into the cover.
Meteora saving the matchup. Again, it was Ash.
And every time it seems one of these women has an opportunity,
-the other is there to kick-out… -[crowd counting]
-…and right now-- Whoa! -[crowd cheering]
[Booker T] Man, Jacy, awareness.
Gary Wilson, the official, noticing the foot on the rope,
which, by the way, was placed there by Fatal Influence.
Now, the Elegance Brand not happy.
[Booker T] Oh, baby!
-[overlapping shouting] -[crowd shouting, clamoring]
You hear me? I saw that! I just saw that!
[crowd clamoring, cheering]
[Vic] And Gary Wilson saw Jazmyn Nyx strike Ash.
[Booker T] What the hell!
[Vic] He saw it. He was gonna let this fly,
but that's a decision by the official. That's referee's discretion.
Fatal Influence is gone. Masha though, rolling up Ash,
center of the ring for the title, and another kick-out.
-[crowd booing] -[Vic] The field has just changed.
If you're Jacy Jayne, she's gotta be thinking WTF right now.
Trying to go in for a kick, caught. Oh, no!
[Booker T] Bad position.
-[Vic] Boom! -[Booker T] Oh, my God!
-[Vic] Bad intentions from Masha. -Come on! [screams]
[Vic] But you can't get too cocky, Booker,
'cause there comes Ash flying through.
[Booker T] Let it all right now, man, just let it all out.
I love it.
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
[Vic] Everyone is wiped out except for one woman.
Take another look.
It was Ash by Elegance who was willing to risk a little bit more
in that moment for the title to come back home.
And Masha's left shoulder kicking up again.
I just peeked over at the TNA President Carlos Silva.
He's sitting behind us.
He is right now on his feet because he sees TNA wrestlers
fighting for the TNA knockouts title.
-[Booker T] Sure he's sweating bullets. -[Vic] Big kick.
[Booker T] Title is on the line right here.
[Vic] Masha's knee got caught by Ash.
-Ash, right knee. Bro, did you hear that? -[Booker T] Oh!
[Vic] They heard that in Boston.
[Booker T] Masha just caved right there, too bad.
[Vic] Looking over, Ash now, trying to seize her championship moment,
Tornado DDT.
Ash got all of it, the personal concierge, the Elegance Brand on the outside.
-Moonsault connected. -[Booker T] Whoa!
[Vic] Ash-- Oh, and Jacy Jayne to the knee.
-[Booker T] Good night! -[Vic] And cover to retain-- Oh!
[crowd booing]
-[Booker T] What the hell? -[Vic] No way.
[Booker T] That had to be a slow count, man.
That had to be Jacy thinking the same thing I'm thinking.
[crowd chanting "This match sucks"]
[Vic] Give credit to Masha Slamovich for some resiliency in that moment.
Another knee didn't connect. Masha rolling back through.
-[crowd counting] -[Vic] And a-- No!
-[Booker T] Wow. -[Vic] That was just as close.
Rolling encore. Rolling encore.
-[crowd counting] -[Booker T] Beautiful.
-[Vic] Hey! -[crowd cheering]
-[wrestlers speak indistinctly] -[indistinct chatter]
[Vic] The Elegance Brand just pulled out Jacy.
Ash to the top.
Swanton, Ash into the cover.
-[crowd counting] -[bell ringing]
And Ash brings the Knockout title back to TNA.
-["Ash by Elegance" theme music playing] -[Mike] Here is your winner
and the new TNA Knockout World Champion,
Ash by Elegance.
[Vic] There is Carlos Silva looking
at the rest of TNA's front office that made their way to Lowell.
There has to be a weight off their shoulders right now.
But let's go back to some of the turning moments.
That was an air by Jazmyn Nyx.
I don't care what you want to call it, Booker.
The referee saw what happened, and that is where the tide started to turn.
Fatal Influence was wiped out. Fatal Influence was sent to the back.
Ash was in control. Bam.
Jacy Jayne, just how close did she come to retaining?
You could have slid a piece of paper under the official's hand.
The Rolling Encore hit by Jacy. This was that moment.
But the Elegance Brand, who was still ringside,
was able to isolate Jacy Jayne,
open the door for this woman, and Ash by Elegance flies through the air
to bring the TNA Knockout title home.
[Booker T] You know, I don't agree with this ref.
You know too much, man. I mean, that was a bad call.
-It's a bad call. -[Vic] Well, look, Carlos Silva is happy.
He's relieved.
She's heard all the doubters, the naysayers. They're now silent.
Ash brings gold to TNA while making the Knockouts division Elegance.
[Booker T] Come on, man. Come on.
[music concludes]
[crowd cheering]
-[chuckles] There he is. -Ricky!
-You're alive. -What up? Uh, barely.
Man, after the hell you went through with Trick last week
and you got thrown over the top rope through the announcer's table,
I wanted to come and check up on you and make sure you're okay.
I appreciate you.
I'll be honest with you, I didn't know if you were gonna make it or not.
But you did and you proved exactly why you belong here.
You proved exactly what The Undertaker saw in you.
Ah, come on now, I appreciate you, my boy.
And look, look, you did your thing as Jasper too.
All right, now, I ain't gonna lie… [groans] …you're more of a connoisseur.
All right, but tonight,
I have a bigger mountain to climb, you feel me?
It's gonna be a hard-fought victory.
And, uh, after the match, I'm leaving as NXT Champion.
-I like that. -Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Just a general reminder,
The Undertaker wouldn't have said all those things about you
if he didn't think you couldn't get it done.
That's real, that's facts, right?
In addition to that, you got the WWE Universe behind you.
-I saw. -You got my support, I believe you.
Ooh. I appreciate you.
I truly believe that you are the future of WWE, of NXT.
Thank you, thank you.
The future of the NXT Championship was absolute.
-Uh. -Look--
I know, listen, you don't like to hear that
and I understand that 1000%. But I wanted to tell you man to man,
'cause tonight you're going to do something
that no one has done yet and that is dethrone Oba.
And when you walk through that curtain tonight,
I want you to know that old Ricky's gonna be waiting
on the other side for that golden opportunity.
[chuckles] All right, well, I appreciate you, I gotta lock in.
But, uh, tonight after the match, NXT is gonna get real, uh…
-[inhales sharply] …bouncy. -[crowd cheering]
-Yeah? -Well, I look forward to that, champ.
Champ. Champ.
[Vic] Main event still to come, but we got more breaking news right now.
NXT Halloween Havoc takes place at Findlay Toyota Center
in Prescott Valley, Arizona, October 25th.
-The spookiest night of the year is back. -[upbeat music playing]
[Vic] We continue here at WWE Heatwave 'cause Blake Monroe's night.
Well, she might show up at Heatwave as the Wicked Witch
after her evil actions as of late for Jordynne Grace.
She's looking for more than just a victory tonight at Heatwave.
[music concludes]
♪ It's not over until I win ♪
["Win" playing]
-[crowd cheering] -[Corey] Oh, my God, the Juggernaut.
[Vic] Jordynne Grace is here.
The best women's division in the world just became the strongest.
I was never supposed to be here.
I couldn't be the most beautiful in the ring.
I would never be the tallest, but I could get wider,
I could get stronger.
I could force people to notice me, to see me, and I did that.
And I became a champion again and again and again.
I became the face of an entire women's division.
I could have stayed there or I could take a risk.
[Corey] Jordynne Grace entering the Royal Rumble match.
Anything can happen.
♪ Glamour is forever ♪
-[Vic] Oh, my God. -["Glamour Is Forever" playing]
[Vic laughs] NXT just became glamorous.
[Monroe] You can call me Blake Monroe.
"The Glamour" doesn't just walk into the spotlight.
She's the reason it exists.
The Glamour is the girl you've been waiting for.
♪ Glamour is forever Like pearls on a chain ♪
♪ A little bit vintage A little champagne ♪
♪ Soft but I bite, sweet but I sting Wrapped in a bow, but I run this thing ♪
[Monroe] The Glamour raises the bar,
turns heads, redefines what it means to be a star.
♪ Write it down, babe Glamour is forever ♪
♪ Oh-oh-oh, oh Oh-oh-oh, oh ♪
-[music concludes] -Hmm.
[phone ringing]
-Blake, where are you? -[Monroe] Jordynne, I sent my driver.
We are going to have a Glamour workout.
♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪
[Monroe] I'm talking nails, hair, maybe a massage.
And all The Great American Bash is not gonna know what's hit it.
[Grace] First, we beat Fatal Influence at Bash,
then I beat Jacy at Evolution.
[Corey] What a win for this newly minted tag team.
How does this affect tomorrow night's Evolution?
[Grace] This is the biggest match of my career.
It would really mean a lot to me if you were in my corner.
This is your moment. I don't wanna take away from it.
-[Grace] You won't. -[Monroe] I'll see you out there.
[Wade] Blake Monroe.
It has proven an incredibly wise decision from Jordynne Grace.
Finish the job.
[Wade] Oh!
Blake Monroe just stuck it to Jordynne Grace.
-The real question is why? -[music concludes]
[announcer] Breaking news.
Blake Monroe despises everything about Jordynne Grace.
-[upbeat music playing] -Jordynne isn't good enough.
[announcer] When you look at Blake Monroe, and then you look at Jordynne Grace,
-who would you rather be? -[music concludes]
-[Vic] Grace is back. -[Corey] She's nuts. Get her out of here.
[Vic] From glamorous to villainous in a blink of an eye.
-[tense music playing] -[Monroe] I'm not here to play nice.
I'm here to be the woman this brand revolves around.
[Corey]The Juggernaut is absolutely possessed,
going right after The Glamour.
Monroe cost her a championship,
cost her glory, and now it's gonna cost Blake Monroe a lot more.
At Heatwave, I'm gonna show you what ugly really looks like.
[music concludes]
♪ Glamour is forever Mwah! ♪
["Glamour Is Forever" playing]
♪ Oh-oh-oh, oh Oh-oh-oh, oh ♪
[bell ringing]
[Mike] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from London, England, Blake Monroe.
[Vic] I'm gonna be real for a second, Book, and ask you something serious.
What does Blake gain by making a mockery of Jordynne Grace like she has
for about the last month or so? What does she gain out of it?
[Booker T] Look, man, it's about stopping all momentum that Jordynne Grace
perhaps may have here in NXT and just throw it all on yourself.
Man, look at the spotlight.
Warriors… Warriors, it's on the mega blood bombshell.
Oh, yes, man.
♪ It's not over until I win ♪
["Win" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Mike] And her opponent from Austin, Texas, Jordynne Grace.
[Vic] Well, she should be shaking in her boots right now,
should Blake Monroe, 'cause Jordynne Grace is focused.
Let's just cut to it. Do you think Grace is good enough?
Because her opponent has said time and time again, she is not.
[Booker T] Oh, hell yeah. Jordynne Grace, she's good enough.
She just need to get out of her head.
I mean, Jordynne Grace thought it was gonna be a cakewalk here at NXT.
She's won titles everywhere she's gone, except-- except right here at NXT.
She's got to get… get past the mega blood bombshell, here tonight.
Oh, yes, man.
[Vic] Well, this has gotten personal fast between these two.
-[bell ringing] -[Booker T] Oh, ring the bell.
[Vic] …set to go and right up. Ooh.
Yeah, that might be the smartest thing Blake Monroe ever did.
Where are you running?
There's nowhere to run, Book.
[Booker T] That's her go-to strategy. That's strategy.
Don't hide behind-- Holy crap! Don't hide behind me.
-[grunts] -[Booker T] You okay?
[Vic] I got scared. And-- Oh! Thesz press by Jordynne Grace.
And Grace right now right on top,
and she said she's gonna show Blake Monroe how-- what ugly truly can be.
And she may not be looking for a win here, she may just wanna make Blake Monroe pay.
[Booker T] I don't believe that. I mean, Jordynne Grace definitely wants to win
because she wants to put herself in line to win gold here at NXT, trust me on that.
[Vic] I think this is also exactly why you've been trying to tell me
over the last several years, there are no friends in this business.
[Booker T] I mean, come on, you… you gotta understand, Blake,
she played Jordynne Grace.
I mean, she just drew her in and just played on all of her emotions.
I mean, going to the spa, getting the treatments and all that,
the glamour look. Oh, yes, man.
[Vic] I mean, how would you feel if you were Grace,
if you were called pathetic?
If you were played, as you just said, you'd be pissed too, wouldn't you?
[Booker T] No, the thing is, I'm not gonna put myself in that position.
You know? You think, like, those scammers, they call you,
they call you trying to get your bank information.
That's what that's all about.
[Vic] Well, Grace is known worldwide.
Grace a multiple time World Champion, showing she belongs in the WWE.
Even you have to appreciate the journey of Jordynne Grace,
and that was a very short trip for Blake Monroe.
[Booker T] No, no, I appreciate it, 100%.
I mean, Jordynne Grace, she stepped right into the deep waters here at the WWE,
and she's willing to prove her mettle, and I love that.
[Vic] I'm gonna go back really to last month too, because Grace,
we could make an argument,
could be the NXT Women's Champion right now.
If not for Blake Monroe costing her at Evolution last month in Atlanta.
[Booker T] I don't believe in would've, could've, should've, Vic.
I mean, right now, I mean, Blake Monroe, she did exactly what she needs to do
to put herself in position for this match.
-Beat Jordynne Grace. -[Vic] Oh, whoa, whoa!
[Booker T] Oh, yes, beat Jordynne Grace, you're at the top of the food chain, man.
-[Vic] Well, Blake Monroe… -[crowd chanting indistinctly]
…just ripped Jordynne Grace down, spine first,
-went Grace across those steel steps. -[Booker T] Think about it.
[Vic] Oh, and now again, Blake continuing to apply the pressure.
[Booker T] Who's one of the biggest threats
in the women's division right now today?
It's Jordynne Grace.
You wanna take out that threat, you wanna do it quick.
[crowd jeering]
[Vic] Blake Monroe would love to have a count-out victory,
but Jordynne Grace, this means a little bit more to her tonight.
All cruelty springs from weakness.
There's a lot of cruelty coursing through Blake Monroe's veins…
Get off, Blake. Come on.
…since she arrived here in NXT.
You even have to think that all the things Blake has said,
all the things she has done, all the violent, villainous things.
Into the cover goes Blake Monroe, hook of the leg, and kicking out.
-Blake has shown just how ugly she can be. -[Booker T] It's a business.
That's the way she's supposed to be.
I mean, I like the in-ring prowess of Blake Monroe. My thing is--
You know what? You know what? I'm gonna put her in my fave five.
I'm gonna do it tonight. I'm gonna put her at number one.
Right now, Blake Monroe is number one in Booker T's fave five.
And there it is, breaking news.
[Vic] And-- Oh! Dropkick from Blake.
I think you're just trying to make up for messing up her name in Houston,
as Jordynne Grace rocked to the outside.
And Blake Monroe, all joking aside, is in control of this matchup
and looking to make a serious statement in the women's division here in NXT.
And now just trying to continue to maybe rip away at the arm,
rip away at the shoulder.
'Cause frankly, if you take away Jordynne Grace's power,
-you've taken away her game. -[Booker T] No, no, Blake Monroe,
she's not just a pretty face. She's showing it right there.
It's all about going out in the middle of that ring and proving
that you are the best, that you can stand across
from anybody in the middle of that squared circle.
And she's doing-- Here she goes.
-Here it-- Wow! So close. -[Vic] And Grace able to kick out.
Blake Monroe, who has said time and time again,
she believes the spotlight was invented for her.
I mean, Heatwave right now on social media is ablaze.
I'm sure Blake will take all the credit,
as now it's Monroe looking for a submission.
Jordynne Grace doing a nice job of keeping her hands grasped
-and trying to roll over for a cover. -[crowd counting]
[Vic] And that forced Blake Monroe to relinquish the hold,
and then what a kick.
And now it's easy to see Blake Monroe has targeted a body part,
and she is trying to systematically take apart The Juggernaut.
[Booker T] Beautiful work. I always talk about the playbook.
But right now, Blake Monroe is what? Maybe two, three steps ahead
of Jordynne Grace. Jordynne needs to put the hammer down,
to break out that Juggernaut if she wants to get a victory here.
[Vic] Well, Grace now trying to get back into it, shake off a little bit,
and weather that early storm from Blake Monroe.
Grace, who came with a lot of emotion,
maybe she's trying to harness some of that as Monroe coming in. And, oh!
-Sling blade. -[Booker T] Again, back to my point.
[Vic] For another cover and another kick-out.
[Booker T] I mean, Blake just a step ahead,
just a bit faster than Jordynne Grace right now.
[Vic] Blake Monroe, who you have dubbed your "M.B.B.S." in this match.
You wanna give us what those letters mean again?
[Booker T] What is that?
-[Vic] "Mega Blonde Bomb Shell." -[Booker T] Oh, okay, I like that.
Mega Blonde Bomb Shell! Oh, yes, I like that.
[Vic] You're forgetting your own shtick already.
[Booker T] I like that. I like that right there though.
[Vic] Now another submission right now by Blake Monroe.
And look, if you're Blake Monroe,
you gotta figure out a way to take away the power. But somehow…
-[Booker T] Oh, baby! -…Jordynne Grace continuing to fight.
And how smart, how smart that was of Jordynne Grace.
She knew she didn't have all the strength. She used her environment to her advantage.
-[Booker T] No, we're back to something… -[Vic] Take another look, Book.
-[Booker T] Little hot shot right there. -[Vic] Boom!
[Booker T] Really throwing back little shades
of "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert right there.
Right there, Jordynne's in a good spot, a good place right now.
[Vic] For Jordynne Grace, her personal journey,
her transformation is what made her into a superstar.
Can't imagine her rage tonight.
There's a lot of support for Jordynne Grace around the world
as she is trying to rise up in this match…
-[Booker T] Here we go, baby. -…here at Heatwave.
[Booker T] This is a fight. This is a fight right here, I love it.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] And look, Jordynne Grace has also heard what you said earlier.
There's a lot of people that think she's a fool
for falling for Blake Monroe's actions.
-[Booker T] I mean, you gotta… -[Vic] Call it what it is.
[Booker T] No, you gotta understand the point. I mean--
-Oh! Went right-- -[Vic] Oh, man!
[Booker T] Jordynne Grace put herself in a bad, bad position to look that way.
Right now, she got a chance to prove all the doubters
-that she is truly one of the best. -[Vic] Ooh!
-[Booker T] Oh! Here we go, here we go. -[Vic] Short arm clothesline
using Blake Monroe's momentum off the backslide
-to continue to apply the pressure. -[Booker T] Oh, God!
Wardrobe is flying all over the place right now, those big shots.
[Vic] Jordynne Grace doesn't give a damn right now, she just wants to punish,
-hurt, and brutalize Blake Monroe! -[Booker T] Beautiful spine.
[Vic] Spinebuster, didn't go for the cover.
Floated her right through, front face lock, jackhammer.
-Jackhammer, center of the ring, and-- -[crowd counting]
[Vic] Well, you gotta give some credit now to Blake Monroe, at least I have to,
for showing some resiliency.
[Booker T] Blake having the wherewithal to kick out right then,
-it shows me a whole lot about her, man. -[Vic] We are live in Lowell.
-The historic Lowell Memorial Auditorium. -[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Jordynne Grace, Blake Monroe…
continuing to push through this matchup.
[Booker T] Jordynne keeps clutching at that left wrist though,
-something's going on. I don't know if-- -[Vic] Oh! Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Blake better hang on for dear life. Blake holding on.
Jordynne Grace possessed.
Reverse Alabama slam in Massachusetts. German suplex!
-[Booker T] That's it! -[Vic] With a bridge and--
Blake again able to kick out.
[Booker T] The long legs of Blake right there
gave her the ability to kick out right there.
That was a bad spot for Blake but she maneuvered out of it.
[Vic] What a match.
What a night this has been thus far here for WWE Heatwave.
[Booker T] Jordynne Grace still clutching at that left wrist.
I wonder what's going on right there, Vic.
[Vic] Well, I go back to not only the steel steps,
but I also go back to Blake Monroe who ripped Jordynne Grace down to the mat,
who was putting her shoulder time and time again into the steel post.
And just able to walk through, step through, float through,
and now has another submission locked in.
She remembers well, traveling around the world, over in Japan,
using some of her expertise, is Blake Monroe right now,
trying to get The Juggernaut…
Crucifix, not able to keep Blake down.
And Blake back up with a big knee.
-Will this be enough? -[crowd counting]
[Vic] What a fight. Take a look.
-Oh! Picture perfect placement. -[crowd counting]
[Vic] Didn't get the job done though, still some fight left in the body,
the heart, and the soul of Jordynne Grace.
[Booker T] Yeah, you gotta give Blake Monroe a lot of credit, man.
Right now she's going toe to toe
with Blake-- excuse me, with Jordynne Grace.
This is a fight, man, this is a hell of a fight we got here.
[Vic] I go back to what you talked about too,
when you talked about Blake Monroe's arrival.
Do you think it was premeditated, her plan before her arrival,
to target someone like Jordynne Grace?
[Booker T] Like I said, you gotta start with the biggest dog in the yard.
Like, right now, the biggest dog is Jordynne Grace.
Here we go, here we go.
[Vic] And that's a pin and-- Did you see the arms crossed as well?
[Booker T] Wow! Yes, exactly what I was just thinking.
You took the words right out of my mouth, wow.
[Vic] Say it again for Jordynne Grace.
And Jordynne Grace now can't be thinking she didn't get the win.
Jordynne Grace right now has to remember the trials and tribulations.
-Every nasty, mean… -[Booker T] Let me tell you something.
…diabolical thing Blake Monroe had to say.
[Booker T] Jordynne Grace just perhaps let…
Ten to 20 valuable seconds just slipped by.
Right now, the clock is ticking, man.
The sand in the hourglass is running out.
[Vic] Jordynne Grace has to remember when Blake Monroe invited her ringside
to see her debut just to rub it in that she wasn't champion,
that she cost Blake the title in Atlanta.
The ultimate mean girl might be getting taken out,
-but just delivered a headbutt. -[Booker T] Did you hear that?
[Vic] Grace is rocked, answering back.
There's the rage being unleashed, another headbutt by Blake.
[Booker T] Double up, baby.
[crowd exclaiming]
[Booker T] Wow!
-[Vic] Nasty suplex. -[Booker T] Blake is dangerous, man.
-Is this gonna be it for Blake Monroe? -[crowd counting]
[Vic] No, no, no, no, no. What is it gonna take, Booker,
to keep Jordynne Grace down?
[Booker T] Blake is going deep in her playbook, man.
This is a wily Blake Monroe that we're looking at
in the middle of this ring, dawg.
[Vic] Again, showing you the depth of the women's division.
And we know that Lola Vice is the number one contender.
Bam! Has an opportunity at No Mercy, our next premium live event.
And perhaps the winner of this match will find themselves on the other side
of No Mercy with a championship opportunity.
Jordynne Grace has had a few already, and…
-[Booker T] See that. -[Vic] I just saw her body buckle.
That arm is hanging now.
[Booker T] That left shoulder just went out right there.
[Vic] Booker, what's that gonna do to a fighter that uses their power?
I mean, she's got one arm now. Jordynne Grace has one arm.
[Booker T] Let me tell you something, that nerve is something, man.
-Because like I said… -[Vic] Holy crap!
-…when you're bringing the heart-- -[Vic] No way!
-[Booker T] Here we go. My God. -[Vic] Blocking out the pain!
-Adrenaline. [speaks indistinctly] -[Booker T] My God! My God!
-[Vic] Jordynne Grace, powerbomb! -[Booker T] That's it.
[Vic] You got to be kidding me!
Holy hell, how?
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Vic] Unbelievable action.
-[Booker T] Wow! -[crowd chanting "NXT"]
[Vic] Lowell showing their love for both these women. Like them,
hate them, gotta respect them.
And again, going to the shoulder, breaking the hold.
And that has been the focal point tonight. And, oh! The stomp!
And that turnbuckle's unprotected, Booker!
[Booker T] Just bad positioning for Jordynne,
that could be it, that could be it!
-[Vic] DDT! -[crowd counting]
-[Vic] And Blake Monroe… -[bell ringing]
…shocks the Universe.
-[Booker T] Wow. -["Glamour Is Forever" playing]
[Mike] Here's your winner, Blake Monroe!
♪ They try to copy But they'll never know ♪
♪ Wink, pose… ♪
[Vic] The Universe on their feet for these two women.
But in the end,
it was Blake Monroe who was one step ahead of Jordynne Grace.
And I'm looking up, Jordynne Grace can't be at 100%.
She was able to fight through this matchup with one arm.
But right there is how the turnbuckle became exposed.
Jordynne Grace didn't realize it. Delivered that reverse Alabama slam,
would continue to fight through the pain, deliver this bone-crunching powerbomb
from the top turnbuckle.
Blake Monroe would continue to fight, and then right here, went low,
and then that little exclamation point,
face first, followed up with that double underhook DDT
to seal the victory and seal the deal here at Heatwave.
And there is no beauty in Blake's actions.
But very soon, Monroe might just give NXT a makeover
in her own glamorous way.
♪ Glamour is forever Like pearls on a chain ♪
♪ A little bit vintage A little champagne ♪
[song concludes]
I had it. It was right there.
And then Lola turns around and beats me with a roll up, man. A roll up?
Do you know who she is? Do you know who she is?
She beat me, me, for a championship opportunity.
-You're damn right about that, Jaida. -We ain't got no security, man.
But look, the good news is, you wasn't gonna beat Jacy anyway.
-Oh. [scoffs] -Matter of fact, neither was Lola.
There's only one woman that can beat Jacy for the NXT Women's Championship.
-Who's that? [chuckles] -And it's the Boujee Bully.
Lash, I don't know why you acting like you beat Nia last week.
Because last time I checked, you got…
squashed.
So pop up out my business because I don't see a Boujee Bully anywhere.
Now, wait a minute. Hold on.
If we talking about business, I'm not in your business…
-You are. -…because I'm in that titles business.
That's exactly where I'm at.
But if you want to find out what this Boujee Bully is about,
-we can go. -What's up with it, then?
[overlapping chatter]
Excuse me, Jacy,
you lost the TNA Knockouts title without even getting pinned.
What happened?
I'm fully aware, Sarah, I was in the match.
And the last thing I need right now is you pretending to be an interviewer.
[sighs] And by the way, Jazmyn, you went and punched Ash in the face
-and you got both of them kicked out? -Uh-uh. Uh-uh.
What is wrong with you? Do you know what to do?
You can't put this one on me.
-Is this a joke? Is she kidding? -Don't look at me.
-Is this real? -Don't look at me.
Oye, Jacy. Hay un problema? Is there a problem?
Wow. This night just keeps getting better and better, doesn't it?
And no, there's no problem here.
Bueno. If you ask me,
losing the TNA Knockouts title is a problem.
And losing that NXT Women's Championship at No Mercy, now that's a problem.
Why don't we send you back to AAA to play with your stupid little iguana?
Whoa! What's going on here?
-Hey. -You got this.
Why do you two always show up?
Every time. This has nothing to do with you.
Aw! It looks like Jacy's little shadows
didn't help her keep the TNA Knockouts title after all.
-Watch your mouth. -Ooh! I know what that's called.
-It's, uh, irony. [chuckles] -Mm!
You should take some TikToks before you lost.
Hey, Sol, how does it feel to be the only double champion in WWE?
-Honestly, it feels pretty good. -And it looks pretty good too.
Back to you, loser.
-I'm sick. Let's go. -[Zaria] Bye-bye.
-Thank you, amigas. -Good job today.
-You did well. -Thank you.
[Vic] Well, the hits just keep on coming because this one is gonna be special.
NXT returns to Full Sail University in Orlando, Florida
for NXT Homecoming, Tuesday, September 16th.
[hip-hop music playing]
And I welcome you back to ringside, Vic Joseph, Booker T.
Booker, I mean, what a night this has been.
Just say it like this, "What a night, what a fight."
-That's what it's been. -Well, what about all the breaking news?
I mean, looking here, Homecoming, No Mercy, Halloween Havoc,
-all these huge events coming up. -Big time!
All events, pre-sales begin on Tuesday, tickets on sale Wednesday.
But we still got so much more still to come here tonight,
including what's coming up in a matter of moments.
Because pride is at stake for these two teams.
Mixed tag team rules in effect. Which duo leaves Lowell victorious?
-["Burn" playing] -♪ Have I lost all my fight? ♪
-♪ I found the… ♪ -[song fades]
-["O Canada" playing] -[narrator] The following message
is being paid for by the Canadian Standard of Excellence.
♪ Oh, Canada ♪
Hello, I am your NXT North American champion
and the greatest North American alive, All Ego, Ethan Page.
-["With A Smile" playing] -♪ Ego ♪
♪ Kill 'em with the rhythm Kill 'em with a smile… ♪
And I am your first-ever longest reigning, most dangerous,
only Canadian to ever hold
the WWE United States Women's Championship,
Chelsea Green.
Pledge your allegiance to Chelsea Green.
[Page] We aren't here to win your vote.
No, we are here to educate the average American WWE fan
on the difference between ourselves…
[crowd cheering, applauding]
…and our Heatwave opponents, Tavion Heights and Tyra Mae Steele.
[crowd booing]
NXT Heatwave is upon us,
and the assault from these truly unruly American Olympic heroes
on the Canadian Standard of Excellence is beyond repair.
We wanted a peace treaty, and they chose violence.
[Vic] Oh, now who's turning to violence, guys?
We want to stand tall proudly with our Canadian flag.
And Tavion and Tyra want to brag about medals
and talk about the dominance of the United States of America.
[interviewer] She won a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
-I most certainly did! -[dramatic music playing]
I represented Team USA at the Olympic Games myself.
[both chanting "USA"]
Tavion Heights says he is a weapon in human form.
Typical American.
Breaking every issue down to its lowest form.
As a proud Canadian, I now feel a responsibility
to introduce Tavion not to the violence, but the art of professional wrestling.
Learn how to walk,
then learn how to run before you try and dance with All Ego, buddy.
[Green] Tyra Mae Steele wants to show off her arsenal of suplexes
and believes that she will embarrass Chelsea Green.
Ethan, we both know that isn't happening.
I didn't get this far with Canada on my back just to get this far.
Far be it from me to brag, but I find it really tasteless
that Tyra and Tavion brag about winning medals.
Chelsea and I are going to have to pull these two amazing
yet not so smart individuals into our world.
["O Canada" playing]
A world where there is no trophy or medal for second place.
A world where you win or you go home.
Tavion, Tyra, at Heatwave, when we are named victorious,
you may go home empty-handed.
You may go home with your pride hurt.
But Chelsea and I encourage you both
to stand up and salute the Canadian Standard of Excellence.
I'm Chelsea Green.
I'm Ethan Page and we approve this message.
[narrator] The preceding message was paid for
by the Canadian Standard of Excellence.
♪ We stand on guard ♪
-♪ For thee ♪ -[crowd cheering, applauding]
["New Heights" playing]
♪ One, two, three, four One, two, three, four ♪
♪ Five, six, seven, eight, nine ♪
-[screams] -[bell ringing]
[Mike] The following contest is a mixed tag team match
scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Fountain, Colorado,
weighing in at 260 pounds,
Tavion Heights!
[Vic] Do you still believe this man made a mistake…
-[Booker T] Yes. Yes. Yes. -…when he left the NQCC?
You didn't even let me finish the question.
[Booker T] I knew exactly where you were going with this.
I mean, look here, this kid right here, Tavion, he has a lot of potential,
a lot of upside, but one thing about this business,
it's a lot different than the collegiate style.
It's a lot different than the Olympics. This is professional wrestling,
and sometimes you need a navigator to get you through this situation.
-[screams] -[Booker T] I think it was a big mistake.
-["Go For It" playing] -Whoo!
[Mike] And his tag team partner,
she is the winner of season one of LFG, Olympic gold medalist
Tyra Mae Steele!
[Vic] Booker, you got up close and personal on LFG,
-what can we expect out of Steele tonight? -[shouting indistinctly]
[Booker T] No, I mean, she's good. She can win it.
I mean, one thing about Tyra Mae Steele, she won season two.
I mean, season one, she's learned from not winning, and look at her now.
She's in a match here at Heatwave.
["Hot Mess" playing]
♪ I'm a hot mess ♪
-♪ Whoa, oh! Whoa, oh! ♪ -♪ I'm a hot mess… ♪
[Mike] And their opponents, first, accompanied by The Secret Hervice,
from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, Chelsea Green!
[Vic] I don't know what was worse, Rome saying Chelsea,
or you standing up right now.
You didn't stand up the last three weeks.
-[Booker T] Stand up, man, stand up. -[Vic] You're looking at me like that.
-[Booker T] It's Chelsea Green. Stand up! -[Vic] Okay, I will. All right.
The Canadian contingent set for action, Chelsea Green,
of course, from SmackDown. Can I sit down now, please?
[Booker T] Sit on down. Sit on down. You're good, you're good.
-[Vic] Thank you. -[Booker T] Respect, man, respect.
For Chelsea Green, man.
[Vic] Green, of course, the first to hold the Women's United States Championship.
[Booker T] Oh, say that again, say that again, man.
[Vic] I will not. I was obligated to say it once.
-["With A Smile" playing] -[crowd cheering]
♪ Ego ♪
♪ Kill 'em with the rhythm Kill 'em with a smile ♪
♪ Ego ♪
♪ Kill 'em with the rhythm Kill 'em with a smile ♪
♪ Ego… ♪
[Mike] And her tag team partner, from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada,
weighing in at 240 pounds,
he is the NXT North American champion,
"All Ego" Ethan Page!
[Vic] I don't necessarily like the guy, Booker,
-but I will do what you've asked me to do. -[Booker T] Respect.
-[Vic] Show him some respect. -[Booker T] Respect.
[Vic] It is hard to argue with the success
that this man has had over the last 13 months on this brand.
[Booker T] I mean, come on, two-time North American champion
in record time, right? In record time!
That's this man right here, Ethan Page.
And you know what? You know what? NXT ain't just a stopping point.
This guy got main roster potential, dawg.
[Vic] Well, let's not forget he won the NXT Championship
in record time as well, winning it at this event last year.
[Booker T] Thank you. Thank you for correcting me on that.
[Vic] I didn't correct you, I was actually adding to it
to show the respect, because in about ten minutes
you're gonna be yelling at me to show respect.
[Booker T] You know what, I appreciate that,
-I appreciate that. -[Vic] I appreciate you appreciating me.
[Booker T] I appreciate the respect, I appreciate that.
[crowd chanting "Chelsea']
[Booker T] Chelsea, yes.
[Vic] Well, the rumor is that Green sent Steele
a gift basket full of maple syrup,
butter cookies, candies, and an autographed 8x10
because she is scared of the Olympic gold medalist.
[Booker T] What are you talking about, scared?
[Vic] And charging right in, and here comes the only
-female gold medalist… -[Booker T] Oh, little gator roll there.
-Watch yourself! Watch yourself! -…Tyra Mae Steele.
Nice little roll early on.
And look, Book, what stood out most about Steele during your time in LFG?
[Booker T] I mean, her will to win, more than anything.
Tyra May Steele, she's a winner.
I mean, the thing is, can she adapt to this style of wrestling?
That's the question.
[Vic] Now, bow and arrow, looking for the submission.
Ethan Page. Page! Oh, went right down into his partner.
Some nice tag team work from Heights and Steele.
And again, these are mixed tag team rules.
So the men will fight the men, the women will fight the women.
[Booker T] I don't like this. I don't like these rules.
[Vic] What don't you like about those rules? They're fair.
Heights fights Page, Steele fights Green.
[Booker T] Come on, the referee, they're doing-- Ref, do your damn job.
[crowd jeering]
[Booker T] Did you see that?
[Vic] Well, this is, for Tyra Mae Steele, her first premium live event.
How nervous do you think she could be?
'Cause she looks pretty calm, cool, and collected right now.
[Booker T] Tyra May Steele, I'm sure she's got those butterflies
lining up in her stomach.
But the thing is, once the bright lights hit on Tyra Mae Steele,
once you walk up that curtain, I think all those butterflies go… [exhales]
You gotta understand, she's competed at the highest level,
I mean, in the Olympics. She's competed at the highest level.
I'm sure she can come out here tonight and do something.
What it is, I don't know.
[Vic] Well, what it is right now is, you are seeing a very vocal…
[crowd chanting "USA"]
[Booker T] This is called time-- calling timeout.
-[speaks indistinctly] -[Vic] Hold on a second.
No matter how much you cheer for Canada, we are not giving you citizenship.
-[Booker T] There it is. There it is. -[crowd booing]
[Vic] Well, would you wanna be a citizen of Canada?
-[Booker T] No, I mean… -[Vic] Is that what you've been begging
-Ethan Page for, is citizenship? -[Booker T] The medical in Canada.
[Vic] We don't get into politics here. He's now looking for a tag.
Ethan Page reaching out. It'll be Page and Tavion Heights.
And look, Tavion Heights is used to hearing the crowd.
-He's not gonna be rattled because… -[Booker T] Oh! See that?
…this is a very loud, this is a very fired up,
this is a very vocal WWE Universe here at Heatwave.
[Booker T] Exactly what I was talking about right there with Ethan Page.
This guy's a fit.
This guy didn't just walk in here in NXT and do all the damage that he's done.
This guy calculated his way all the way to the top.
[Vic] For Heights, this is just his second premium live event,
and Ethan Page, as we've already documented,
has been the NXT Champion, has been the North American champion,
has even gone back and won the North American championship again.
This is the best America's got, huh?
[Vic] And again, it was these two teams who attempted to broker peace,
but those talks broke down due to Team Canada.
That's what happened. Ethan Page threw the first punch.
He wants to talk about violence, he's the one who started it.
[Booker T] He threw the first punch and he just threw the first boot
right there to Tavion Heights.
Now, right now, look at Tavion, look at him.
Look at him. He's wailing. Look at him.
[Vic] Oh, I'm looking at him. Right now, I'm looking at Ethan Page,
who's been in control of this matchup since he tagged in.
[Booker T] Oh, man! Did you see that?
-You see that old-school boot to the face? -[crowd chanting "Chelsea"]
[Vic] Team Canada in control, and Heights…
Well, I gotta tell you what, I don't think Heights
has been thrown around like that even in the Olympics.
Into the cover goes Page and Heights having to power out at two.
[Booker T] Beautiful textbook suplex by the North American champ.
[Vic] You may hear some members of the WWE Universe,
Ethan Page actually praised Lowell only because this is where he broke
a man's jaw to relight his own fire, which led him to the North American title.
[Booker T] They don't do that in the Olympics,
they don't break people's jaws.
That's what's different here in NXT, and a guy like Ethan Page,
he's gonna try to take you out.
He's got that bull's-eye on you, he's gonna try to take you out.
[Vic] Page considers himself to be the greatest North American alive today.
I believe he's a little bit delusional,
and he may be a little bit…
[Booker T] He's got the title to it, right?
Title means everything.
[Vic] Doesn't make him the greatest North American ever,
-it makes him champion. -[crowd chanting "Chelsea"]
[Vic] So is he the best man to ever walk through Houston?
[Booker T] Perhaps. You know what--
[Vic] Yeah, you don't even know what to say.
[Booker T] Look here, that's in his own mind, all right?
-[Vic] Okay, so he's delusional. -[Booker T] Has the right to think that.
[Vic] Anyway, big headbutt, both men, meeting of the minds.
-And, oh! -[Booker T] Whoa! Whoa!
[Vic] And Chelsea right now, not even allowing Tavion to make the tag.
-[Booker T] See what I'm saying? -[Vic] That was a cheap shot.
-[Booker T] See what I'm saying? -[Vic] And, oh!
[Booker T] Tyra Mae Steele, she ain't gonna get that--
[Vic] No, no, no, no, no, the confidence breaker into the cover!
-Kick-out! Confidence. Confidence. -[Booker T] Finish it, finish it.
[Vic] Confidence not yet broken from Tavion Heights.
Able to drop Heights in that moment.
[crowd counting]
[Vic] I'm sure Page doesn't see it this way,
but you gotta applaud Heights
for going after the North American champion.
And remember, the men fight the men, the women fight the women.
[inaudible]
[Vic] And Chelsea Green not gonna like the scene
because after the dropkick,
she just pissed off Steele.
And Steele right now on top of Chelsea.
Chelsea looking around, she's in the wrong corner.
Nice takedown. And now, what's Steele trying to do?
[Booker T] Is she legal?
[Vic] She is legal, 'cause the-- Oh! I don't know if that was low…
or not, but Ethan Page paying the price.
-Are you okay? -Oh, my stomach!
[Vic] Chelsea Green-- What's Chelsea thinking?
-[Booker T] Rookie mistake right there. -[Vic] Chelsea.
[Booker T] Rookie mistake right there.
-I love it. -[Vic] Right to the back.
That's what you get! That's what you get!
[Vic] And now mocking Tavion Heights.
[Booker T] You gotta understand, Chelsea Green came up the hard way
in this business, man.
Nothing was given to her, she had to earn everything.
[Vic] Into the cover, and Steele able to kick out.
I also wanna say this about Chelsea Green, she just returned from Europe.
She was in Ireland this last Friday for SmackDown.
She helped Piper, who's on the outside, secure the biggest win of her career.
She flew back here,
and she is certainly not allowing anyone to upstage her.
Chelsea wants championship gold back.
How does Chelsea Green get back to gold, Book?
[Booker T] Chelsea, the same way she got gold the first time.
Just keep going out there and taking care of business in the middle of that ring,
just like she's doing right now with Tyra Mae Steele.
[Vic] And there was Steele. Steele, who does have an arsenal
of suplexes, but hasn't been able to get out of the gate.
-And then-- -[Booker T] Oh, baby, car crash!
[Vic] Both women with the same idea.
And you think about this matchup, I look at Chelsea Green,
I look at who's in the ring with her, and Tyra Mae Steele,
being the first female gold medalist has put extra pressure on her shoulders
along with Tavion Heights.
Tag was made, Page is in, and in comes Heights.
And now Tavion Heights able to regroup, able to refocus.
[crowd booing]
-[Vic] Whoa! -[Booker T] Big, big suplex right there.
[Vic] And Lowell, right now, getting to witness Tavion Heights
becoming unleashed.
-And you gotta contribute… -[Booker T] Oh, my God,
-look at the strength of this young man. -[Vic] That was absolutely unreal,
and almost…
[Booker T] You know what? I like Tavion Heights.
I mean, he's got all the tools, but he's a little reckless right now.
Kid needs to slow down just a bit.
[Vic] You gotta contribute, though, to Heights, that…
Oh.
-[Booker T] You don't hit a woman. -[Vic] I don't think he was gonna do that.
Now what are you questioning Tavion Heights for?
He would never do that. He said he wouldn't do it.
He would find a woman who would, and that is on the outside,
Tyra Mae Steele.
[crowd chanting "Chelsea"]
[Vic] This match rolling on here at WWE Heatwave.
WWE Universe, since the beginning, has been up.
They have been fierce. They have been fiery.
-And now Tyra Mae Steele. -[Booker T] What the hell?
What the hell?
[Vic] Showcasing some power!
-[Booker T] That's illegal. -[Vic] Showcasing some strength.
Taking out both members of the Canadian contingent.
Whoa! Again, there's that power on display.
And Steele now-- No way, no way.
Page trying to hold on.
What's Alba doing?
[Booker T] She's helping, she's security, damn it.
[Vic] Trying to-- Oh! Uh-oh!
A little two for one.
Steele, now…
tip of the cap to another gold medalist, Kurt Angle,
locking in an ankle lock, but Ethan Page isn't legal.
Again, it's Chelsea Green who is the legal superstar for her team.
Oh! Fyre with a superkick.
The official didn't see it 'cause of Tavion Heights.
-[Booker T] Welcome to the party! -[Vic] Unpretty-Her.
-[crowd counting] -[bell ringing]
[Vic] Green just pinned an Olympic gold medalist.
["Hot Mess" playing]
[Mike] Here are your winners, the team of the NXT North American champion,
"All Ego" Ethan Page, and Chelsea Green!
-[Vic] Tip of the cap. -[Booker T] What you gotta say now, Vic?
[Vic] Tip of the cap to Heights and Steele tonight.
Steele, again with the ankle lock, but Ethan Page wasn't legal.
The official here was all tied up because of Tavion Heights.
Steele's attention was drawn to the official.
The official was drawn to the outside.
Fyre was able to connect with a superkick.
The official didn't see what happened.
And then Chelsea Green taking full advantage…
[crowd counting]
-…of the situation. -[bell ringing]
[Vic] And on this night, here at Heatwave…
["Hot Mess" continues]
…it's the North American champion, Ethan Page, and Chelsea Green,
Team Canada, showing supremacy,
and proving they are the Canadian Standard of Excellence.
-♪ Really, it's not what you wanna ♪ -♪ Wanna ♪
-♪ They loving the looks and persona… ♪ -[song concludes]
There's The Ruler.
What is this tonight, eight, nine title defenses?
Give or take, what do you want?
I'm coming to you as a man.
I just wanted to say I think that tonight, the reign comes to an end.
-Oh, is that so? -Okay.
You know just as well as I do that the kid is a destiny darling.
-Sure he is. -Bro, how long have we known each other?
I can tell that the grind of being a champion is wearing you down.
[exercise band clatters]
I appreciate your insignificant opinions. Now leave.
Look, let's just say that you prove why you're The Ruler,
and Je'Von can't take the title from you. Bro, I'm next in line, I'm waiting.
You saw that I beat the brakes off of Inamura, right?
Bro, no one is holding me back anymore.
So champ, I'll be watching tonight.
Good luck. [clicks tongue]
Ava, it's been an incredible Heatwave so far
and still the NXT title match coming up next.
But NXT has also had some exciting news tonight.
Yes, we have a very, very busy fall schedule.
We have our Homecoming show,
we have No Mercy and Halloween Havoc.
But also, I have a pretty big announcement.
I am officially bringing the men and women's Speed titles to NXT.
And I also wanted to introduce our Speed women's champion, Sol Ruca.
Hi, guys. Sorry, I had to bring Zaria. We're like a package deal.
You guys are perfect for each other.
But Sol, you are gonna be defending your women's Speed title at No Mercy.
Ooh, okay, against who?
Well, starting on September 2nd, there's gonna be a tournament.
It'll be one superstar from Raw or SmackDown, one superstar from NXT,
one wrestler from TNA, and one wrestler from AAA.
Whoever wins, that's your opponent.
Yeah, see, I told you Need for Speed was a good one, come on.
-Thank you. -Good luck at No Mercy, Sol.
-Let's go. -Okay.
[Vic] Well, that is a huge announcement
from our general manager who has also signed off
on this six-woman tag team matchup after tempers flared earlier.
And for Jacy Jayne, her week can go from bad to worse,
Tuesday night on NXT.
Also, Lexis King is despicable for his actions towards Myles Borne.
And live on Tuesday, as we learned earlier,
King will meet Borne in a blindfold match, live on NXT.
And the question going around, who will Wren Sinclair find,
if anyone, to team with
against The Culling's Izzi Dame and Tatum Paxley.
Sinclair has 48 hours to find a partner for NXT, live this Tuesday.
For the action continuing here at Heatwave,
who will be the NXT champion after tonight?
Evans took The Undertaker's advice
to heart and is challenging the biggest dog in the yard.
Can Evans make history or will The Ruler continue his reign as champion?
-["Burn" playing] -♪ Don't come out at night… ♪
[song fades]
-[dramatic music playing] -[Vic] Who sits at the top of the mountain
after Stand & Deliver?
-And Oba, Fall From Grace. -[crowd counting]
[Vic] It's Oba Femi, who is still the NXT champion.
[Evans] I thought that I was ready for the NXT Championship.
I think now I can say that I wasn't.
[commentator] A heart breaker for Je'Von Evans,
but his future couldn't be any brighter if you set it on fire.
[Evans] I feel like people work for these opportunities.
I think that's what I did throughout this past year.
Je'Von Evans, the number one prospect in NXT.
[Evans] I am the young OG.
Everybody in NXT knows
-that that boy is… -[crowd] OG!
[Corey] Evans from the heavens!
[Vic] Cover by Evans, and he's gonna run out of time!
[Evans] I experienced challenge after challenge after challenge,
but one challenge that kept coming back to me
was where I think what's next for the Young OG.
Until I got some legendary advice from a WWE Hall of Famer.
["Rest In Peace" playing]
[Undertaker] You still trying to figure out what to do next?
You ask me?
You continue going after the biggest dog in the yard.
[Vic] The NXT champion.
[Corey] No one thrives under the bright lights quite like Oba Femi.
[Femi] NXT is supposed to be the brand built for the future.
[dramatic music playing]
But I look at this division now, the future is not looking very bright.
Because I beat them all. I stopped them all.
I've destroyed them all.
Who is worthy enough to take this title from me?
Oba Femi, anyone who watches NXT knows that Trick Williams
is the biggest dog NXT has to offer.
You keep searching for the man who's gonna take you off this mountain.
Look no further. I am that man.
[Evans] Trick, your ass goofy as hell, boy. [laughs]
The Young OG met The Undertaker,
and this Hall of Famer gave me some advice,
saying that I should go after
the biggest dog in the yard, which is honestly…
Oba Femi, and you out here trying to make this all about yourself.
That's it, man, you throw the hands and whoever wins
gets to face Oba for the NXT Championship.
[Vic] Live in Philadelphia.
Je'Von Evans, can he get past Williams tonight?
Who heads to Heatwave as the number one contender
to the NXT Championship?
-[bell ringing] -[Trick] Yes, Je'Von. You like to bounce.
I'm about to bounce your ass back to high school.
[Vic] And I just saw the look in Je'Von's eyes.
[Booker T] Got so much fire inside, the Young OG.
-[crowd cheering] -[intense music playing]
[crowd exclaiming]
[Vic] The fact that Evans is moving right now.
[Corey] Je'Von, for the love of God, stay down.
Wait, wait, where'd Oba go?
[Vic] That's Mike Santana.
Je'Von Evans getting bouncy, going into the cover.
-[crowd counting] -[Vic] Je'Von
-is heading to Heatwave. -[bell ringing]
Oba, there is a new champion Sunday, and it's gonna be me, baby.
-Je'Von Evans! -[music concludes]
[crowd cheering, applauding]
-["Who Want It" playing] -[Evans] Your boy is…
-[crowd] Bouncy! -…bouncy!
♪ Yeah! ♪
♪ Look, uh, yo, let's go… ♪
[yells]
-Here we go! Here we go! -[crowd cheering]
[Vic] This is a full circle moment for Evans,
if you really break it down, Book, because it was right here in Lowell,
he suffered the lowest point of his career.
His jaw was broken in the center of the ring.
And now seven months later, it could be the site
of his greatest triumph.
[Booker T] I believe in everything The Undertaker's told this kid.
Go out there and keep going up after that big dog.
This kid right here, he's prolific. He's an extraordinary talent.
And tonight, tonight could be his night here in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Heatwave, baby.
[Vic] And you see him holding on to his ribs.
There is no way he could be coming into tonight
at 100% after that viral image of him flying through the air,
smashing through the table in Philadelphia.
["Hands Of Fate" playing]
[grunts]
[Vic] There is The Ruler.
-["Hands Of Fate" continues] -[crowd chanting "Oba"]
[Vic] With the NXT Universe standing,
how do you properly articulate the champion's dominance?
-[crowd cheering, applauding] -[Booker T] There is a…
No bread, no water, just meat.
This is a carnivore, man.
It's about to get busy here tonight at Heatwave.
-["Hands Of Fate" continues] -[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Well, let's get things started.
Let's go up to our ring announcer, Mike Rome.
[bell ringing]
The following contest scheduled for one fall…
[crowd] One fall!
…is for the NXT Championship.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
Introducing the challenger from Greensboro, North Carolina,
weighing in at 195 pounds,
-Je'Von Evans! -[crowd cheering, applauding]
And his opponent, from Lagos, Nigeria,
weighing in at 310 pounds,
he is the NXT Champion,
Oba Femi.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Vic] Je'Von has continued to take The Undertaker's advice,
and he took that advice to heart.
He's going after the biggest dog in the yard.
And with the NXT Championship on the line, how can Evans topple Oba Femi?
[Booker T] I don't know. I mean, you just heard
that big, big, vast difference between these two.
A hundred- and sixteen-pounds difference between these two.
-[bell ringing] -[Booker T] It's gonna be a hell
of a mountain for this young man, Je'Von Evans.
[Vic] Yeah, Evans giving away a lot of size.
It was Randy Orton who praised Je'Von Evans.
Evans, though, knows he's gonna have to go deep
into his cardio bag maybe here tonight.
This is the fourth time the NXT title has been defended at Heatwave.
Going back to ECW, the top men's title has changed hands
only one time, Evans was part of that matchup last year at Heatwave.
This is two thirds of Stand & Deliver's main event from Vegas.
If you wanna run it back,
they're doing it here tonight without Trick Williams.
This is the first time Je'Von Evans has ever had a one-on-one
-opportunity at the NXT Championship. -[Booker T] Yeah.
This kid has had so many big moments
since joining NXT, this could be the Young OG's night.
I mean, right now you look at him, he's all taped up.
But the adrenaline in this young man, I mean, the heart in this young man.
I mean, he's gonna have to stay on his bicycle, of course.
[Vic] He's been so close so many times, even going back to Deadline,
which the men's Iron Survivor
-was Oba Femi. -[Booker T] Look at that. Look at that.
[Vic] So many close calls with every move. Oh!
You gotta imagine the pain shooting through the body of Je'Von,
because as I mentioned,
he beat Trick Williams Tuesday in Philadelphia.
That's great, but the damage was done.
You see the body, he can't be 100%.
Booker, if you were to throw a percentage, where would it be?
Eighty-five?
[Booker T] It's hard to gauge a man's heart, Vic.
It really, truly is. And this young man, he's been so close
to capturing gold here in NXT and trust me, trust me, he wants it.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be here in this fight tonight against Oba Femi.
[Vic] Oba Femi liked that. Oba Femi wants more.
But now Je'Von Evans,
who just got shut down and the door slammed shut.
[Booker T] Nothing.
Too much power, too much power.
[Vic] And again, Je'Von able to get away, got caught, though, by Oba Femi.
And Oba just so powerful, almost like he's just welcoming
everything from Je'Von Evans.
How much do you really have, so to speak, in the early going?
Could be looking for a powerbomb right here.
Je'Von able to counter, land right back on his feet to deliver another chop.
And now, Je'Von Evans starting to get bouncy, got caught.
[Booker T] I mean, Je'Von Evans, he's gonna be bouncy.
-[Vic] Oh, whoa! -[Booker T] He's got a lot of speed,
but Oba Femi just has to be in that one spot, that one spot.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Look, I don't wanna discount Je'Von Evans,
because if he can win gold here tonight,
it'll be the first time he's won a championship.
And here in Lowell, The Rock won his first title,
the Intercontinental Championship, in 1997.
Je'Von Evans is also fighting for history.
He could become the youngest champion in this brand's history
to hold the NXT title at 21 years old. Bo Dallas was 23 when he held the title.
[Booker T] You know the difference between all those guys
you just talked about and what's going on here tonight?
-[Vic] What's that? -[Booker T] None of them was Oba Femi.
-[Vic] Oba Femi. Yeah, yeah. -[Booker T] This guy right here,
he's a monster, man.
The guy is built for being champion here in NXT, not just NXT.
I'm talking about this brand, this company, man.
[Vic] And when we talk about Oba Femi, Book, we talk about the prophecy.
Hasn't the champion fulfilled every prophecy he was ever told?
-[Booker T] I mean-- No, no. No. -[Vic] Whoa! He said he would come to NXT,
he would take over the brand, he would be its champion.
[Booker T] Oba Femi has done everything he said he was gonna do
here in NXT, but there's so much more for Oba Femi.
-[Vic] Oh, my! -[Booker T] Look at the power.
-Look at the power of Oba Femi. Ruler! -[Vic] Just catching another human being.
And I don't wanna start putting it into people's brains now,
but if you're the official Adrian Butler, the head official here in NXT,
you gotta keep an extra eye on Je'Von Evans, don't you?
[Booker T] I mean, he may have to have a little foul at some point.
But don't count the Young OG out, man, trust me.
-[Vic] And that superkick. -[Booker T] Don't even consider that.
[Vic] And Oba Femi might have just realized,
"I'm in for a fight tonight." Je'Von Evans is smiling.
Oba Femi now welcoming it, just got caught again.
-[Booker T] Oh, wait a minute. -[Vic] Down, cover, and a kick-out
-at one. -[Booker T] It's not gonna be that easy.
[Vic] Look at Je'Von, though, easily trying to get to the top rope.
And right now might be a case for Je'Von Evans.
How much pain can I withstand?
-Looking for-- Oh! -[crowd cheering]
[yells]
-[Vic] Je'Von saw it coming, double stomp. -[crowd exclaiming]
[Vic] And how impressed are you with the resiliency of Je'Von?
-Like a rubber band just snapping back. -[Booker T] I'm very impressed
with this kid. I mean,
Je'Von Evans is gonna be champion in this business.
He's gonna be champion in NXT.
It's just a matter of when, that's the question.
[Vic] It could be tonight, Book, as now Oba Femi, the champion,
rolling to the outside. Je'Von, this might be your night, man.
-You gotta keep going. -[crowd cheering, applauding]
-[Vic] Whoa, whoa, whoa. Wait a minute. -[Booker T] Oh, baby.
-[Vic] Oh! -[Booker T] Uh-oh.
[Vic] I get nervous any time I see
-Je'Von flying at us. -[Booker T] Back up.
-[Vic] Yeah, you say that again. -[Booker T] Back up.
[Vic] And Oba, maybe looking for a chokeslam.
Je'Von Evans trying to fight.
Je'Von just looked over here at the table. He don't want that again.
[speaks indistinctly]
-[Vic] Oh! -[Booker T] One step ahead is the OG.
-Oh! Got caught on the rebound. -[Vic] Man.
-[Booker T] Man. -[Vic] That skillet-sized hand…
leaving a welt across the chest. Feel this impact.
-[crowd cheering] -[Booker exclaims]
[Vic] Oh, my. And the dominance of Oba Femi.
-You said no bread. -[Booker T] No water.
-[Vic] Just meat? -[Booker T] Just meat.
[Vic] Oba is the only male superstar to be undefeated…
here in the WWE, and he's showing you why.
The strength, the power, the will to destroy.
[Booker T] Oba Femi thrives in these positions, man. I mean,
it's something about being champ with this guy right here.
You're talking about a guy that's being pushed to the limit,
-nine… nine… -[Vic] Oh! The body,
the body, Book, look at that weight, stepping all down on the ribs.
[Booker T] Nine times he's gone out there and competed.
Nine times he's walked out and still you gotta love him.
That's competition at its finest.
[Vic] Celebrating his 228th day as champion, the longest reign
-since Bron Breakker was champion. -[Booker T] You gotta wonder.
You gotta wonder, who's gonna beat him? Who can stop him?
If Je'Von Evans don't do it tonight, who's gonna stop Oba Femi?
[Vic] I don't know if it will happen, 'cause Oba Femi is that dominant.
And the one thing I would say about this matchup is,
was Oba able to keep pace
-with the challenger? -[Booker T] I don't think he needs to.
-[Vic] Because of the cardio. -[Booker T] No, I don't think he needs to.
I just think he needs to keep up with Je'Von Evans.
-[Vic] Oh! -[Booker T] And land that one kill shot,
-that one kill shot, just like that. -[Vic] That was it there.
Double gut buster, and a right shoulder coming up with Je'Von.
Something I'm noticing about Je'Von, too,
when he kicks out, he's kicking out and getting immediately to his stomach,
trying to get to somewhat of a vertical base.
And I don't know if that's almost in his mind to try to get away
from Oba, as he's able to kick out.
But it's somewhat of a strategy for Je'Von Evans
to not have Oba get back on top of him. Because Je'Von Evans,
-every kick-out you waste energy, right? -[Booker laughs]
[Vic] It takes something out of you, right?
[Booker T] Je'Von Evans better use every trick in the book he possibly can.
And one trick in the book we always used back in the day
is playing a little possum. That's what he may have to do tonight.
[crowd applauding]
[Vic] Oba continuing to wear down Je'Von.
-And for Oba Femi, there is a lot of talk. -[screams]
[Vic] Oh! And he shifted weight, and all that weight down on Je'Von.
-[Booker T] See that? -[Vic] And a near fall.
[Booker T] Oba Femi just set the Young OG up
to try that move, and he pulled it off.
He went for it, he took the bait, wow.
[crowd chanting "Oba Femi"]
-[crowd chanting "Young OG"] -[Booker T] Oh!
[Vic] NXT Universe split here at Heatwave.
[crowd chanting "Oba Femi"]
[crowd chanting "Young OG"]
[Booker T] Look, he just laid into him right now, man.
He's laid into him big time.
[Vic] And we can talk about Oba Femi, maybe, you know, how dominant he's been,
who can beat him for the championship.
I mean, there is a lot of contenders in the men's division.
It is Je'Von Evans here tonight.
But again, Booker, we're looking at the future of the WWE
and both these men here in the main event of Heatwave.
[Booker T] There's gonna come a time when Oba Femi's gonna run
into that brick wall because it's not about the match,
it's about the training.
It's about the continued training, trying to go out there and compete
-at that level every time. -[Vic] Oh!
-[Booker T] Oh, yes. Oh, yeah. That's it. -[Vic speaks indistinctly]
And a kick-out, Je'Von continuing to fight.
-[crowd cheering] -[Vic] Take another look, boom.
-[crowd counting] -[Booker T] What I'm talking about there.
What I'm talking about, Vic. I mean,
Oba's just trying to keep up with the Young OG.
Man, big shots like that.
And that's what could take him to victory here tonight,
and still… and still your champion.
[Vic] And you think of the grind that Oba was on
as the longest NXT North American champion.
He's been a dominant NXT champion.
I mean, are these long reigns possibly starting
to wear and wane on Oba Femi as he tries
-to look forward to the future? -[Booker T] I don't think so.
[Vic] You brought it up, who can beat him? But I mean, you got to admit,
think about Wesley, think about Wesley's body broke down.
How much more can Oba Femi have?
That may be the key to Je'Von Evans, is one big lucky shot.
[Booker T] No, the question is, how far can Oba Femi go, man?
Oba's just thinking about history. Oba's thinking about making history
like no man has ever made here before in this business.
Right now, Oba Femi has done that thus far in NXT.
Like I say, it's so much more, so much more for Oba.
[Vic] Oba Femi just mocking Je'Von Evans.
-And again, the official-- -[Booker T] Don't play with him.
[Vic] Again, the official asking Je'Von, who is not going to stop,
is not going to quit.
But at what point does his body break down?
We're talking about a body breaking down and waning.
Je'Von Evans did not come in at 100%. I don't even think he came in at 80%,
just a few days removed after what happened in Philadelphia.
[Booker T] We're talking about the shape that Je'Von Evans is in right now, man.
We know… We know Oba Femi's battle tested.
-I mean, he can go the long haul. -[Vic] Oh, yeah. He is.
[Booker T] He can work in the deep water, we know that.
[Vic] And that's what I was questioning about with Je'Von Evans,
does he just need to outlast Oba? But you bring up a good point, Booker,
that Oba, doesn't matter if it's a Triple Threat match,
doesn't matter if it's a main event, doesn't matter
if it's a Stand & Deliver weekend or a WrestleMania or an NXT,
he's always able to rise to the occasion. That's why he's been so dominant.
But can Je'Von Evans be the one?
Can Je'Von Evans be the man to knock him off the pedestal?
-[Booker T] Oh, Beautiful. -[Vic] What a backbreaker.
-[Booker T] Beautiful. -[Vic] Could've just broken the spirit…
-[Booker T] You asked a question. -…of Je'Von,
-and now, a chokeslam. -[Booker T] Oh, baby!
I don't think so. I don't think so.
I think it's gonna be a quick night right here.
-[Vic] Into the cover… -[Booker T] It's over.
…off the chokeslam, and a kick-out.
You gotta wonder if that chokeslam was a message to The Undertaker.
'Cause let's not forget it was The Undertaker
who went up to Oba Femi and said, "Get ready."
"Because some of my boys are coming to your yard."
He went up to Je'Von Evans and said, "There's gonna be people coming for you."
He told Je'Von Evans to keep going after the biggest and the baddest.
Je'Von Evans right now…
may just be going on instinct, but for Oba Femi,
he may be trying to prove a point not just to the locker room here in NXT,
not just to Raw and SmackDown, but to someone like The Undertaker.
[Booker T] Yes, at the expense of this young kid right here.
The Undertaker have put this kid in a position
that he perhaps wasn't ready for more than anything.
Because Oba Femi, like I said, he's battle tested.
He's a guy that's gonna go out there, and like I said,
if he gets you lined up, he's not gonna wait,
he's not gonna hesitate, he's gonna pull the trigger, man.
[Vic] We've seen that already in this matchup, the gut busters,
the backbreakers, the vicious shots to the spine.
[Booker T] He's toying with Je'Von Evans right now,
just like a bam, you know, just…
-[Vic] Whoa, whoa, whoa. -…like a piece of meat. Oh!
[Vic] Je'Von just stood back up in defiance, Je'Von Evans.
Je'Von ducking a couple, throwing his own rights.
And Je'Von right now, this may be his moment. Again,
I'm saying it because Je'Von at some point is gonna have to unleash the tank.
Je'Von Evans is gonna have to go for broke.
[Booker T] I'll tell you, Undertaker, right now,
he's probably watching this right now because something he believed in,
sitting in the pocket, throwing hands.
That's what Je'Von Evans is doing right now.
[Vic] No, this didn't work earlier, Je'Von.
[crowd cheering]
-[Vic] But it worked this time! -[Booker T] Oh, baby, from the heavens.
[Vic] Je'Von charging right back in.
You can feel that momentum, Booker, because the dream is free.
Are you willing to pay the price for the journey?
-[Booker T] Here we go. -[Vic] Cover for the title!
-[crowd counting] -[Vic] Ah! I…
Oba, right shoulder off the mat. Je'Von Evans, though.
Don't know where he gets it from.
And it might just be slammed shut here and right now,
Je'Von trying to-- Into DDT!
[Booker T] Another big shot,
another big shot, you better cover him, Je'Von.
[Vic] Champion's planted, challenger crawling, title on the line.
[Vic] Main event of WWE Heatwave.
Splash, but so much taken out.
[Booker T] Came up a little short right there, Vic.
[Vic] And again, you gotta wonder, the body for Je'Von.
How much is in Je'Von? How much has been taken out of Je'Von?
Everything, every moment.
So much for Je'Von on the line right now.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] You know, high risk, it's high reward, right, Book?
That's what Je'Von Evans is going to right now.
I don't know if he hyperextended his knee.
-He don't give a damn. -[Booker T] All caution to the wind.
-He landed it. -[Vic] Second frog splash!
-[crowd counting] -[Vic] Is it-- No!
[Booker T] And this is those moments you think you got Oba Femi
right where you want him, but this guy,
this guy, Oba, he seemed to get more stronger,
a little bit more resilient as the match goes on.
[Vic] What a main event.
Je'Von, now trying to beat down Oba.
[Booker T] Going to the body, going to the body, trying to break the--
Oh! Got shot! Got caught by Oba with a big shot!
[Vic] Answering right back, throws the challenger.
Champion with a boot.
-Challenger… Oh! German suplex! -[Booker T] Beautiful German!
-And look at that! -[Vic] What?
-[Booker T] You've gotta be kidding me! -[Vic] What?
No way!
[Booker T] Oh, baby!
[Vic] And we've seen this…
-[Booker T] I told you. -…time and time--
-A cutter! A cutter! -[crowd cheering]
-[Vic] Je'Von, Oba's a mess! -[Booker T] He's smart. He's so smart.
-[Vic] Oh! -[Booker T] Oh, my God!
-[Vic] Man! -[Booker T] That's it!
-[Vic] Good night! -[Booker T] Oh, my gosh!
-What? What? -[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Are you serious?
That cutter came out of nowhere.
Je'Von went one more time, got caught.
-Somehow, Je'Von kicked out. -[Booker T] Wow!
Can't believe the action here tonight, guys.
Oba should've been out from that cutter because he ran right into it.
-But like I say, he's so resilient. -[Vic] Oba should be out from the cutter,
Je'Von should be out after the European uppercut
from the top rope.
Both these men.
[crowd chanting "This is awesome"]
[Booker T] Oh, baby,
Oba's looking to plant that final signature.
[crowd chanting "This is awesome"]
[Vic] This indeed is awesome.
This, our main event, NXT Championship is on the line.
And Je'Von Evans is pulling himself up.
And right now, Book, it may not be who has more skill.
It may be about who has more will.
-This late-- Oh! -[Booker T] Oh!
-That was inadvertent. -[Vic] That certainly was.
-[Booker T] That was inadvertent. -[Vic] Our official wiped out.
Je'Von back to the to… Oh.
And again, the power, Booker.
-[Booker T] The power. -[Vic] Again, the strength, the raw power.
-Oh, bomb-- No! -[Booker T] Oh, wow!
That's the Young OG right there.
[Booker T] In-ring prowess is unbelievable.
[Vic] Je'Von, twisting cutter.
You gotta remember, he can be beat, Je'Von, he can be beat!
Got him again!
There's another ref, Derek Sanders!
-[crowd counting] -[Vic] Cover! Hey!
[crowd cheering]
[both speaking indistinctly]
[Vic] Adrian Butler…
Adrian Butler, the original official, got up and noticed.
I believe, that Oba's foot was under the rope.
Waving him off, he's back in this matchup.
Going for middle of the road, did not connect.
[Booker T] Bad situation for the Young OG there,
that should have been a three count.
[Vic] Bad situation, could be getting worse. Holy…
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Oba Femi with no remorse for human life!
-[crowd shouting indistinctly] -[Booker T] My God, man.
[Vic] Back into the ring!
And another challenger suffering
-a Fall From Grace. -[bell ringing]
["Hands Of Fate" playing]
[Mike] Here is your winner
and still the NXT Champion,
Oba Femi!
[Vic] Trying to make sure we're all good here.
That is the official, Adrian Butler, the head official,
was wiped out in this matchup by Oba Femi.
This matchup would continue.
And right here, a beautiful cutter off the counter.
That was Je'Von Evans' opportunity.
He had the man down, he had the man rocked,
he had the man shook, he went for the cover.
The new official, Derek Sanders, and that is-- Right there.
I know Sanders hit the three
and there's gonna be people that are angry,
but the original official saw that Oba Femi's foot was under the rope.
This match will continue,
and then Je'Von Evans just tossed a human body,
just thrown like absolute nothing through our announce table,
which would set up Oba Femi to pounce and devour.
With a Fall From Grace,
-Oba Femi's reign continues as Champion. -[bell ringing]
[Vic] What a night it was.
What a main event it was.
And continuing to dominate,
continuing to rule is our champion…
-Oba Femi. -[crowd cheering]
-["Revolution" playing] -[crowd cheering]
-[Vic] Well, look who it is. -[Booker T] Wait a minute.
[Vic] Ricky Saints, we heard him earlier…
-talking to Je'Von. -[crowd chanting "Ricky"]
[Vic] Whoa, whoa, wait a minute, Book, Book…
do you think Saints can lead a new revolution?
-That right there is mine, brother. -[Vic] Is Saints the one
-to end the reign of The Ruler? -All mine, all right?
That right there ain't nothing
-but a test to me! -No chance.
[Vic] Heatwave fallout will be felt Tuesday on NXT!
-It's all about me! -You're just another guy.
-I want you to look in my eyes… -And I will show you…
-Look in my eyes and see. -I see it.
-I see nothing, I see fear. -Destiny. Destiny! how you…