[epic music plays]
[Triple H] Then.
Now.
Forever.
Together.
[Vic] Live from Lowell, the NXT Universe is ready and fired up for WWE Heatwave.
The North American champion,
Ethan Page, and Chelsea Green,
against Tavion Heights and Tyra Mae Steele.
Who will represent their country? Which duo will stand tall?
We are not giving you citizenship.
[Vic] Chelsea Green just pinned an Olympic gold medalist.
Who will be the one to walk out
the number one contender to the NXT Women's Championship?
[Lola] Kalani.
Jaida. At Heatwave,
I'm turning Lowell into Vice City, baby.
[Vic] Lola Vice, the number one contender.
[Booker T] It's about defending the championship.
[Vic] And it's a Darkstate doomsday.
Darkstate has ushered in a dark era in NXT.
Jayne, Ash, Masha.
Who walks out knockouts champion?
[Booker T] Well, damn.
[Vic] Fatal Influence is gone.
The Elegance Brand just pulled out Jacy.
Ash, to the top.
And Ash brings the knockout title back to TNA.
Looks like Jacy's little shadows did not help her keep
the TNA Knockouts title after all.
I am sick.
Let's go.
[Vic] This has gotten personal fast between The Glamour, Blake Monroe
and the Juggernaut, Jordynne Grace.
Blake Monroe is trying to systematically take apart the Juggernaut.
Blocking out the pain, powerbomb.
[Booker T] That's it.
[Vic] You gotta to be kidding me.
Jordynne Grace just wants to punish Blake Monroe.
And, oh, the stomp!
DDT and Blake Monroe shocks the universe.
Who will be the NXT champion after tonight?
Can Evans make history?
You are the future of WWE, of NXT.
Thank you, thank you.
[Vic] Or will the ruler continue his reign?
Je'Von can't take the title from me.
Bro, I'm next in line. I'm waiting.
[Vic] We're looking at the future of the WWE
in both of these men. Femi's foot was under the rope.
With no remorse for human life!
[Booker T] God damn!
[Vic] A fall from grace. Continuing to dominate,
continuing to rule is our champion, Oba Femi.
[man] This is the revolution.
[Vic] But look who it is.
-[Booker T] Wait a minute. -[Vic] Ricky Saints.
The future of the NXT championship is absolute.
[Vic] Is Saints the one to end the reign of the ruler?
[Vic] Well, we are about to feel the afterburn.
Welcome to NXT!
[crowd chanting] NXT! NXT!
♪ I will remember you ♪
♪ $1 million from now ♪
♪ I will remember you ♪
[man] This is the revolution.
["Revolution" playing]
[Vic] Oh, Booker, we are wasting no time tonight.
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Ricky Saints.
[Vic] There's a lot of praise for the main event
at Heatwave and specifically Je'Von Evans, rightfully dejected.
Sunday he left the building,
a heartbreaking loss for Je'Von this past Sunday at Heatwave.
[Booker T] The one thing you don't do, man,
is take yourself out of the game.
Hopefully, the young man will go back and regroup and do just that,
get back in the game, man.
[Vic] You know who put himself in the game was this man,
who's toe to toe with Oba Femi.
[Booker T] Give this guy a lot of credit.
I mean, you put a step in there do what needs to be done to go out there.
You know, put yourself on the spotlight, kid.
He's got that pose. He's got that pose.
What else he got to go with that?
That is what I want to know, man.
Huh? You know what I'm saying.
Give me the pose one time. There it is.
See, that right there is exactly why I wanted to come out here
and kick off an NXT the right way, the Ricky way.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Ricky! Ricky!
That is me. Thank you.
Everybody saw what happened at Heatwave and I will say this.
I will always put my money behind you, Je'Von Evans,
any time the day.
[crowd cheering]
But ultimately, it was Oba Femi
that proved exactly why he is the NXT champion.
The other reason I actually came out here is because…
don't know if you know this or not
but it has been six months since I have been here.
And in that six months, I have been North American champion.
I have taken down monsters, and I have faced the best of the best,
but there is one thing that I want
and that is the thing that you, Oba Femi, have in your possession.
And look, there's a group of talented people
in that locker room back there.
I acknowledge that but I figure why not now?
To step up to the plate and conquer what seems to be the impossible.
So what I am doing right now is
I am laying it on the line and I am calling my shot.
I am the man.
I am the one, Oba Femi, so come on out here and let's meet face-to-face.
[Booker T laughing] Oh, duckie, duckie. Quack, quack.
[Vic] That's not Oba Femi.
[Booker T] The heck? Here we go.
Hey, don't get carried away.
-You ain't gettin' Oba. -[crowd booing]
Yeah, you've been here six months, you said?
Since day one, you have been walking around
like you are some gift to this business.
[crowd booing]
Bro, look, I will give you the rare Josh Briggs compliment.
The hype is real, Ricky.
The hype is real but I am done.
I am done with outsiders like Inamura, like you.
[crowd chanting]
He ain't here.
I am tired of outsiders like Inamura, like you
getting shots you don't deserve.
That talent that you are talking about, bro,
they could not touch me in this ring if I gave them
a five year head-start and neither can you.
You heard me?
[laughs] Hold on, hold on, hold on.
Let me stop you right there.
I should have checked you a few weeks ago
when you interrupted my entrance and that is on me.
I understand that you have been to hell and back with Inamura
but there's only one person standing right here
in front of me so there's no doubt
about how tough you are.
But if you think I'm going to stand in the back of the line,
if you think that's in my DNA, my man,
you have lost your mind.
[crowd cheering]
You, you walk out here and you look like Sid from Toy Story,
and you're gonna tell me,
that I need to know my position?
Understand this, I am the line.
I am the position and the problem is that you think that you are right.
I know I am right
and the only solution to this is to handle it right here.
Whether it's Sid or Briggs,
I am going to beat you down like the…you are. What's up?
[Booker T] Oh, yeah.
[Vic] Might have had to reserve that--
[Booker T] Let's do it.
[Vic] Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
The general manager.
All right, all right.
So I already know where this is going.
So before anything else happens,
I actually have an announcement to make.
No one has heard from Je'Von Evans following his loss at Heatwave
and because of that, I know how to find a new number one contender
for the an NXT Championship.
And luckily, both of you have
very compelling cases and some pretty impressive wins behind you,
so here's what's gonna happen.
Tonight, Josh Briggs will go one-on-one with Ricky Saints.
[crowd cheering]
And whoever wins will face Oba Femi for the NXT championship at No Mercy.
Good luck.
[Vic] What an announcement.
What a match.
Still to come here tonight, but right now, Book, we got to go back
to something that transpired at Heatwave.
Very impressive victory out there.
As much as I despise JG,
She is widely considered the best in the women's division
and I beat her so I think it is time to do what I came to do before,
-becoming the NXT Women's champion. -Right.
[Kelani] I don't think so.
You can't claim anything.
It took me two years to get an opportunity for an opportunity
at the NXT Women's Championship.
-Uh, excuse me? -Back of the line.
Excuse me? Who has got your knickers in a twist?
-You do. -[scoffs]
Is somebody upset because they lost? Oh.
That's weird coming from somebody who was running out
the ring last time I wrestled with them. And I didn't get pinned tonight.
-Trying to… -[exclaims]
Here's an idea.
How about you guys just finish what you started two weeks ago
when you two go one-on-one on Tuesday?
-Perfect. -Awesome.
I'm gonna make an example out of you.
For the record, I don't think you are a very good GM.
Not a fan of the work.
[woman] Glamour is forever.
["Glamour Is Forever" playing]
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from London, England,
Blake Monroe!
[Vic] Well, after what you and myself and Booker,
what we just saw from this past Sunday on social media
has brought us to tonight.
We're set for Blake Monroe and Kelani Jordan, next.
[Booker T] Oh, yes!
["Out Of This World" playing]
[Vic] Here's a woman looking to bounce back tonight.
[announcer] And her opponent, from Boynton Beach, Florida,
Kelani Jordan!
[Vic] Booker, let's go back to the last time these two Superstars met.
About three weeks ago, Jordan was going high risk.
Blake Monroe took full advantage,
until she saw the returning Jordynne Grace.
Grace, at the time, was wearing a neck brace
after the heinous actions of Blake Monroe,
who went running.
She was able to get out and escape that night from Grace,
but also, it was Kelani who was victorious on that night.
Can Kelani do it again?
Because there's been a lot of chirping between these two.
So I'll ask you this,
who needs to win more?
[Booker T] Both of these ladies need to win big time
to move to the number one spot. But let's talk about Blake Monroe.
She wasn't running Sunday night, was she?
Was she running? Huh? Talk to me, Vic! Talk to me, Vic!
I'm saying Blake Monroe has the in-ring prowess,
I'm telling you, like I haven't seen in quite some time.
Let me tell you this, this lady here--
[Vic] Right through. Shoulders down. Nice counter, to your point, Booker.
-And a kick-out. -[Booker T] Kelani better watch herself.
Trust me on that, Vic.
[Vic] Wasn't it rude… As Blake Monroe may be looking for submission.
Rolling up Kelani.
Kalani shifting weight once more. Another near fall.
Wasn't it rude of Blake to tell Ava
-she doesn't like her as GM? -[Booker T] See what I'm saying?
[Vic] She hit a headbutt. We're in the early stages of this match.
Are you writing off Kelani? What about that? Look at that.
[Booker T] That was a big shot. But lemme say,
Blake Monroe is trying to win.
You can feel it, but you can't touch it.
Here we go. Wait a minute.
[Vic] And instead of the cover, right on top.
Blake made her intentions known on Sunday.
She came to the WWE for the NXT Women's Championship,
and you can't blame her for that.
[Booker T] She came for a reason.
[Vic] Into the cover off the dropkick.
[Booker T] She's the mega blonde bombshell
and I'm not just saying that for any other reason
than she's about to blow up here in NXT.
She's about to win that championship in grand fashion.
I'm just putting it out there. I'm putting it in the air.
[Vic] What stood out most about Blake winning at Heatwave?
That she dug deep into her playbook?
[Booker T] It was her poise, man. Her prowess.
Every inch of that squared circle, that time in Japan that she spent
is definitely invaluable. And right now, I'm telling you, trust me on this,
she's gonna move up.
What did I say? She's in Fav Five, right?
-At what number? At what number? -[Vic] Yes.
-You change it all the time. -[Booker T] Number one.
[Vic] You forgot her name in Houston a few weeks ago. Now, she's number one?
-What you talking about? -[Booker T] Let me tell you,
Blake Monroe has that it-factor.
And one thing about that it-factor, you can't teach it. It…
-Here we go! -[Vic] Bringing out her training in Japan.
Look at this submission. We saw this executed this Sunday against Jordynne.
Nice counter, though, by Kelani.
[Booker T] Tried to dislocate the arm right there of Kelani Jordan.
[Vic] I gotta talk about Ava real quick,
because what a match she made earlier tonight.
Number-one contendership, no mercy.
Who will face Oba for the NXT Title?
[Booker T exclaims]
[Vic] Ricky Saints? Josh Briggs?
Ava has done a magnificent job recently.
[Booker T] No, come on. I'm not gonna put Ava on a pedestal.
Ava's made some good decisions.
She made some bad decisions.
But that's just part of the job.
That's just part of the job.
I'm gonna give her a pass on that.
[Vic] Okay, at least you were honest about your opinion.
[Booker T] Of course I am!
[Vic] 99% of the time, but there's that 1% that gets me sometimes.
You keep me on my toes.
[Booker T] Right now, Kelani's looking great.
And let me tell you something, I don't want anybody to sleep on Kelani.
She's the first of her kind.
She's the first North American Champion. You gotta give her credit.
She was so close in her Breakout Tournament.
She should have won that, but for some shenanigans.
So let me tell you, she's on the rise! She's on the rise!
[Vic] Well, she's looking to stand out once again.
And certainly, Booker, a win tonight would do just that.
Innovative DDT. Trying to get into the cover.
[Booker T] See what I'm saying? That's what I'm talking about,
Blake Monroe being able to create a little bit of space right there.
[Vic] We know how excited you were for Blake on Sunday.
But also, it's important to note, Kelani Jordan was not…
-["Win" playing] -[Booker T] What the hell?
What the hell?
[Vic] Looks like Blake saw a ghost.
[Booker T] Come on, man!
[Vic] It's Jordynne Grace! Grace is here!
And it's a repeat of three weeks ago!
[Booker T] Oh, come on, man. This is…
This is… This is… Come on!
Where you think you're going?
You got a match.
-Go ahead. -No.
-Go ahead, go to your match. -I beat you.
-Kelani's waiting. I won't touch you. -I beat you.
-I beat you. This is over. -Go ahead.
-It's over! -Go ahead.
-It's over! -Go to your match.
[Vic] Oh, it's not over.
There's nowhere for Blake to run. Nowhere for Blake to escape.
-[Booker T] What's going on? -[Vic] What do you mean?
[Booker T] The referee needs to do his job and get Grace outta here.
[Vic] Kelani dropping Monroe!
-In the stands. -[Booker T] Not like this!
[Vic] One-of-a-kind! Split-legged moonsault!
[Booker T] Please don't let this happen.
-[Vic] Jordan beats Blake again! -[Booker T] Come on! This is ridiculous!
[announcer] Here's your winner, Kelani Jordan!
[Booker T] You condone that?
[Vic] You may not like it, but it goes in the record books.
Kelani Jordan victorious. Grace isn't done with Monroe.
She wants to make her life hell,
just like my Myles Borne wants to do to Lexis King.
[presenter] Time for tonight's NXT Focus.
Myles, thanks for taking the time to sit with me.
We've talked in the past about your hearing disability,
but today I wanna talk about Lexis King.
-Thank you, guys. -Ridiculous!
Lexis King, he's just stirring the pot.
Ava, he's not deaf.
We all know that.
Contrary to what Lexis believes, I am mostly deaf.
[Lexis] What he is is a con man. A charlatan.
A phony. And you rubes are falling for it.
There's always gonna be someone like a Lexis King,
someone who doesn't get it.
You're pretending to be deaf to get sympathy.
[Vic] Why's he wearing headphones?
-Did somebody say… -Lexis!
You're not blind or deaf,
but everyone here sure wishes you were mute.
I didn't know how you could wrestle at such a high level
while being both deaf and blind.
I'm not blind!
[grunts]
Well, you are now!
-I should suspend you! -Whoa.
Yes, but luckily for you, you guys are gonna go one-on-one
-in a Blindfold Match. -Blindfold?
[Lawler] Can't see a thing with this on.
[Vic] King will meet Borne in a Blindfold Match!
-["Make Your Move" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is a Blindfold Match
scheduled for one fall!
Introducing first, from Wilmington, North Carolina, weighing 220 pounds
Myles Borne!
Myles Borne, we just saw the history between you and Lexis King.
After what happened, I have to ask you, how's your eyesight?
You're still a little blurry, Sarah, but this is a Blindfold Match.
So, in a second, it's about to get really dark.
But I can't lie to you.
This is gonna be a struggle for me.
Unless…
Unless you guys…
I'm gonna need y'all to let me know whenever I'm getting close to King.
[crowd cheering]
I may be deaf, but I still feed off your energy and your noise.
So, I'm gonna need all of it.
The screaming, the energy, the vibration!
Come on, let's go!
Let's go!
[crowd cheering]
-You feel that, Sarah? -[Sarah] Oh, I feel it.
Let's get it!
["Make Your Move" continues playing]
[Vic] Myles Borne takes on Lexis King in a Blindfold Match!
It's live. It's next.
["King" playing]
[Vic] We are set for a very unique matchup.
The first one in WWE took place at Wrestlemania VII.
Jake Roberts, Rick Martel. The last Blindfold match was here in NXT
in 2020.
Myles Borne ready to go.
Our official, Adrian Butler, making sure that Lexis King
puts his blindfold completely on. Now, they are absolutely blind, Booker.
-They can't see a thing. -[Booker T] I don't like this.
-[Vic] How unique is this? -[Booker T] I don't like this.
I don't like this. Ava should not have put this match in the books.
Let me tell you, Myles Borne,
he should be in a hospital right now.
I don't know if he's medically cleared. He said himself,
his eyes are blurry.
He shouldn't be in this match.
-[crowd cheering] -[Vic] Listen, he's hearing right now.
The NXT Universe guiding him to King.
Whoa!
Again, they can't see each other, Booker. That's the danger of this Blindfold Match.
Neither can see. It's about sense.
Some feeling is gone, but…
[crowd cheering]
Oh, here we go!
[Booker T] Oh, baby. Right now, they're real close to the body.
You don't need to see with this right here, man. Trust me.
[Vic] Both men trying to keep each other extremely close at this juncture.
Two!
[Vic] Referee trying to separate them, but…
[crowd cheering]
[Lexis] Two points for the King!
I'm better than you, and you know it!
You want a piece of me?
[Vic] And no one was there, Book.
I mean, Lexis King right now is frustrated.
He's seeing what it's like.
-[Booker T] Watch your back! -[Vic] And Myles!
Hits the dropkick! How the hell did he do that?
[Booker T] Come on, man!
[Vic] Oh!
-He covered him! -[Booker T] Come on.
-[Vic] Book! Book! -[Booker T] Oh.
Lemme tell you something, Myles has got an advantage
in this type of match.
-[Vic] How does he have an advantage? -[Booker T] He's handicapped--
[Vic] He just went for… He couldn't even find the guy!
[Booker T] He's been handicapped his whole life, man!
Sometimes when you got a disability you make it up in other places.
[Vic] Booker, what the hell?
You don't even believe the crap you're spewing right now.
Take another look!
-I mean, they can't see each other. -[audience gasps]
That's the unique part of this matchup.
And I don't know how Lexis King…
-Two! -…is gonna get back into the ring.
[Vic] Guess we're gonna have to listen to the official.
Three!
[audience clamoring]
-[Lexis grunts] -[Booker T] Turn around!
[Vic] Oh, he hit the post!
[Vic] Oh, I don't feel bad for Lexis.
Lexis King… Can we agree? He's a scumbag.
-[Booker T] Why did you say that? -[Vic] He mocked Myles Borne,
sprayed him in the eyes with pepper spray.
He's a scumbag!
-[Vic laughs] -[Booker T] When it comes…
When it comes down to a fight,
-how many times have you said… -[Vic laughs]
…have you heard the saying "protect yourself at all times"?
-Huh? That's what they say in a fight. -[overlapping shout]
You don't let a guy like Lexis King get pummeled.
-[Vic] Oh, no! -[Booker T] Come on!
[Vic] Oh, I have never been in a fight, but…
[Booker T] I know that, I hear that!
I'm just giving you the benefit of the doubt.
-Two! -[Vic] Well, now, Myles…
doing his best to get in, but look, there's separation, and…
-[audience gasps] -[Vic] Again, no, but look,
I can feel those vibrations
-all the way here. -[Booker T] That's what I'm talking about!
Ava should have never made this match, man.
Come on, can we agree on that?
[Vic] No, our General Manager proves she's fair.
She's unbiased. How would you have dealt with those two?
[Booker T] I didn't say she wasn't fair.
I just said this was a bad match right here.
[audience chants] Yes!
[Vic] NXT Universe,
-helping Myles Borne and-- Oh! -[audience gasps]
-[Lexis shouts] -[Myles grunts]
[audience gasps]
[Vic] King now got his hands once again,
and now he's keeping Myles close to the body.
And it's that body slam.
-[Booker T] Big slam! -[Vic] No, no, he should have backed it up
-a little bit, I mean there's no one to… -[Booker T] Big slam!
-[Vic] Exactly. -[Booker T] Come on!
Come on, Lexis! You got to be smarter than that.
[Vic] So how would you have handled this situation?
Oh! No one's home for Borne.
[Booker T] Look, I had an agent, man.
I had an agent to make sure I didn't get in matches like this.
[Vic] Yeah, but you were a SmackDown General Manager at one point.
How would you have handled the situation?
Whoa, watch out, ref!
[Booker T] I can tell you this.
I can tell you this would get an old-fashioned,
a good old-fashioned Donnybrook,
a slugfest between these two, and who would have the advantage.
Who have the advantage!
[Vic] Well, the Donnybrook match actually happens in Paris…
[audience gasps]
between Rusev and Sheamus this Sunday at Clash in Paris.
But right now, it's all about a Blindfold match…
[audience cheering]
…of these two.
[Booker T] I like the way you connected that right there. Beautiful work.
[audience shouting]
[Vic] I kind of just feel bad for the official.
Oh! And there we go, able to find each other inside of the ring now.
And things starting to break down.
[audience jeers]
[audience] Yeah!
[audience jeers]
[audience] Yeah!
[audience jeers]
[audience] Yeah!
-[audience jeers] -[Booker T] Ah! Yeah, baby!
Light him up, Lex!
Is that Lexis?
[Vic] That is Lexis, swinging for the fences right now.
Oh, it's a clothes--
And look at Myles Borne.
How wise is Myles Borne to continue to hold onto the wrist.
[Booker T] Given that lock there, that's real smart there about the young man.
[Myles and Lexis grunt]
[Booker T] Beautiful reversal there, though!
[referee] Break, break, break!
[audience jeers]
Break it up! Come on, break it up!
Slowly, break it up!
[audience jeers]
-Break it up, come on, it's okay! -[Lexis] I'm sorry. I'm…
-It's okay, I mean… Ow! -[Lexis' indistinct chatter]
[audience gasps]
-[Booker T] That was an accident. -[Vic] I…
That was an accident.
[Vic] I agree with you. That was inadvertent from Lexis.
-Hey-- -[audience jeers loudly]
[Vic] He--
-No, no, it wasn't an accident, Booker. -[Booker T] Oh, yeah!
-[Booker T] What are you talking about? -[Vic] Oh, come on, what do you mean?
He's--
[Booker T] There it is.
Side riding roll, baby, side riding roll!
-[Vic] The Coronation. -[audience] One! Two!
-Three! -[Vic] And King cheats to win.
-[Booker T] How smart… -[Vic] He cheated!
[Booker T] How smart is this guy?
How smart is he?
[Mike] Here is your winner,
-Lexis King! -[Booker T] Can we feel…
Ah, can we feel that?
-[Vic] No! -[Booker T] Can we feel that?
[Vic] He is like a snake in the grass, steals this match.
-[Booker T] That snakes will bite you! -[Vic] And just when you think
he couldn't get any lower as a human being.
He goes and does that!
[Booker T laughs]
I have to do this 2-on-1.
-I don't know what to do. -Wren, you're ready?
No. How the hell did this happen, Charles?
I can't go out there and face Izzi and Tatum.
I don't even have a partner.
-You'll be… -How are you so calm right now?
Wren, relax.
You're gonna be fine. I've got all the confidence in the world.
-You're gonna get the job done! -And why do you have that?
Why do you have that?
Because I found you a partner.
-What? -Oh, yeah!
Kendal Grey?
And I find her great.
-Look, Kendal… -She is.
She impressed me a few weeks ago with her match.
I mean, she put on the best arm bar. Mm.
-Debatable, but she has potential. -We'll work on it.
Sure, sure.
And me and her had a talk last week.
And, well, she's opened her ears and she's willing to listen to a true pro.
Yeah. No, I never said that.
-Yes, you did. -Actually, no, I didn't.
-I said I was gonna help Wren, though. -That works for me.
So let's go kick their asses, okay?
-Let's! -Go!
-[gasps] -[Kendal] Come on, let's go!
All right. She can shop.
Wait for me, ladies.
[Wren Sinclair's theme playing]
[bell dinging]
[Mike] The following contest is a Tag Team match scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, the team of Kendal Grey
and Wren Sinclair!
[audience cheering]
You got this!
[audience cheering]
[Vic] Wren Sinclair said that even though,
well, we heard from Charlie Dempsey,
it was Kendal Grey who said she is here for Wren.
[Booker T] Yeah, I like that. I mean,
with Sinclair and…
-they could make a good team together. -[man] Truth will ultimately prevail.
-But there is pain bringing it to light. -[Booker T] Yeah!
[The Culling's theme playing]
[Mike] And their opponents, representing The Culling,
Tatum Paxley,
and Izzi Dame!
[audience cheering]
[Vic] Just look at how Tatum stares at Izzi, as Spears and Niko look on.
Tag Team action right now still to come.
A massive Six-Woman Main Event,
Fatal Influence will face Lola Vice,
the No.1 Contender to the NXT Women's Championship,
Sol Ruca, who is the only double champ now in NXT and Zaria,
that again, our Main Event here tonight.
But for what it's worth, Wren has every right in the world
to be upset with Charlie Dempsey.
Put her in this matchup, cause unnecessary worry.
Thankfully, Kendal Grey stepped up to the plate,
[Booker T] You know what he did, Charlie Dempsey is in a bad place right now.
I mean, he and Tavion…
losing my… the breakup.
I mean, he's trying to put it all back together here tonight.
-Come on, man. -[Vic] Look at Kendal Grey.
-Picking up and… Boom! -[Booker T] Oh, yeah!
[Vic] Charlie is a hard man to impress, but Kendal Grey's impressed Dempsey,
and this duo is working well.
Wren into the cover and a quick, quick kick out.
Charlie, though, learned nothing about his coaching approach, though,
he just seems to push people away…
And Tatum Paxley jumps in.
[Booker T] What has Charlie done wrong and everything?
Teaching these guys how to go out there and win.
Who owes it to them? Tell me that, tell me!
[Vic] He pushed away Myles Borne…
-Nice kick by Wren Sinclair. -[Booker T] How did he do that?
[Vic] He pushed away Tavion Heights.
They wanted to leave him. They wanted to get away.
[Booker T] I think those guys just want to be on their own.
I think that's what they want.
[Vic] And a kick out. If he didn't find Grey, who knows?
Who knows who Wren Sinclair's Tag Team partner would be?
She was heading in here thinking it was gonna be a 2-on-1
Handicap match against Tatum and Izzi,
and Izzi checks back in.
[Booker T] She was brave trying to decide, man,
trying to get the spotlight.
And she's gonna need somebody like Charlie Dempsey to work some magic.
Look at her now. Look at her now.
She's in a tag match.
[Vic] As I mentioned earlier, there's our Six-Woman
Tag Team matchup still to come tonight.
As this thing already breaking down as The Culling is not breaking the rules.
[Booker T] Really creative by Tatum Paxley, man.
[Vic] And how cold and calculated has Izzi become?
She's really following the footsteps of Shawn Spears.
[Booker T] When you talk about Izzi Dame, press the button, man,
because she's about to blow up,
since she's here with The Culling.
[indistinct shout]
[Vic] Now, Tatum Paxley certainly has found a home
in The Culling, and The Culling obviously
will have their eyes on that Main Event we talked about with those six women.
Because gold is on the mind of Izzi Dame, gold could be on the mind of Tatum Paxley.
Paxley was so close to winning the North American Title a few weeks ago.
Shawn Spears, of course, remember, tried to insert himself in the doll
that is in his pocket,
-but it was Izzi Dame who said take it… -[Booker T] Oh, baby!
…on her own merit, almost getting a tag.
Reaching out, couldn't get there.
[Booker T] Easy to overlook… Oh! So easy to overlook the in-ring power
of Tatum Paxley,
because of the exterior… you see the loud colors,
but she's a hell of a talent.
[Vic] And here comes Kendal Grey.
And how much potential do you see personally,
-in Kendal Grey. -[Booker T] Oh, baby!
-[Vic] Just hit that belly to belly. -[Booker T] No, technically,
she has upside major potential, man,
but she's still learning this game on the job training.
But she looks good.
She looks very good.
[Vic] Unprecedented amateur record.
Nice double stomp.
But in comes Izzi.
-Just got drop on a flatliner. -[Booker T] Oh, baby!
Look at Kendal's great go.
-I can say, make it… -[Vic] Oh!
[Booker T] Got caught right there. Got caught watching the paint dry.
[Vic] A tag was made.
Wren Sinclair is now legal, Wren floating right over, double under hook suplex.
I thought I was gonna be able to float over into the cover.
Tatum, though, popping right back up, getting hoisted up,
able to slide down and then… Whoa!
Face first, went Wren right into the knee,
and Tatum, quickly, wisely looking for…
Izzi just tagged herself in,
Tatum seemed a little perplexed, but there comes the power game.
[Booker T] Oh, baby!
[Vic] Tatum had to save the match.
[Booker T] Look who right there, in the nick of time. Tatum Paxley!
[Vic] It certainly was, and Paxley just got caught.
-[Booker T] Ooh, that was sweet! -[Vic] Big boot by Izzi!
-[Booker T] That was very sweet! -[Vic] And she didn't save.
She didn't save Tatum.
-Instead, it's Dame. -One! Two!
-[Vic] Over! -Three!
-[Booker T] With too much confusion. -[bell dinging]
[The Culling's theme playing]
[Mike] Here are your winners,
The Culling!
[Vic] Izzi, Tatum.
Victorious.
-[Booker T] With too much confusion. -[Vic] Shawn Spears is excited.
The Culling shows just how united and strong they really are.
[Vic] Well, if you remember how this night started,
these two got into a verbal altercation.
So who will be the No.1 Contender for the NXT Title?
Who will be next for Obafemi?
Who heads to No Mercy? We find out next.
♪ A million dollars from now I'm gonna feel like a million dollars… ♪
[bell dings]
[Vic] This match-up to determine who is the No. 1 Contender
for the NXT Championship.
And our night, Booker, started with these men arguing,
now they are fighting.
Again, the winner will face Oba Femi at No Mercy,
our next premium live event next month.
[Booker T] I like it. Briggs not out here trying to make friends or anything
and Ricky Saints looking to come up. I like this, man.
[Vic] Well, it was Briggs who said he was done
with outsiders getting special treatment.
But how is Ricky an outsider?
[Booker T] I mean, come on, he came here on the hire, talent free agents,
and he just walked in the door, and within six months,
he's former North American Champion. Come on, Vic!
So you blame Ricky for coming into this company, becoming a champion,
deserving that championship?
[Booker T] I'm just answering your question.
-[Vic] Then answer this-- -Why do people hate Saints?
-That's why they hate him. -[Vic] Answer this one then.
Saints has never received an NXT Title or a World Title match.
-[Booker T] You know why? -Briggs has had two this summer.
And Briggs just hit that bossman slam, into the cover,
hook to the leg--
[Booker T] Ricky Saints hasn't earned an NXT Title shot yet.
Maybe if he can get past this big man, Josh Briggs,
he can put himself in line, but you don't just get title shots.
They're not just thrown out like that. Come on, Vic!
It has been for Josh Briggs this summer who's been--
[Booker T] Two tiny shots. Two tiny shots in how many years?
-[Vic] Whose fault is that, Book? -[Booker T] You threw it out there.
[Vic] When does Briggs look in the mirror for his own failures?
That's something I've asked you. He seems to always have an excuse.
He seems to always have someone else to blame.
[Booker T] Big shot there by the big man.
Let me tell you something. Josh Briggs is, right now, he's got the right attitude.
He's thinking about himself.
Of course, he's burned a lot of bridges, but that's the way it is sometimes.
[Vic] Let me ask you this, then. Is this the attitude Briggs should have had maybe…
-maybe two years ago? -[Booker T] I think so.
But, you know, burning the bridges, you know, I would suggest not doing that.
But this guy, he has a mean, mean attitude,
and right now, he's using it to go out there
and put himself in line four times. I love it.
[Vic] Both these men were victorious in Philadelphia.
How about the staredown at the end of Heatwave between Oba and Saints?
We saw on social media, Briggs was also involved,
-didn't seem thrilled… -[Booker T] Oh, baby. Oh, here we go.
-[Vic] …to see the interaction. -Look at the balance.
[Vic] Briggs just got blessed by Ricky.
[Booker T] It say a lot of Ricky, stepping up to Oba Femi like that,
calling his shot, said he wants next. I like that.
[crowd chanting] Ricky Strokes! Ricky Strokes! Ricky Strokes!
[Vic] NXT Universe as they always are, vocal.
Some on their feet, everyone
letting their opinions be heard, as Saints being dumped to the outside,
was able to land and stay on his feet.
And now just dragging the big man out.
[Booker T] I like that right there, not giving Big Josh Briggs
any time to get any air in his lungs.
[Vic] Whoa, whoa, whoa, and, hey!
Saints one step ahead-- Oh, again, able to outsmart Josh Briggs.
[Booker T] Ricky Saints using his noodle here tonight, man, I like that.
[Vic] Saints wants to become
-the No. 1 Contender. -[Booker T] Oh, baby.
Oh, baby. Oh, here we go!
What goes up must come down.
-Here we go, baby-- -Whoa, whoa, and--
-[groans] -[Vic] Ooh! Oh.
[both groan]
[Vic] Both men down on the outside.
Who's headed to No Mercy?
-Who's the No. 1 Contender? -[crowd chanting] NXT! NXT!
[Vic] No. 1 Contendership on the line for our next premium live event, No Mercy.
Ricky Saints right now, getting back in this fight
against a much larger and bigger opponent, that being Josh Briggs.
Saints, though, picking up the speed…
And, oh!
-Just got splattered. -[Booker T] Plant it! Plant it!
[Vic] And somehow, was just able,
-and I mean, just able to get that arm up. -[Booker T] Let me tell you.
That wasn't a kick out. He just slid out right there, going out the back door.
That should've been a three-count.
[Vic] And, Book, as we see now, as this match-up continues,
isn't this what we want, with the NXT Universe starting to rally behind
as two of the best fighting for the right to face the Champion?
[Booker T] You know what? I give Ava a lot of credit as far as they go.
These two guys going out here in the middle of the ring,
fighting, fighting for the championship,
fighting for that spot for the championship.
I love it. I love that competition.
[Vic] Become the No. 1 Contender, and another near-fall.
This is high stakes. An NXT opportunity, Championship Match at No Mercy
hanging in the balance.
Taking nothing away from our Main Event in Heatwave,
but on the topic of Oba, he's got to be watching this match, does he not?
He's got to be so eager to figure out who he's about to face.
[Booker T] Oba's had to defend ten times that championship.
He's gone out there and done that.
And we always talk about, it's not the war,
it's how many wars you've got to put yourself through,
and that's what he's gonna have to think about.
Which one of these young men right here may have a chance at Oba Femi?
-So he better be watching. -[Vic] Whoa, whoa. Ricky…
-This time able to slide in safe at home. -[Booker T] Very smart by Ricky Saints.
Right now, I'm gonna say, he's been using his noodle all night.
You can tell he came into this match with a game plan.
[Vic] Yeah, he used his noodle, and now he's using his right hand
trying to chop down the much larger Josh Briggs.
Welts forming on the body of Briggs right now
as Saints trying to turn the momentum around in this match-up,
boxes right back in and just rocks Briggs.
Briggs still on his feet, hit him again for a second time.
-Briggs still not down. -[Booker T] Keep chopping him.
[Vic] Ricky, third time. Will it be the charm?
-He gets Briggs down. -[Booker T] There it is.
Beautiful big fly there, baby.
-[Vic] Does he have enough to stop him? -Oh!
-[Vic] Oh, looks like he does! -What the hell!
-[Vic] Michinoku Driver for the win-- -[crowd] One, two--
[Vic] A kick-out.
I wonder, is he able to do that to Oba if he gets to Fort Lauderdale.
I'm glad you brought up Oba and all those battles,
because it's got to be wearing on him.
Every single time he wins, he turns around,
there's a new challenger right in his face.
[Booker T] You know, there's no off days here in the WWE.
You got to go out there and defend that championship
just about on a monthly basis. Oba's doing a hell of a job.
But how many more can he go through? That's the question.
[Vic] That punch didn't connect.
-Briggs… Oh! -[Booker T] Oh! Right on the chin!
He could be out.
[Vic] He might not be worried about his right hand,
he might be worried about his jaw.
-[crowd cheering] -[Booker T] Ricky Saints.
-[Vic] Pulling himself to the top. -Going to the top rope.
Got caught.
[Vic] Got to give credit to Briggs. Briggs has had an answer
to everything here tonight.
These two certainly have had quite the fight here on NXT tonight,
live from the Performance Center in Orlando.
[Booker T] You know, Briggs is very comfortable on that top rope as well.
Oh, yes!
[Vic] Remember that big moonsault in Philadelphia, through the table?
-[Booker T] Exactly my point. -Whoa!
-Oh! -[Booker T] Oh, my God!
[Vic] Nice offense.
Innovative backbreaker followed up with that big size 16
again to the side of the face to become the No. 1 Contender.
[Booker T] Don't waste any time, Briggs.
-[Vic] Again, there was not a lot. -Let me tell you something.
This could be Big Josh Briggs' moment.
Took a big shot right to the temple.
[Booker T] Thought that was a three-count.
[Vic] It wasn't enough to put Saints away.
[crowd chanting] Ricky Strokes! Ricky Strokes!
[Vic] Booker, Ricky may need more in the NXT Universe here tonight
to put Briggs down, and Briggs now going for broke,
trying to hit a massive chokeslam, counter, though, as Saints…
Saints connected with that step-up enzuigiri again.
-[Booker T] Beautiful combination. -Whoa!
-[Booker T] No way he's going to do that. -No way.
Ah, Briggs is too… Too much-- Left spear!
[Booker T] Beautiful rebound right there by Ricky Saints, and he's going up top.
[Vic] The Revolution looking to continue to the top, and, oh.
[Booker T] Uh-oh, nobody home.
Josh is looking to finish this thing.
Coup d'etat! Coup d'etat!
Oh, yeah! Send it home!
[Vic] Chokeslam to head to Fort Lauderdale--
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] That was again close.
Almost, you have to say, on instinct, pure instinct,
Ricky Saints was able to kick out.
[Booker T] Instinctual kick-out right there by Ricky Saints.
I'm telling you, the referee almost came down with that final count,
but Ricky, he felt it more than anything.
[Vic] Booker, but doesn't Briggs have a sense of urgency maybe right now?
-[Booker T] I think so. One more big shot. -[crowd] This is awesome!
[Booker T] I think that's all it's gonna take to put Saints down.
Separate him from his senses.
And this could be it right here. That Big Devil did go back!
-Oh, he missed it. -[Vic] Saints sensed it.
-And now, Saints going back to work. -[Briggs groans]
-[Vic] Oh, jeez. -[Booker T] Ooh, right hand right there.
[Vic] Yeah, but, oh, big elbow shot
-right back into Saints. -[Booker T] Beautiful.
[Vic] The heavy hits coming out tonight.
Saints again picking up some steam!
Oh, nice counter.
Saints on momentum, able to carry him up.
-Game over. -[Booker T] Oh, baby!
-[Vic] Tornado DDT! -He got all of it.
-[Vic] Just spiked Briggs! -Briggs is out.
-[Vic] Into the cover.
-[Booker T] Whoa! -[bell dings]
-[Vic] Saints is headed to No Mercy. -[Booker T] Wow!
[ring announcer] Here is your winner,
and the new No. 1 Contender to the NXT Championship,
Ricky Saints!
[Vic] You've got to tell me and believe Saints earned his spot.
[Booker T] He really earned his spot with that tornado
right into that beautiful DDT.
Set Briggs up for the big one, two, three,
and, boom, there it is, the No. 1 Contender.
[Vic] Fighting through the adversity was Ricky Saints.
And now, you can mark your calendar. Get ready, Fort Lauderdale,
get the Revolution and the Reign of a Ruler.
Who will show no mercy? Who will be NXT Champion?
…lash mascara, it literally stays on all day, Sol.
-Hang on, is that Maybelline? -Yeah.
-Let me try some. -Let me put it on you.
-Thank you. -How are you guys feeling about tonight?
-This is the dream team, baby. -Dude, I know, right?
We are going to be snatching three Sols tonight,
which is why I made you a little something, Lola. Something to match us.
-"Vice City!" -Oh, my God, that's so cute!
-I love it. Thank you, guys. -Of course.
And now that we look like a real team, I cannot wait to rub another loss--
-Lola, can I talk to you? -Don't start. I already beat you.
Relax. Relax. It's not like that. Not this time.
I'm just really here to give you your props because you did your thing
at Heatwave. I'm very proud of you.
Wow. Thanks.
-You're welcome. I was wondering-- -[Lash] Oh, hell no!
Do I have a tracker?
Not Jaida Parker getting soft.
I guess taking all those Ls really humbled your ass, huh?
Hmm. I don't know, Lash.
Nia Jax whooped your ass and you still not humbled.
You delulu to think that you can hang with me.
Jaida Parker, don't play like that.
He knows what's up. Damn.
-Perfect in every way. -Imma be sick.
That's making me look weak.
Well, now you're making fun of me.
[crowd chanting] Ricky! Ricky!
Oba Femi! I'm coming for you, man.
Don't forget it.
[music changes]
[Vic] Well, we may have a six-woman main event still to come,
but Oba is here, about to come face to face with the number one Contender.
Oba Femi.
Wow, in the flesh.
You know, people have told me that for as long as you've been NXT champion,
it's starting to wear down on you.
And, you know, I kind of start to believe it after the fact
that you barely made it out of Heatwave this Sunday.
[crowd booing]
But!
I must say, The Ruler, everything comes to an end.
You can't be The Ruler forever.
September 27, Sunday.
No Mercy. I want you to look into my eyes,
the same eyes that you said you didn't see anything,
look a little bit harder because I am the man
that is going to absolutely end the terror and reign of you, Oba Femi.
[scattered cheering]
Ricky.
I made a mistake when I said I saw nothing.
I lied.
I see fear in your eyes.
But anyways, they call you the Absolute.
So congratulations.
Now your career is going to be taken to new heights.
Like you said, September 27, No Mercy.
You and I have a date with destiny, my friend.
Because on that day, I am going to show you that you are not special.
Because when you stand across from me, you become an ordinary man.
Because that is what The Ruler does.
When people challenge me, I start to show them the true levels of their own talent.
I make the exceptional, average.
And in your case, I'm going to make the Absolute absolutely mediocre.
[music playing]
[Vic] No! Book…
[Booker] Hold the phone.
It's about to get busy.
Hey, Oba.
Ricky, we're gonna cut all this out right now.
Y'all keep yapping back and forth about who's gonna be directing NXT,
when Darkstate leading the way now.
And if y'all start winning these Tag Titles means that we content,
then you really must not know what Darkstate is about.
Man, I don't even know what y'all doing in our ring, so I'll give you two options.
You can either leave or catch this beatdown,
we'll make y'all leave.
Hey, Oba, you can tell Ricky how it feels to catch a Darkstate beatdown, bro.
Or y'all can ask Hank and Tank if they ain't still getting
scraped off the mat after what we did to them at Heatwave.
[Ricky] Well, you know what, boys?
Hey, I choose option two. How about that?
-[Vic] Watch out, Book. -[Shugars] Bad move.
[Booker] Oh, here we go!
-Here we go. Beatdown! -[Vic] Seek and destroy!
The Tag Team Champions.
They want more.
[music playing]
-That's the former champions. -[Booker] Wait a minute!
[Vic] They want redemption.
And the odds are now even.
Hand and Tank are here.
Oba's back to his feet. Saints is up.
Once again, all hell breaking loose.
[Booker] Darkstate's in trouble.
That's bad. I love this. I love this action.
What now?
[Vic] Order trying to be restored.
[announcer] The WWE Speed Championship.
[Corey] WWE Universe! Buckle up!
[announcer] The fastest championship in all of WWE.
Six superstars have had the need for speed, but now, with the men's
and women's titles coming to NXT, it's only getting faster.
There's not a second to waste because you're fighting your opponent,
but you're also fighting the clock.
[buzzer sounds]
Championship matches are five minutes in length,
but in order to gain a championship match, you need to survive the speed tournament.
[Corey] Looking for the fast track to the top.
[announcer] Two victories get you a coveted speed title match.
But you have to be lightning quick because those tournament matches
are only three minutes.
[Corey] It's gonna force superstars
out of their comfort zones, trying to strategize.
[announcer] No time to think. No time to feel the pressure.
It's full speed ahead.
As I announce the Heatwave, the speed titles
are officially coming to NXT, and Sol Ruca needs
a new number one contender for her Speed Women's Championship.
So, beginning on September 2, there's going to be a tournament
featuring the following competitors.
Candice LeRae from SmackDown.
NXT's Lainey Reid, Faby Apache from AAA and TNA's Xia Brookside.
All of this kicks off next week when Xia takes on Candice.
Whoever wins this tournament
will move on to face Sol for her Speed Women's Championship at No Mercy.
Good luck, ladies.
[voice over speakers] Pledge your allegiance…
[Corey] What another amazing decision by our general manager.
[Vic] Why are you standing?
[Booker] Stand up!
Stand up, man!
[bell dinging]
[Mike] The following contest is scheduled for one-fall,
making her way into the ring, representing the Secret Hervice,
Alba Fyre!
[Vic] Now why did you just take out a feathered pen?
Are you serious right now?
[Booker] Chelsea gave me this as a gift. Okay?
-[Vic] A pen? -[Booker] Yes.
-[Vic] That feather pen? -[Booker] This feather pen.
[Corey] Well, Alba Fyre is gonna take on Tyra Mae Steele.
It's live, it's next.
[Vic] Put the pen away.
[Corey] It's starting to shape up.
We learned moments ago that Ricky Saints
will face Oba Femi for the NXT championship.
Who will show No Mercy?
Who will leave Fort Lauderdale the NXT Champion?
[Vic] We learned this past Sunday in Lowell that Lola will face Jacy Jayne
for the NXT Women's Championship.
Can Jacy withstand the Latina heat in Fort Lauderdale?
We find out at No Mercy.
[Mike] And her opponent,
she's a winner LFG's season one,
Olympic gold medalist Tyra Mae Steele!
[Corey] Steele set for singles competition here tonight, live,
on NXT.
Going one on one with Alba Fyre.
Steele, of course, looking for a little redemption from this past Sunday.
[Vic] Booker, what advice would you have for, not only Steele,
but also let's throw Tavion Heights into this question,
after what went down this past Sunday in Massachusetts
[Booker T] Yeah, not to make the same mistake she made on Sunday
in Lowell is to slow it down just a little bit.
This is pro wrestling. There are levels to this game.
Imma tell you right now, Alba Fyre, she's an assassin, man.
She's very deadly in the middle, that reach, she's a weapon.
[Corey] Right now, it is Fyre mocking Steele and with the Canadian standard
of excellence was victorious on Sunday.
The question is, can they repeat that here tonight?
[Vic] All here at ringside, being led by Chelsea Green
and the North American champion, all ego, Ethan Page.
[Booker] I think so, Alba Fyre, she's won championships…
Oh… [mumbles]
NXT Tag Team Championship,
you can't win women's champion? That right there, that's a nugget.
That's a nugget right there.
[Vic] Fyre, at one point was the forever champion in NXT UK
and right now she's being taken down, rolled around and beaten down
by Tyra Mae Steele and was Sunday a wakeup call of sorts for Steele?
[Booker] I think so, because just like right now…
[Vic] Whoa!
-[Booker T] And then earlier… -[Vic] Bow and arrow.
[Booker T] Later on she found it
and came up with the… Tonight with the…
[Vic] I have to imagine that the feeling of defeat
has been eating up Steele over the last 48 hours.
But look, a lot can be learned
through defeat. There's no education like adversity.
Steele's still adapting to a new world, as you pointed out, right now,
looking for a German suplex but nice back elbow by Alba Fyre.
[Booker] You got to know how to lose and know how to win and Steele,
she's used to winning. She's an Olympic gold medalist.
[Corey] You already brought up that Fyre
is used to winning… Is right on the outside,
Chelsea Green almost got caught.
Back up! Back up!
-[Booker] Oh, yes! -[Vic] Steele did get caught
and this is where you talk about that championship pedigree,
because some people have forgotten just how dangerous Alba Fyre is.
As you mentioned nearly 650 days,
she was NXT UK Women's Champion, into the cover, hook of the leg,
in comparison to your six world title reigns, that was only a combined 378 days.
[Booker] You're looking to get an ass whooping, right?
That's what you're looking for tonight.
-I'm just stating facts. -You're looking for a match?
You want to get Ava out here?
[Corey] Ava has got a lot of other things
to worry about here tonight, Booker.
Because No Mercy starting to shape up. NXT Homecoming is right around the corner.
Massive Six-Woman Tag Team Matchup still to come,
and it's Alba Fyre in control,
and there's a lot of momentum behind the Secret Hervice.
Obviously, we talked about Sunday's win.
Can't overlook Piper Niven,
who defeated Charlotte Flair last Friday on SmackDown.
[Booker T] Right there, Piper's out there flanking right now, Alba Fyre
and anything can pop off in this matchup right now
but Alba's got total control.
Pulling that little hiccup right there.
[Joseph] It's important to remember that Fyre
was key to victory at Heatwave for Page and Green
when she super-kicked Steele right into the unpretty her
and it's still starting to fire back now.
[Booker T] Slow it down.
Slow it down. See what I'm saying?
See what I'm saying? That right there, that amateur mistake…
[Joseph] Oh! Dropping Fyre.
And, look, we came in tonight wondering how would Tyra Mae Steele
handle the adversity of Sunday?
[Booker T] I've never seen Tyra standing tall.
That was a big, big mistake. High risk, zero reward.
[Joseph] And the reward might be for Alba Fyre,
who just delivered that depleting knee followed up with a DDT.
[Booker T] They're leveraged in this game. Let's go home. Let's go home.
The hell!
[Joseph] There's a lot on the plate for Chelsea Green as well.
She's been petitioning to form NATO, as you see this DDT,
which she wants to bring NATO to the WWE, the North American Talent Organization.
[Booker T] I like that. I like that.
That would be something great for the talent.
[Joseph] You got to imagine a victory hereby Alba Fyre.
-[Booker T] She bringing medical… -[Joseph] Hoisting up.
Nice counter, though, by Steele.
Steele now, able to use some of that amateur background
to execute that German suplex.
And now we're going to start to see if Steele can start rolling in this match.
Tyra locked in the ankle lock. Ankle lock, it cinched in.
She could snap Alba Fyre's ankle right here.
-That left ankle is bending. Page… -[Booker T] Oh!
Ethan Page… Yeah, that's what he gets.
Steele battling back. Oh, that super kick didn't connect.
-From behind, Steele. -[Booker T] No, no no!
[Joseph] Steele gets her first taste of victory.
Yes, Tyra!
[Rome] Here is your winner, Tyra Mae--
[Joseph] Oh, come on!
What a sore loser!
[indistinct shouting]
What is your problem?
[both argue indistinctly]
[crowd cheering]
[Booker T] Don't you do it, son.
-Don't you put your hands on a-- -[Joseph] From behind
Ethan Page with that North American Championship
-and now the so-called greatest-- -[Booker T] That's self-defense.
At least somebody's gotta do it.
[Joseph] Twisted grin.
-[Booker T] Thank God! -[Joseph] Forcing Steele to watch.
Oh, come on.
[mixed cheers]
["With A Smile" playing]
[Joseph] And for a contingent that complains
about being treated unfairly.
Page, Green and company just showed their true colors.
[Booker T laughing]
-[Hank] We're not sorry. -[Tank] No, we're not sorry.
Ava, we want to get our hands on DarkState one more time.
We got a little bit of an ace-whooping waiting for 'em,
and we want the title rematch. Let's go.
Okay, so after you guys attacked them tonight,
they already came in here and asked for the same thing.
That's what I'm talking about.
So DarkState's on that one-way road with the semi, doing 35 over 85.
Last time I checked, it sounded a little bit something like, "Honk, honk!"
-[both] Thank you, boss. -Here we go.
I wasn't done talking yet.
You guys always keep leaving before I'm done talking.
What I was going to finish saying was that DarkState wants all four of you.
-If my math is correct-- -it usually is.
[counting softly]
-There's only two of us. -Right.
So DarkState wants you two and Ricky and Oba.
So after you guys have your 8-Man Tag next week,
then we can talk about the title rematch.
As long as we're out in the action and we get to give DarkState
a little taste of the Belly Beatdown, we're good with it.
-Thank you, Ava. -Thank you.
You're welcome.
[Joseph] We are live tonight in City Beautiful Orlando, Florida,
inside the WWE Performance Center, and I'm here to remind everyone
if you haven't watched WWE Unreal on Netflix, do so tonight.
After NXT get unprecedented access inside the WWE's writer's room,
and right now, let's take a look behind the curtain
with the undisputed WWE Champion, the American Nightmare.
Cody Rhodes.
Oh, yeah, they coming hard. I've seen one scene assured,
then we got an old-school looks like he's hustled loyalty respect on.
This man's an eater. We got a yeet, neat and eat guy, I think.
[man] I have a whole family out there.
Like an entire family there.
This is the New Age.
See, I'm even nice to the Cena fans. You know what I'm saying?
I've heard about these stories where the crowds can hijack shows.
[man] Yeah, they can.
[Rhodes] But also sometimes the boys and girls let them hijack the shows,
whereas for me, this is one big orchestra, the crowd is part of it,
I'm part of it, John's part of it.
I want our music to harmonize, even if it's not going the way I want.
[Joseph] Well, get ready, Booker, because sparks are about to fly.
Who will burn?
Sol Ruca, Zaria and Lola Vice set the team against the trio of Fatal Influence.
It's a Six-Woman Tag Team Match.
It's live, it's next on NXT.
Fatal influence,
you're about to face Lola Vice, Sol Ruca and Zaria in the main event.
But, Jacy, I have to ask you, how are you coping with losing
the TNA Knockouts Title at Heatwave?
Ash By Elegance stole the TNA Knockouts Championship from me.
But what they can't take from me is the fact that I made history.
I'm the first woman to ever hold the TNA Knockouts Championship
and the NXT Women's Championship at the same time.
Sarah, we may be down one title, but don't you worry because now,
with the Speed Championship coming to NXT, I plan on
bringing a second title back to Fatal Influence.
"We"? No, there's no we.
I lost the championship and I was never even pinned.
And if anybody's gonna get a chance at that speed title,
it's obviously gonna be Fallon.
[scoffs] Well, duh.
Okay, well, both of you have been champion,
-and I haven't yet, so obviously I would-- -Yeah, there's a reason for that.
All right. Well, no one thought you'd win one title, let alone two.
-But here we are. -Oh!
Okay. Jazmyn, welcome to the conversation.
[laughs smugly]
What the hell is going on?
[Joseph] Our Six-Woman main event still to come.
But our General Manager Ava, has been busy tonight.
As we learn, we will start the Women's No. 1 Contender
Speed Tournament next week when SmackDown's Candice LeRae
returns to NXT to face TNA wrestler Xia Brookside.
Also, after weeks of smack talk, locker room drama,
these two are gonna slug it out.
Who proves to be better between Jaida Parker and Lash Legend?
We're going to find out next week right here on NXT.
And we might, Booker…
We might need to reinforce the ring
after what happened earlier, these eight men will compete
in a tag team match next week.
There's a lot of combustible elements next Tuesday, live on NXT.
["Te Lo Rompo" playing]
♪ If you wanna come get it ♪
♪ I hit heavy, what's your name? You forget it, call the medic ♪
[bell dings]
[Rome] The following contest is a Six-Woman Tag Team Match
scheduled for one fall,
introducing first from Miami, Florida, Lola Vice.
[Joseph] There she is, Book, the No. 1 Contender
to the NXT Women's Championship.
[Booker T] I like the new gear, man.
Salsa, spicy meatball.
["Chasing Surf" playing]
[Rome] And her tag team partners, the team of Zaria,
and the NXT Women's North American
and Speed Champion, Sol Ruca.
[Joseph] Sorry, Book, that was a dynamite drop in Monsey you just had
with your spicy meatball reference. But can we focus, please?
Because it was Lola Vice who called teaming with Sol Ruca,
who, by the way, is the only double champion right now in NXT,
and Zaria, an absolute dream. Is the dream about to become a nightmare
for their opponent's Fatal Influence?
[Booker T] I don't know. I can't answer that question, and I don't know
what Lola's thinking about because she's a solo act, man.
-["The Chosen" playing] -[crowd] Happy birthday!
♪ 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 ♪
[Joseph] The goddesses of hostility have arrived.
[Booker T] You better get a ticket
[Rome] And their opponent's, Jazmyn Nyx, Fallon Henley
and the NXT Women's Champion, Jacy Jayne, Fatal Influence.
[Joseph] After the interactions tonight, whatever ticket you were gonna buy
may not be any good because it further proved
that this trio is not on the same page.
It's the main event time, these six women slug it out,
next on NXT.
But we have been waiting for this moment and this match.
Our main event tonight here on NXT.
It's Fallon Henley kicking things off with the birthday girl. Sol Ruca.
What did you get Sol for her birthday?
[Booker T] Why would I get her something?
I'm not her boyfriend What are you talking about?
[Joseph] Maybe you can give her that feather thing
you're carrying around all night. Rolling over into a cover and a near fall.
Fallon Henley coming through, nice body-scissors takedown
tying up, Ruca, who's able to kick out and how much, to use your word here,
how much spice is opposite of Fatal Influence here tonight?
[Booker T] Come on. I mean, it's a lot of spice,
but to take nothing away from Fatal Influence.
Right now, they're not in a great space or anything like that.
But they still got the championship gold on their team.
[Vic] Whoa.
Sol Ruca trying to hold. Sol Ruca, of course, the only…
double champion right now. We heard earlier that that…
Speed tournament will begin next week with Xia Brookside
and Candice LeRae, the winner, will meet Sol for the Women's Speed title
at No Mercy in Fort Lauderdale.
But tagging in is Jazmyn Nyx, and it was good to see Nix snap back
a little earlier.
Stand on her own two feet, not taking any crap from Jacy Jayne.
[Booker T] You're just trying to make some news here,
trying to cause a little friction with Fatal Influence.
Let me tell you something, Jazmyn Nyx is a hell of a talent.
And she got a great support system as well in the Influence, trust me on that.
[Vic] Tag was made, and in comes Zaria.
This is a woman who has been waiting for this moment,
as she said, to get her hands on Fatal Influence.
Seems like somebody in Zaria who's always wanting to scrap and fight
-into the cover, and a kick out. -[Booker T] Zaria came in a fighter,
I can say that, but as of late, she seemed to be very, very comfortable
playing second fiddle. I don't like that.
[Vic] We got two of the Zarias, Sol and also Lola Vice.
They got matching shirts on here tonight, maybe for Sol's birthday.
-We should be matching suits. -[Booker T] What?
-[Vic] Maybe… -[Booker T] You know what that's called?
It's called an outfit. I don't wear outfits.
And Zaria right now is showing just how fit she is.
And off the top with a clothesline, wiping out…
-[Booker T] No, no. -[Vic] Cover, and a kick out.
-And there's a hard cover there. -And Zaria in control,
gonna show that power here maybe one more time.
-Hoisting up Nyx. -[Booker T] Oh, baby, I told you.
[Vic] Nice takedown and maybe she's trying to show out in her own right.
To her partners, I say use that loosely when it comes to Fatal Influence,
-partners. -[Booker T] Tell you something,
I look at the end of my ex and right now she's making the best of this TV time
is made in gold, but right now she's in a, wait a minute, I told you, I told you.
[Vic] Lockdown in another near fall.
When it comes to Jasmine, Nyx said earlier she wants
a championship opportunity, but she's trying to get back to her feet.
-[Booker T] You gotta earn a championship. -Here comes the woman who did earn
a championship opportunity, Lola Vice.
And she'll have it at No Mercy into the cover.
Nyx is able to kick out. Lola will face Jacy Jayne
for the NXT Women's Championship, the final Sunday in September.
As Nyx is doing the wise thing, making the tag, and in comes Jacy Jane.
Where is Jacy's focus at right now, if you were to give your opinion on it?
[Booker T] Let me tell you something, You gotta understand,
Jacy Jayne is not losing the championship, it's the way she lost it,
the shenanigans outside. But she is still the NXT champion.
That right there is gonna give her a whole lot of time to just think about
one thing, and that is going out there and defending that championship,
-the main championship, in my opinion. -[Vic] Look, you always say,
can I not be biased, can I say something nice?
Wait a minute, just got called for submission.
Trying to hyper send the arm, able to roll the weight over in another.
Another kick out, have her relinquish the hold.
You always say I don't say anything nice about Jacy.
Jacy wasn't pinned, but I don't necessarily say
that Ash stole the championship.
It was a triple threat, those were the rules.
[Booker T] So you didn't see Ash by elegance, you didn't see it,
you didn't see Heather, you didn't see all of them coming together as a unit to
steal that championship for Jacy Jayne.
-You didn't see that, you didn't see that. -[Vic] Booker, I did,
but there's no disqualification in a Triple Threat match.
[Booker T] Just like you didn't see Kalani Jordan earlier tonight.
Huh? You didn't see anything, right? You worked at Myles Borne.
[Vic] Well, Myles Borne, he's gonna have something on his mind after tonight
as into the cover goes Fallon Henley and another kick out.
Nice job for Fatal Influence, maybe to send a message to number one.
Look like Fatal Influence is in total. He's in beauty right now,
-I think they're looking real good, right? -[Vic] Not looking good right now,
He's being backed into the corner.
Oh, yes!
[Vic] Big kick to the gut, big elbow to the spine,
Double team, double chops. Double your pleasure, double your fun,
and there was no statement from Sol Ruca as Fallon Henley able to kick out.
This is the main event tonight, we've certainly felt the afterburn
on Heat Wave.
Well, that was a miscalculation. And look.
[Booker T] Oh! Served forward.
-[Vic] Riding the wave. -[Booker T] Served forward.
Served forward. I like that right there, but you know,
I don't like to play it around a little bit.
I've been wasting a little bit of time. You can get a victory right here.
This is about winning, man.
[Vic] And the wave has started.
The referee did not see Jacy
just lower the boom on Sol.
And that's why I'm the champ.
There's Lainey Reid, and Lainey Reid, she's someone
who's in that speed tournament.
She's looking at the Speed Champion, Sol Ruca, who's trying to bounce back.
Good look at Sol Ruca, the Speed Champion, will be Lainey Reid winning
the mini tournament that begins next week and heading to No Mercy
as Sol Ruca has turned things around in this matchup.
Tag was made, Fallon Henley is now legal.
Sol Ruca has suffered a lot of damage, and this is why it's a foul.
-It's a wipeout, sorry. -That's why we call Fallon Henley
the pro right there.
[Booker T] She made every inch of this matchup…
-Whoa, whoa. -Stop her, stop her.
[Vic] Lola and Jacy Jane.
-Gotta love it. -[Booker T] Oh, my God.
-That was nasty. -That's great tag team action
is what that is, Victor.
I think I might actually agree with Jacy that Lola may not be shaking anything
with a couple of broken ribs after how hard and awkward
she hit the point of that steel step.
And now, if you look up, I mean, really, it's a two-on-three handicap match
in this juncture. Sol Ruca and Fatal Influence.
[Booker T] Let me tell you what, man, I love the work of Jacy Jayne.
She just put a little something something in the mail to make sure
that she can secure that championship later on.
That's what I'm liking about her right now.
Look at Fatal Influence! Look at Fatal Influence doing work!
Doing work! I love it, man. Look at the blind tag!
-Look at the blind tag right there! -[Vic] Double team tag was made.
-Jacy's legal. -Finish her off, Jacy!
-Right under the jaw. -[Booker T] Finish her off!
-[Vic] Right into the cover and a near-- -[Booker T] What the hell is Zaria doing?
[Vic] Zaria trying to save this matchup doing exactly what Fatal Influence
-would try to do. -[Booker T] What are you talking about?
What are you talking about?
Zaria trying to rally the NXT Universe because it has been all Fatal Influence.
And Jacy Jayne, a mean, nasty demeanor.
She's not in a good mood after what happened on Sunday.
[Booker T] Give it up for the NXT Women's Champion.
Give it up for Jacy Jayne. I'm talking about a champion.
Somebody that's running this team like a wheel or a machine.
Give it up for Jacy Jayne, the Rockstar. Get your ticket, man.
[Vic] Jacy checking back in. Miscommunication, up and over goes Sol.
Zaria's legal. And now we are entering, possibly in a few moments,
the Zone of Destruction. Zaria has come in and has taken over.
And again, this is what she's waiting for.
Oh, baby, momentum just got halted right there by Jacy Jayne.
Now that momentum just swung right back to Zaria.
And I don't know if it happened or not, but the referee just signaled
the legal superstar is now Jazmyn Nyx, who just got planted, just got dropped.
And look who's pulling herself back up, Sol Ruca, Sol.
How about this? For some teamwork, teamwork.
-[Booker T] No way, no way! -make the dream work.
Beautiful, Fallon!
Weren't you just upset that Zaria did just what--
[Booker T] It's different, it's different. Right now, everything is breaking down.
Neck breaker by Jane Zaria wiped out, Sol backup, Sol charging.
Side steps, a pump kick, double clothesline,
and all six women are down.
This is our main event. This is NXT.
This is showing you just how damn deep this division is,
because this six women are right now putting the spotlight on them.
[Booker T] It's a moment for somebody to step in here and do something
to try to pull this thing off.
[Vic] And look who's up. It's the number one contender.
Make the tag, Lola's legal.
And all the action that's gone on, I believe Jazmyn Nyx is a legal superstar
for Fatal Influence. But it doesn't matter who's legal,
-whoever's standing is getting kicked. -[Booker T] Lola's fresh right now, too.
-Educated feet, educated feet. -Yeah, yeah, man. Here we go.
Now you wanna talk about Cholula Green. I shouldn't even give you your spot.
-I shouldn't even give you your spot. -What are you talking about?
-I shouldn't even give you your spot. -Here we go, baby.
We're gonna get this thing all set up. We're gonna wind it up.
Yeah, man. Ah, ah. Oh, yeah. Yeah.
[exclaiming] Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
[Vic] Booker's over here short-circuited. Lola realizing Fallon's up.
Didn't connect. Big Nyx kick right between the eyes.
Tag was made. NXT Women's Champions League.
She comes out. In comes Fallon.
-Boom! Two for one. -[Booker T] It's over, it's over!
[Vic] Fallon's in the cover to pin Lola Vice.
Oh! Where the hell did Sol Ruca come from?
Unbelievable! Yeah, and the officials doing a great job here.
-Dallas Irvin knows she's not legal. -[Booker T] She's legal.
[Vic] Fallon's legal.
Fallon's a legal superstar.
Oh, wait a minute.
Sol, but behind the official spear.
But Jazmyn Nyx is in the ring.
Oh! Meeting of the minds. Meeting of the minds.
-Come on, come on! -Snatch that Sol!
-Come on, she's done me good! -[Vic] Snatch that Sol! Back fist!
Into the cover!
-[audience] One, two, three! -And Lola Vice stays hot.
[announcer] Here are your winners, the team of Zaria, Sol Ruca,
and Lola Vice.
[Vic] Have you recovered? Are you okay?
You're dappin' the sweat off your forehead with your feathered pan.
I'm glad you kept it for the night. What a main event!
Going back right here, it's been a bad week,
turn worse for Jacy Jayne.
Huge spear, then a Solar Snatch of Jasmine Nyx,
and bam! That back fist.
Take another look. Feel the impact from Lola Vice.
[all cheering]
Victorious like she was at Heat Wave. Victorious here tonight as she heads
to No Mercy.
On the topic of No Mercy, can Saints Revolution stop the reign
of the Ruler?
Saints tonight earned the opportunity, is the number one contender.
He's gonna face Oba Femi for the NXT Championship.
It takes place at No Mercy.
And in her backyard, we just saw her victorious moments ago.
Can she do it in Fort Lauderdale, Florida?
Lola Vice will try to win gold when she faces Jacy Jayne,
Sunday, September 27th, for the women's title at No Mercy.
But let's talk about next week, because these eight men are gonna slug it out.
An eight-man tag team match coming your way live next Tuesday,
right here on NXT.
But that's next Tuesday. It's time to celebrate here tonight.
The birthday girl victorious, Zaria victorious,
and the number one contender, victorious.
Can Jacy Jayne withstand the Latina heat of Lola Vice,
or is Lola Vice closing in on becoming the Women's NXT Champion? slug it out.