[epic music plays]
[Triple H] Then.
Now.
Forever.
Together.
[Vic] We are headed for a Homecoming.
Championship opportunity on the line tonight there.
ZaRuca, one of the great teams competing.
One of the others is The Culling.
Izzi Dame. Tatum Paxley.
Can they be the team that's the last standing?
Or will it end up being Fatal Influence? It's a triple threat elimination match.
The winner will become the number one contender
for the WWE Women's Tag Team titles.
That happens tonight.
Welcome to NXT.
[crowd chanting] NXT! NXT!
Vic Joseph alongside Booker T again.
Major implications tonight as we are headed to Homecoming.
-Hell no. Hell no. Hell no. -[Vic] Next--
-Hell no. Hey, Briggs. -[Vic] Je'Von Evans.
Bring your ass out here.
Yeah.
I was waiting for you. I was waiting for you.
-[Vic] Well, there comes Briggs. -[Booker T] Oh, yeah.
-[Vic] And there goes Je'Von. -[Booker T] Oh, yeah.
Let's get this thing off right.
[Vic] As you would say, Book, you gotta be big enough to take a whooping
to give a whopping.
[Booker T] Yeah. Kick some, whoop some.
You gotta be big enough to take some. Here we go, baby.
Oh, yeah.
[Vic] Je'Von with a Moonsault.
Ava's out here. She's going ballistic.
We got an official.
-And this is happening now. -[bell dings]
[Booker T] Hit the damn bell.
[Vic] Bam! Right to the side of the face.
Je'Von Evans is cooking.
Yes. And with grease. With grease right now.
Up top. All from the heavens, baby.
[Vic] How about that?
-[Booker T] That's it. That's it. -[Vic] Cover.
Oh, Briggs.
-Just kicking out. -[Booker T] That'll do it,
Stab the gas, kid.
[Vic] And look, Book, as we try to reset here, because this is exciting.
-Unpredictable way to start the night. -[Booker T] It is.
[Vic] Briggs wanted Evans to fight.
He's bringing that fight right now.
[yells]
[Booker T] Just gotta fight from the Young OG.
And one thing about the Young OG. Like, he, he can fly.
But one thing he impressed me with is those hands.
Just his hands, man.
[Vic] We saw our General Manager, Ava, already.
-I mean, how wise is this-- -[Booker T] Oh, yeah.
[exclaims] Don't want to be treated like that, dog.
[crowd booing]
[Vic] I was just getting ready to talk about our General Manager Ava.
There's a cover and instead, Briggs just gonna beat the hell out of Je'Von.
She told Je'Von Evans last week, go home.
Get out of here. You can hurt yourself.
If you would have interfered with Briggs' match,
this match wouldn't be happening.
Je'Von Evans really wanted this fight.
-[Booker T] Oh, baby. Oh, baby. -[Vic] He may not want that fight anymore.
[Booker T] Let me tell you something. That big right hand there,
the big Josh Briggs, That might've set the tone right there.
This match is about to go dark.
[crowd chanting] Briggs, you suck. Briggs, you suck.
[Vic] Performance Center here in Orlando
letting Josh Briggs know just what they think of him.
Both of these men would love to carry momentum
into next week's Homecoming.
A big clothesline by Briggs.
Right into the cover and a count.
And a nearfall. Look at Josh Briggs.
Holding on to that wrist.
Continuing to apply the pressure for the Big Boss Man Slam.
[Booker T] Right there. The big man right now.
He's got a plan right now
The plan is to take this young man apart piece by piece--
[crowd singing] ♪ Away, away ♪
[Vic] Nearfall here. Just listen to this place right now.
[crowd singing] ♪ Away, Briggs, Briggs, away ♪
♪ Briggs, go away ♪
[Vic] NXT Universe doesn't want to see Josh Briggs.
What is this man's problem?
-Honestly, Booker. -[Booker T] Let me tell you.
The man is just adding fuel to the fire, Josh.
This guy's been here four years going on five years.
He can feel his head…
The clock is ticking.
He has to do something with the situation like that.
And the big man, the big man Josh Briggs is doing it.
[Vic] You didn't answer my question, Book. What's his problem? What's his issue?
It seems to be something deeper than we originally thought.
Yeah, you just said. Yeah, he's been here four years, five years.
-He missed opportunities. -[Booker T] Look at him.
When you see… that you're not a part of,
yeah, you feel a certain kind of way.
And I'm gonna… on these young guys, man.
You've got to do something by any means necessary.
[Vic] We go back to last week, Josh Briggs with that massive chokeslam
onto the steel chair.
A chokeslam that could have seriously injured Je'Von Evans.
[Vic] Oh, baby.
-[Vic] The Young OG… -[Booker T] Oh, baby.
[Vic] …bouncing right back.
[Booker T] This kid. This kid is unbelievable.
He's extraordinary, Victor.
He's what I like to call… He's got that it factor.
[Vic] It's been a roller coaster year for Je'Von Evans, almost a crossroad.
-If you-- oh! -[Booker T] Oh, baby.
Oh, baby.
Little too close to comfort right there for me, man.
-[Vic] Oh, Je'Von just got pulled. -[Booker T] Oh, yeah.
[Vic] and Je'Von's face just bouncing off the steel.
[Booker T] Briggs just ripped him right off the apron right there.
[Vic] I saw it. Je'Von Evans felt it.
And The NXT Universe certainly now, again…
Whoa, whoa, whoa. This is that same look he had in his eyes--
[Booker T] Wait a minute. Oh, yes, man.
[Vic] The same look he had in his eyes last week, Booker.
[Booker T] Pain and gain. Pain and gain. It's all about destruction.
It's all about mayhem.
[Vic] Remember when he put Ryan Connors through the table. Not Je'Von!
Je'Von able to counter.
-Whoa! -[Booker T] Oh, baby.
Oh, yes.
[Vic] Je'Von Evans, getting it.
-[Booker T] Oh, my-- Oh, my God. -[Vic] Bone city!
[Booker T] Oh, yes.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Young G!
[Vic] NXT Universe trying to rally Je'Von Evans right now
in this moment.
This match-up began when Je'Von Evans came out of absolutely nowhere
and said he wanted to fight.
He was bringing that fight.
This happened before the break.
Almost into a lapse, Booker, it continued to go back and forth
until Josh Briggs had enough and just finally dropped Je'Von Evans.
[Booker T] Little baby. Little baby got a song and it's all going in.
That's what this young man, Je'Von Evans is gonna have to do tonight.
He's gonna have to go all-in tonight.
I'm loving this fight, man.
[Vic] Bam!
I'm assuming you would greet him with Briggs.
The locker room has a problem that they don't confront the issues.
They go on social media or they just complain.
I don't remember Je'Von Evans ever complaining.
I thought he did the mature thing--
[Booker T] Je'Von Evans might not
but it's a lot of these guys go on Twitter, X,
the 'Gram, you know, Facebook, all these…
They can't help it. This is how you get it done.
Like Je'von Evans in the middle of that… man.
[Vic] Able to get out of the way was Briggs for a moment.
And trying to evade that post was Je'Von.
[Booker T] Champ right there.
Oh, he got caught.
[Vic] Oh!
Throat first.
Over that middle rope and into another cover.
And oof, just able to get that--
[Booker T] I like that right there.
Josh Briggs right now, using furniture as a weapon.
I love that right there. That's legal. Oh, that's legal.
Like I said, you can tell this man
and strategize coming into this matchup tonight.
[Vic] Look, it was last week that he was disrespectful.
He mocked The Undertaker.
Came out here, punched Je'Von Evans right in the mouth.
Was Victorious last week against Andre Chase.
You're gonna respect me, kid.
[Vic] But this is what Briggs done.
He's pushed the buttons of Je'Von Evans.
And if you want to fight, you're gonna get a fight.
Big right hand from Je'Von.
[Booker T] This young man, God bless him.
So many times and right now, he's all out here.
He's ready for a fight, baby.
[Vic] Je'Von squaring up.
Catch for a moment.
Bam, another right hand from Je'Von.
Superkick. Tension breaks.
Je'Von coming in with a big punch.
With a little extra oomph.
And Evans now.
-[Booker T] Oh, my-- you see that? -[Vic] In the air!
Will it be enough?
Another two-count. I hate to see Evans this way.
His energy, so infectious. It's catchier than chicken pox.
But Briggs, just catch Evans.
And now after the catch, will there be a release?
And-- oh!
-Stunner. -[Booker T] Oh, wow.
[Booker T] That was a beautiful reversal there by The Young OG.
Didn't see that coming.
[Vic] Two feet to the face.
Oh, my.
He could have been kicking for the browns this past Sunday.
They needed one. Is that gonna be enough
for a -- freed!
Another nearfall.
[Booker T] Lot of pressure on this young man to try to, trying to close
this thing out here. Get back on track.
[Vic] Let's be honest, Booker. How bad does Je'Von need this win?
[Booker T] He definitely needs it, man. I mean, this kid is on the-- Oh, my God.
I was thinking about the monster roller coaster.
With that big clothesline. Just set this kid right.
[Vic] …and turned right back.
Je'Von Evans now.
Taking a moment.
Booker, look into the eyes of Je'Von.
[Booker T] This kid is… He really needs this, man.
I think about this kid. 21 years old.
And he is willing to step into that zone.
-[Vic] Well, he's in the damn zone, Book. -[Booker T] He's a long way up.
-[Vic] Briggs is in the drop zone. -[Booker T] Oh, my-- Oh, my God.
[Vic] Swanton!
I don't know if you caught it.
It looked like the heel of Je'Von's foot caught the face of Briggs.
[Booker T] Right to the side of it, man.
[crowd chanting] This is awesome!
[Joseph] And… Ooh! This is just the start of our night
-here on NXT. -[Booker T] You see that?
[Joseph] I saw that, it was a mistake.
[Booker T] We just roll into… right there.
That all the momentum work against the young man.
[Joseph] Almost seemed like an act of desperation
[Booker T] He's getting ready.
[Joseph] Oh, hell yeah, he is. He's got a steel chair!
Adrian Butler, the official… Oh!
No get that chair outta here.
Je'Von, to the top. Ooh!
Right hand from Briggs.
Briggs falls into the cover,
-and a knockout punch from Josh Briggs. -[bell dings]
[Rome] Here is your winner, Josh Briggs.
[Booker T] Wow.
[Joseph] Briggs caught Je'Von on the jaw.
[Booker T] By any means necessary, this guy is willing to do anything.
[Joseph] Again, here was Je'Von.
As we said, this was the superkick.
You see the trend… Wait a minute.
Do you see Briggs' hand?
He took the chain off his neck.
-[Booker T] By any means necessary-- -[Joseph] No, that's BS.
-Josh Briggs cheated to win. -[bell dings]
This is a man with zero honor.
But as you would say, "By any means necessary,"
Briggs continues to be focused on the NXT title.
That was BS.
-That's why I had to tag myself in. -The great Catika.
The only reason it didn't work out, 'cause you're such a hot head.
A hot head? Even though you started it last week.
But you know what? I can finish it right now.
-Why wait till No Mercy? -Ricky.
-Is that so? -[both argue indistinctly]
No, we're not doing this here.
Look, I called both of you here
because I wanted to talk to you about something.
It's clear that you guys will have a lot to get off of your chest
before No Mercy,
so next week at Homecoming,
you guys can air out all your grievances, talk about all your big feelings,
on The Grayson Waller Effect.
-Fantastic. Another arrogant loud mouth. -Come in.
[door opens]
Oh, look, there goes another one.
-Hey, Trick. -I'mma ignore that.
But, Miss Mayor, are we approved to everything we talked about?
-Mmm. -I mean, before I go out there
and confront #DIY, I just wanna make sure we're good.
-Yes, you're fine. -Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait.
-What y'all got goin' on over here? -Aight, look, dawg,
it's a championship business, you wouldn't understand.
And, Oba, just so you know
we ain't finished yet.
We'll see.
[Joseph] Oh, these two NXT legends return last week,
Gargano, Ciampa, we hear from #DIY, live, next.
[Booker T] #DIY
coming back to… [continues indistinctly]
But never winning.
I get it. It feels good.
Man, I'm gonna tell you something, every time we step foot in an NXT ring,
it feels like home, it feels special.
[crowd cheering]
But tonight,
tonight is extra special
because tonight on this exact date,
it marks ten years since the very first time
that I tagged with Johnny Gargano as #DIY, in NXT.
[crowd cheering]
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
[audience member] Thank you!
Now, a lot of people forget where they came from,
but I stood in this ring before and said
that I was NXT for life and I meant it.
[crowd cheering]
We may be on SmackDown now
but NXT, this place, these people
will always be our home.
[crowd cheering]
I'm gonna tell you guys something,
my very last match in NXT, I always hoped,
and kinda deep down, I knew, it wasn't actually gonna be
my last match in NXT.
[crowd cheering]
And that right there bring us to tonight, because last week
-Trick Williams-- -The greatest Superstar in NXT--
["Locked In" playing]
There he is.
[Booker T] Now let's get down to some damn business. Yeah!
♪ Whoop that trick! ♪
[Booker T] Uh-huh.
♪ Whoop that trick! ♪
[Booker T] I like it. Oh, yeah, man.
-Yo, cut the music. -[Booker T] Oh, yeah, man.
That's right. The greatest NXT Superstar of all time, has finally arrived.
[Booker T] Oh, yeah, man.
Now I ain't goin' to lie.
Last week, the two of you got the best of me, two-on-one.
That is true.
But there's one thing, one thing y'all forgot to mention,
one thing y'all forgot to say,
all that went down because the both of you are jealous.
[crowd exclaims]
Y'all are jealous because your NXT crew
can't hang with my NXT crew.
[crowd exclaims]
[indistinct]
Well, Trick,
I got an idea.
How about you get in this ring like last week
and we'll remind ya what we did for NXT?
[crowd cheering]
Oh, I will, I will.
But this time, I'm not alone.
[Booker T] Uh-huh.
["Melo Don't Miss" playing]
♪ Cause I'm the greatest, ain't no hatin' I'm the best here… ♪
-[Booker T laughing] -[Joseph] Wow.
[Booker T] Oh, yeah.
Dock it down.
[Joseph] The former North American Champion,
the former NXT Champion.
[Booker T] Let's talk about it.
[crowd chanting "Melo"]
♪ …I'm obviously gonna break him ♪
♪ I ain't never run from challenges I handle 'em and face 'em ♪
♪ They say success either Mangle them or make 'em ♪
#DIY shocked Trick Williams last week,
Trick Williams answers back tonight.
Everyone on their feet
here in the Performance Center.
♪ …'Cause I'm the greatest Ain't no hatin', I'm the best here ♪
♪ You want your shot Well, I guess you wait 'til next year ♪
♪ I'm at the top Get respect while I get feared ♪
♪ Who got a problem, huh? Tell 'em to step here ♪
♪ I be getting W's, so what's a loss? ♪
♪ I'm at the top, got my muscle on… ♪
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting "Melo"]
[inaudible conversation]
[chanting continues]
[chanting fades]
[crowd exclaiming excitedly]
[crowd chanting "Talk it out"]
Trick,
since I left
you said a lot of things that are true
but you've also said a lot of things that aren't true.
[Gargano] Let's talk about it.
Just last week, I heard you talking about, "This is my house."
You sayin', "Trick Willie live here."
It's funny you say that because you say that in the ring
with two guys who built this house.
[crowd cheering]
You say that in the same ring as somebody
who put renovations on this house.
[crowd cheering]
And, Trick, when I look at you
and I see you, you're world champ now, congrats.
But the only thing you doin' is squattin' in our house.
[crowd exclaims]
And I came here to remind you that rent is due.
[crowd chanting "You're a squatter"]
[Hayes] I think they mean you.
Hey, look, Melo, I get it, man. I get it.
-Whoa, hold on. I'm not finished yet. -No, let's talk about it.
I've been gone for a year and a half, I'm gonna say what I gotta say.
[crowd cheering]
You're not gonna try and run over me, uh-uh.
So, Trick, next time you standin' in the ring with greats
from NXT, like Tommaso Ciampa,
like Johnny Gargano, like Carmelo Hayes,
you take your high heels off at the door and you put 'em right there,
you sit down, you don't touch nothin',
and you be quiet while OGs are talkin'.
-[crowd exclaims] -[Gargano] Oh! Tommaso, you see this?
It's like Stand & Deliver at Philadelphia all over again.
Hold on, hell no, we ain't goin' out like that.
Melo, I get it, dawg. I get why you upset.
We have history. We been through a lot,
especially how everything's been goin' since you left.
But the truth is, I've been talkin' trash about you, man,
you're right, I've been sayin' some things about you, even last week.
That wasn't right.
[crowd applauding]
[inaudible]
But don't get it twisted.
I squat where I want to squat!
I wear my heels when I wanna wear my heels!
This is still my house!
[Ciampa] Wait, wait, wait. I don't mean to…
I don't mean to get involved in this, but, uh,
is it big brother, little brother,
or is it big brother, little brother?
[crowd exclaims]
I'm just askin'.
Hold the hell up.
You can shut your mouth, all right? This is between me and my bro.
[crowd exclaims]
And now that I think about it,
you two, y'all are the last two to be talkin'.
All right? You guys got one of the biggest backstabs in NXT history.
[crowd exclaims]
-It's-- -Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Let's talk about it.
-I mean-- -You know what, no!
No, we're not gonna talk about it, okay?
And yes, there is a lot of history here.
But you know what people wanna see?
[crowd] Fight!
They wanna see two generations of NXT
in the biggest tag match in NXT history at NXT Homecoming.
So, how about this?
Trick Metal Gang versus DIY.
[all cheering]
[rock music playing]
[Vic] Look, can I get an S-D-Q-Q.
[Booker T] Ducky, ducky, quack, quack.
[Vic] As we start to settle down from that announcement,
we'll see if it gets made official. The clock starts soon.
Who will advance to the next round? We feel the need, the need for speed.
Next.
[hip-hop music continues]
["Hillbilly Street" playing]
[bell dinging]
[announcer] The following is the WWE Women's Speed Tournament match
with a three minute time limit.
Introducing first, from Gadsden, Alabama, Lainey Reid.
[Vic] Reid is ready to showcase her skills.
Lainey Reid is the embodiment of Southern charm, fierce athleticism, and raw talent.
So, what could I possibly be missing?
The star power? Yeah, it's not that. And the looks?
I mean, it's obviously not that. And the skills?
Well, you'll see that tonight. All that I'm missing is the spotlight.
But after I beat Faby, and later Candice LeRae,
I'll finally get that spotlight.
Because here's the tea, sweet of course.
I'm taking that Speed title from Sol Ruca at No Mercy.
[Booker T laughs] Yeah.
[Vic] It's Candice LeRae who advanced last week.
She'll face the winner of this matchup two weeks right here on NXT.
[announcer] And her opponent from Mexico City, Faby Apache.
[Vic] This Triple-A wrestler is here to make a statement.
[speaking Spanish]
Well, Apache not only here tonight, but as you can see in the front row,
Natalya is here at NXT.
These two meet at Worlds Collide in Vegas this Friday.
-Yeah. -But which version, Book,
of Natalya is gonna show up?
[Booker T] The last version I saw from Natalya was a mean and nasty
Natty Neidhart.
Let me tell you right now, that version is a mean mothertrucker,
as Bubba Ray Dudley would say.
Well, Apache, a former Triple-A World Trios Champion,
a four-time Triple-A World Mixed Tag Champion, taking it right to Reid.
Has competed throughout Mexico, also in Japan,
and in TNA, here for the first time ever in NXT.
Tournament winner, of course, when it's all said and done,
will face Sol Ruca for the World Championship.
No Mercy.
[all cheering]
And we're already almost 30 seconds through, Booker.
-[Booker T] Baby, baby. -[Vic] What are your takeaways
from this stipulation after what transpired just last week?
No, I love it, man. I love it. It's all about competition.
It's all about action. And right now, Faby Apache,
this is my first time seeing her.
She's doing a hell of a job, but she's at mind.
She don't have a lot of time to do that, Victor.
[Vic] And nearly first 60 seconds off. Again, it's a three-minute time limit,
and if there is a draw here.
Candice LeRae would find herself at No Mercy.
[Booker T] I don't think he's gonna be drawing this match-up right here.
I got my money on Lainey Reid, because she's gonna be the biggest,
the largest star here in NXT, as well as the WWE, and I believe it, man.
-Oh, yes! -60 seconds gone,
shoulders down in a near fall, under one minute, 50 left in this matchup.
And Reid right now, certainly starting to pick up the pace, backslide,
-shoulders down, Apache roll. -That was beautiful there.
Right back into a cover. And that's just how quick,
how dangerous, how fast-paced this matchup is,
as we're approaching 90 seconds left in this speed matchup.
And ripping down Reid was Apache.
Reid has been making waves in the women's division.
Of course, she was the first one to publicly call out Jacy Jayne
after she won the NXT Women's Championship and just able to sidestep Apache
at the last moment.
-Oh! -Ah.
Sidestep back, but able to kick out as we're just over
70 seconds left in the matchup.
There, of course, Natalya looking on. Her opponent, Apache,
who she'll meet this Friday out in Las Vegas at Worlds Collide.
Double under, countered, superkick caught. The second one was not inside 60 seconds.
Reid falls into the cover, looking for the three.
-Holy God, 2.98, not quite! -[Booker T] So close, so close!
And every second, so important in this matchup
because we're under 50 seconds.
Big turning suplex, at 45 couldn't get the three.
Reid able to get that right shoulder up, approaching the final 40 seconds.
And now Apache, maybe looking to fly.
Now at 37, it's at 36.
It's at 35, there's Natalya now, providing a little distraction,
Getting a little closer to the competition.
Nobody home.
Reid now, bam, with a little hospitality tonight.
[bell dinging]
[announcer] Here is your winner, Lainey Reid.
[Vic] Lainey Reid with a stunner on a Tuesday.
And this was Natalya.
Natalya will meet Apache at Worlds-Collide Friday in Vegas,
provided that momentary hesitation.
Lainey Reid did not hesitate.
Perfectly planted knee right under the jaw, securing the victory.
And there you see an updated look at the bracket.
Candice LeRae, Lainey Reid in the semifinals.
Or in the finals, excuse me. They are set.
Who will head to No Mercy, but who will be victorious at Worlds Collide?
Just curious, where are you gonna put the Fed?
Well, I can keep the sash and then do one around the waist, or I can do three sacks,
one, two, three, and just be all title.
That is ridiculous, but seriously, I need this win tonight.
I need to be at homecoming, and I need to become a champion.
-And you will, we got this. -Well, if it isn't our favorite tag team.
If it isn't our favorite tag team.
Not bad, not bad.
-Join the club, join the club. -How are you all feeling tonight?
Oh, match day, so belly full of big beefy butterflies,
but I think it's time you two get some tag team gold.
Oh, fair, but I think you guys should go do that first
-and we'll follow in your lead. -See how she put the back on you.
Quick mops, quick mops, Hank. I don't hate it.
But we surprised Dark State with a little secret weapon last week
and we're gonna surprise 'em again tonight when we get our tag team titles back.
-That's right. -You smell that?
-A little vanilla. -Cinnamon?
-Cinnamon. -Smells like victory.
Yeah, victory, cinnamon, vanilla. I think it smells like a hawk,
hawk, hawk, hawk.
[all clamoring]
[exhales]
-We got this, we got this. -Give a chest bump.
[both] Oh!
[woman] Breaking news.
The glamour is not done with Jordynne Grace.
Jordynne Grace
made a big mistake.
This is a tragedy, Jordynne.
I'm the glamour.
The starlet on the marquee, the champagne-soaked Cinderella of WWE.
You ruined everything.
It was never meant to be like this. I wanted to be something different.
I wanted to be clean, perfect, untouchable.
The truth is, the glamour was never meant to be clean.
The glamour is cruel and merciless.
The glamour can bleed and still be the star of the show.
Last week, you reminded me that the glamour
and hell were never meant to be separate.
You made me feel something.
Something I buried deep beneath the pearls,
powder, and pretty little promises I made myself.
I thought those days were done.
But I guess I just got better at accessorizing.
You didn't humble me. You didn't break me.
You awakened me.
And now, now the glamour has teeth, and she's hungry.
I'm gonna show you why Blake Monroe can make even the devil blush.
See you in hell, JG.
[bell dinging]
The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the NXT Tag Team Championship.
♪ Here we go ♪
[Vic] Well, Book, we're set for this NXT Tag Team title match.
There are the champions.
But we gotta talk about what's coming up next week.
It's a real homecoming back to Full Sail.
DIY has challenged Trick and the returning Carmelo Hayes.
We just heard Grayson Waller Effect is live once more.
And who knows who will show up next tonight here on NXT.
[Booker T] Everybody, when I say everybody
for the piece of the action, man.
[Vic] And these four have wanted a piece of the action.
They just didn't want to follow the rules, so to speak.
Making their way to the ring, got a combined weight of 595 pounds.
Hank Walker, Tank Ledger.
Hank and Tank!
Shorty.
[indistinct]
[Booker T] Vic, you talk about guys not wanting to…
You heard them say, he who has the gold.
You know the rest of that, right?
Makes all the rules.
You feel me? We talking about Dark State right now.
[Vic] Let's talk about Hank and Tank.
Let's talk about how great that secret weapon was last night.
-Talking about… -I'll say his name.
Don't say his name.
You yell at me when I say his name, why are you gonna say it?
[Booker T] I was gonna say it. I didn't get to tell you that.
[Vic] Hank and Tank held the gold for 127 days.
DarkState, the 32nd team to hold the NXT titles.
Osiris starting off with Tank in this matchup.
And, well, Dion just got dropped.
Osiris right now, and it looks like this time it's Hank and Tank
-who are dividing and conquering. -[Booker T] Tank trying to take
this thing, take this. Hold, hold, oh, yes!
[Vic] Early on, this could be it. This could be it!
Boom! We're gonna have new champs.
-Oh, Dion Lennox able to break things up. -Not that easy tonight, man.
Well, let's talk about Hank and Tank.
What do they need in terms of adjusting for what happened?
[Booker T] I don't know if they can adjust in a situation like this.
You got the numbers game that's playing totally against them tonight.
I wonder if they invoke their tag team rematch, maybe a little prematurely?
Oh!
Jeez, man! Son of a…
Tagging in Dion, and I saw Big Hank earlier.
He has quite the shiner under his left eye from the battle last week.
-Oh, baby! -He might have a bruised spine now.
Cover, cow.
I like the way this kid go out here and quarterback this thing, man.
-He's doing a hell of a job. -Look, wherever DarkState goes,
destruction follows. That's just fact.
As all four men right now in the ring.
And could the challengers be catching the champions at the right time?
-Hank and Tank throwing hands. -Like I said, I don't think
they have enough intel. I mean, it's just been a few weeks
since they lost the tag team championship.
And, oh!
Osiris wiped out, DarkState on the back.
[Booker T] This is something that John Cena talked about.
This is precious right here. Can they get the job done with just that?
-Hank, Tank… -Oh, baby.
…looking to bring it.
Can they recapture the NXT Tag Team titles tonight on NXT?
NXT Tag Team titles on the line one week before NXT Homecoming.
Which one of these teams will carry momentum
when we return to Full Sail University next Tuesday night?
Already a lot of surprises tonight.
Who knows what other surprises are in store this evening,
as there's no surprise right now.
Wait a minute, just got caught, shoulders down.
That was a surprise. Look how quick Dion is,
to your point earlier about Dion Lennox. Just right back up and overpowering
the opposition, spine buster, not enough to keep Takedown.
[Booker T] This guy's a leader, man. Like I said, he's a guy
that's got a lot of smarts.
And right now, he's quarterbacking the team to perfection, seriously.
Right now, he's like Aaron Rodgers in the fourth quarter, being…
-Oh, yes. -[Vic] I don't need a Steelers reference
this week, I appreciate it.
Dion Lennox, he certainly can snap at any moment.
But the man in the ring that's legal, who's getting into the cover, Osiris,
who hooks the leg, doesn't quite have enough.
Do you see the raw, I mean, the true raw potential
in this man?
-Osiris. -Yeah, Osiris.
[Booker T] No, no, this guy had unlimited potential.
I mean, he's about six feet tall, about 290 pounds.
-That was before wrestling. -Fairly athletic,
and right now he's leading on Tag Legend right now.
Trying to take all that out of his body. Big shot right there to the gut.
[Vic] Tag team action right now for the Tag Team Title.
-Oh, yes. -Big power slam.
-Go! -Two, retain.
Now they're near fall, we have a Triple Threat Elimination Tag Team
main event still to come.
-Look at that right there. -And this.
-Bam! -She's like a junkyard dog
-right there, baby. -Just a reminder,
the winner of that Triple Threat Eliminator will earn
a future WWE Women's Tag Team Championship matchup.
There you see all those three teams that will be competing later tonight live
here on NXT.
-What's wrong? Come on. -Nothing.
NXT Tag Team Titles on the line right now. Hank, Tank, trying to fight back,
trying to make the tag, reaching out.
Can't quite make it.
Trying to answer right back, and now Big Tank firing back.
Reaching back out, so close.
It's just bad, it's just, oh, bad.
And now on the other side, Osiris, it's almost like a tug of war.
NXT Universe rallying now behind the former champions.
Hank, Tank, Osiris, Dion Lennox makes a tag.
-Tank falls into the tag. -[Booker T] Here we go, baby.
[Vic] Hank walking back in.
Hank and Tank, they're hard workers.
They don't find an excuse, they find a damn way.
And can we agree that Hank and Tank have gone through just about everything
-and they've done it the right way. -[Booker T] Oh, yeah, baby.
Sometimes the good guys do come in first every now and then.
Oh, yes.
This duo did what was asked, put in their time.
Had a huge moment, WrestleMania weekend, looking to recapture glory.
And how about this? That tag team match, DIY, Trick, Carmelo,
it's official for next week.
But are we officially about to have new tag team champions into the cover?
-Hook of the leg. -That's it.
Oh, man!
-[Booker T] That was close. -[Vic] What a moment we almost had!
What a moment we're gonna have next week at Homecoming!
But right here, the power, the innovation.
That's not quite enough.
Dion Lennox, give him credit, showing some resiliency.
[Booker T] There's a little something new right there from Hank Walker.
You can tell this kid has been working on his playbook.
Always talk to young kids, you gotta have a playbook in this business.
And right now, Hank and Tank look like they're about to crank this thing out.
And we got tag team champions here tonight.
[Vic] And the champions DarkState being pushed to their limits.
Big suplex.
And look at Tank ignoring Cutler and Shugars on the outside.
-Swanton. -One, two…
-Man. -Man.
[Booker T] Shugars tried to distract right there, but he didn't.
And that goes back to how to adjust the heat wave.
They had to put the blinders on. They had to ignore that outside noise.
-And can we get it again, boy? -Oh, baby, here we go.
-And Shugars. -What day?
Shugars got dropped, and Osiris back in.
Referee right now trying to control the action.
Joe Hendry's not coming tonight. Joe Hendry.
["I Believe In Joe Hendry" playing]
Oh!
-Cutler said his name, and he appears. -[Booker T] Well, damn…
[Vic] Hendry, the official didn't see Shugars over here a moment ago.
The official trying to get Joe Hendry out. Osiris, wait a minute.
No, the official now turned around. Come on!
[bell dinging]
[announcer] Here are your winners and still the NXT Tag Team Champions,
DarkState.
[Vic] The champions stand on business tonight
and perhaps they're making believers in their own way.
Believe in that.
[narrator] Time for tonight's NXT Focus.
A flag match is a matter of national pride
that can only be settled inside the squared circle.
Each country's flag will be mounted on a pole in opposite corners.
To win the match,
a superstar must retrieve their flag and wave it proudly.
I'm done being disrespectful.
And Ethan Page will acknowledge Old Glory when he's stuck staring up at the lights,
And I'm waving those Stars and Stripes.
It is time to remind all of the arrogant Americans like Tavion Heights,
the true Canadian standard of excellence.
The Maple Leaf truly does represent pure excellence.
And tonight, it will be held high by its greatest Canadian,
the greatest North American alive.
[Vic] There's no count-out, no disqualification.
The first to retrieve their country's flag is victorious.
-["New Heights" playing] -[screams]
Heights, Page in a flag match.
So, listen up. You keep doing what you're doing,
you can end up like this, or you do what I do, or Trick does,
or Oba does.
Champions who only worry about one thing, ourselves, and yet we win.
So, keep ending up like this.
My question for you is:
are you gonna let this stand for much longer?
I'm about to think about it.
[match recording plays on tablet]
Man, I don't know who this anonymous is, but they got some pretty good footage.
You know what, that was also some really good advice
that Ethan was giving to Miles.
But, Charlie, you know all too well Miles Bourne doesn't exactly
take advice, does he? I mean, I'm pretty sure everything
you told him went in one of his bad ears and out the other bad ear.
I'm afraid Miles doesn't get the privilege of my advice anymore, Alexis.
The worst part is, he lost a match to a blind man.
I mean, that's gotta be so embarrassing. If that were me, I wouldn't be able
to show my face in NXT ever again.
And he's gotta live with that.
[thudding]
-You thought we were through like this? -Speaking together.
-[chair thudding] -Oh! What are you doing?
-Blue, get the lights. -Hey, hey.
-I'm not done with you yet. -[coughs]
[grunts, coughs]
["With A Smile" playing]
[Vic] We'll focus on this flag match.
No count out, no disqualification.
First one to retrieve their country's flag--
And he's gonna go right for the Canadian flag,
and quickly, literally shoved back.
-Get back! -[bell ringing]
[Vic] Finally, the bell has sounded. This one is underway.
And it's Taves who's ready to represent America once more
in this match-up.
And, well, Ethan Page, who's climbing one more time,
has no one to blame but himself.
He's the one who suggested this stipulation.
[Booker T] Yeah, he must feel pretty comfortable
about having a match like this.
And one thing about Ethan Page, man, he's better.
He knows all the tricks, all right?
[Vic] Yeah, there's no count outing.
This is the first flag match to my knowledge in NXT history.
There have been so many classics throughout the years.
-WrestleMania-- -[Booker T mumbles]
[Vic] Saturday Night's Main Event.
Even John Cena has competed under this stipulation
in the last flag match, which was at Battleground 2017.
Page going one more time.
Just got caught and ripped back down.
But, Booker, how about Cena-Lesnar at Wrestlepalooza?
[Booker T laughs] Oh, my God.
Imma say, I got-- I have so much respect for that man, John Cena,
and the way he's finishing this thing, man.
Taking on all comers, and that one might be the toughest of them all.
Trust me on that.
[Vic] Tavion Heights looking to finish this one,
but sees Page back to his--
-[Booker T] Oh, baby! -[Vic] Pushes right back in!
-[Booker T] What the heck? -[Vic] Spilling everyone to the outside.
And we talk about Brock Lesnar, The Beast,
is on SmackDown this Friday, live from Norfolk,
for the official right now.
And a nice job going to the outside.
That was a nasty spill.
-Say something! -[Vic] For both these superstars.
And look, that's just the amount of pressure
that both these men have put on their shoulders
to represent their countries.
[Booker T] Imma tell you. Ethan Page, he's under a lot of pressure,
but this young man, this young man taking hype.
-I think he's under more pressure. -Say something now!
[Booker T] This is the biggest match of Tavion Heights' young career.
This match, right here.
-[Vic] Well, who will prove… -[yells]
[Vic] …to be their country's standard of excellence here tonight?
And, for Heights, he should have more pressure on his shoulders.
He's the Olympian.
He's represented this country,
he's always wearing that red, white and blue.
And now trying to reach for the stars and stripes,
and there is Ethan Page.
[Booker T] He's representing America!
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Ethan Page, though, trying to rip him back down to the mat,
so he can't get his hands on the flag.
Again, in this flag match,
the first one to retrieve the flag is the victor.
And Page holding on to the wrist.
Tavion Heights trying to overpower the situation,
-but the North American champion… -[Booker T] Oh, baby. He's hefty.
[Vic] …with a confidence breaker.
[crowd cheering]
Could be the turning point right now for both these men.
Again, a very unique stipulation.
And for Ethan Page, he's got a busy week.
Friday, at Worlds Collide in Las Vegas,
he's in a four-way AAA Latin American Championship.
Can you imagine his ego if he not only wins this flag match,
-but becomes a double champion? -[Booker T] This is a tune-up match
for this man, Ethan Page, I gotta tell you.
He's a veteran of this sport, he's won championships.
And every organization--
[Vic] Looking for the ego's edge!
Tavion Heights able to slip down for a moment.
Create a little bit of separation, and now Tavion trying to climb.
-[cheering] -Looking right up and--
-Ooh! -[Booker T] Uh-uh!
-[Vic] One more time. -[cheering]
[Booker T] He's not gonna see nothing right now.
He's resisting, he's going for a ride!
-[cheering] -[Vic] He's going for a ride all right.
[crowd cheering]
Heights able to break it.
This is that moment!
He's got his hands on the bottom!
Oh! Heights just couldn't pull the flag out.
[Booker T] Caught that shot right to the ribs.
Ethan Page right now gonna come up the midsection of this young man.
Like I said, he's under a lot of pressure. Here we go.
[Vic] Ethan Page playing defense right now,
but he could be looking for some high-impact offense.
Holding on-- Oh, ripping at the hair!
Oh, both men back down to the mat.
And we are back to, really, even in this match.
[Booker T] Not pretty but effective, right there by Ethan Page.
Like I said, he's got-- You're gonna have to learn about Ethan Page,
full of the trickery and things like that.
-[cheeping] -On winning by any means necessary.
If this guy ain't cheating, he ain't trying,
and I love that attitude.
[Vic] Page tried to really turn this around last week onto Tavion
in Ava's office, declaring he would never, ever
acknowledge Old Glory, as you can hear the NXT universe.
[crowd chanting] U.S.A.!
[Vic] The U.S.A. claps, the U.S.A. signs held high.
And now, Heights answering back with some rights.
[crowd cheering]
-Whoa! -[Booker T] Oh!
[Vic] Now, a break, showing that speed.
Swing and a miss. Coming right back in.
-[Booker T] Ah! -[Vic] Just got caught by Page.
-And-- Whoa! -[cheering]
Exploding, was Heights.
[Booker T] Tavion's gotta have something left here.
Delivered that one big shot right there. Both went down.
[Vic] Who will be the first to retrieve their country's flag?
[crowd clapping rhythmically]
Page is so close.
[clapping quickens]
Tavion Heights gave a look for a moment,
and now Heights turning the corner.
Both men going to their respective corners,
trying to climb.
Heights right now. He's gotta be the one to leap onto his feet.
Page realizes it.
-Page senses it, baby! -[Booker T] Oh!
[Vic] Page's ego got the better of him.
[crowd chanting] Let's go, baby!
Ethan just took himself out of the fight. Tavion starting to climb.
[Booker T] This is it. This is it!
[Vic] Reaching up, looking up for a moment--
And it just got dropped.
I think his throat just went over the turnbuckle.
[crowd jeering]
And Page picking up the scraps.
[Booker T] Didn't I tell you? Didn't I tell you?
This dude right here, he don't mind taking a suplex.
[crowd jeering]
[Vic] That was a little much with Page.
Dropped the Canadian flag over Tavion a few weeks ago,
and he may be moments away from waving the Canadian flag high
here on NXT.
[crowd jeering]
Page is all the way. This is as close as he's been.
-[Booker T] He's gonna grab it. -[Vic] Reaching up.
Tavion with one last effort.
-Oh! -[crowd groans]
[crying]
Well, Page did himself no favors.
-[crowd chanting] U.S.A.! U.S.A.! -[Booker T] Not the crowd you lose.
[Vic] You can say that again.
[chanting continues]
Trying to get back up. So is Tavion.
Heights. Great suplex!
Overhead belly-to-belly.
But again, it's not about pinfalls in this match-up.
Tavion turning over, realizing this is his opportunity.
Page is down, Page is out.
-[crowd cheering] -[Booker T] Yeah, he got this.
Not just want this, but he needs this, man.
He needs this victory right here, I think.
[Vic] Feeding off of the NXT universe!
Tavion Heights reaches up!
Heights grabs the stars and stripes!
-[bell dinging] -[crowd cheering]
[heavy metal music playing]
[Rome] Here's your winner, Tavion Heights!
[Vic] And you just said it, Book.
What a victory for Tavion Heights here tonight.
[Booker T] What a night. What a fight.
Oh, yes, man.
[heavy metal music continues]
America!
[Vic] Well--
Well, Tavion now going over and grabbing the Canadian flag as well.
[music continues]
There's been a lot of pent-up rage inside Tavion Heights.
And he returns the favor to the North American champion.
[crowd cheering]
This really-- That was the turning point.
It was almost a last-ditch effort, truly, for Tavion Heights,
who was able to open the door, secure the American flag,
and take his career to… new heights.
Wait-- Booker!
[electronic music playing]
-[Booker T laughs] -[Vic] Tyler Breeze?
[Booker T] Oh, baby.
Look at the look, look at the flash, the sass, man.
[Vic] We talk about tonight,
who knows who will show up at Homecoming next week?
[music continues]
[Booker T laughs]
-[crowd cheering] -[inaudible]
[Vic] Prince Pretty is back in NXT and, mmm, gorgeous!
Well, as we switch gears here, Book, two weeks from Saturday,
this woman could become a champion.
We take another in-depth look at Lola Vice next.
[Lola] Growing up a Latina, there was never any time for self-pity.
I went to an all-girl Catholic school, and I was super shy,
which is crazy, considering who Lola Vice is now.
I am the complete package!
I got knocked apart on my hands and feet, and I look hot doing it.
Growing up, I didn't have a lot of friends,
which is why I consider my close relationships so special.
Everything I do is intentional.
My only focus has always been
giving myself the life and future I've always wanted.
I'm about to see my dad at his tae kwon do school.
I haven't been here for years,
but he's had this school for 30-something years.
I'm so excited to see him and go back to my roots.
[Lola] Hola!
[cheers and applause]
[greeting in other language]
-[cheering] -How are you?
-Man, you look strong. -[Lola] Nice to see you.
Ready to battle!
To us all, super, super gladiator master Lola Vice
is a bright star in the family and in the martial arts community.
[Lola] My father dedicated his whole life to martial arts and this academy.
I wasn't just born into this life, I was bred for it.
[both exclaiming]
Literally everyone in my family has a black belt.
We all have college degrees, which is why I have all the ambition
to make my family's sacrifices worthwhile.
Growing up with Lola was like having a best friend and training partner in one.
There was no one that pushed me harder out of love.
I'm so honored that I witnessed all of her viral moments live.
Including her knockouts and dances.
-[crowd cheering] -[bell dinging]
[Lola] That dance wasn't just disrespect, it was pettiness.
Because when you spend your whole life proving people wrong,
you celebrate it.
No one knew what to think of me in MMA.
I was a super girly girl,
I wore pink, I did my hair,
I danced.
They thought I was just a pretty face.
And they made fun of me for it.
Until I knocked them out.
I have no mercy. This isn't just a match.
This is for my culture, my family,
for anyone who's ever been underestimated.
This one is for myself.
She's a champion in my eyes from day one,
and now the world is catching on.
And I can't wait to see her knock out Jacy Jayne.
I'm this close to winning a championship down the street from where I grew up.
This isn't just a fight.
This is my moment.
[Frank] Master Lola is the real deal.
Her dreams will come true when she challenges the title.
The real deal. Kneel to Lola!
[cheering]
[Lola] On September 27, I become NXT Women's champion
close to the one place where I know how to win best.
Vice City, baby.
Wow. What a cute story.
Too bad she's gonna lose in front of her mom, dad,
entire family and hometown at No Mercy.
-That'll be fun. -Oh, well…
You guys ready to do this?
We're ready.
Right, Jazmyn?
-I know I'm ready. -Good.
You win tonight, you go on to beat Alexa and Charlotte
and then Fatal Influence is gonna be draped in all the gold.
And when that happens, we'll be untouchable.
That's right. Who'd have thought four-five months ago
Fatal Influence would be the Tag Team champions
and I'd be the greatest NXT Women's champion of all time.
[giggles]
-More Colossal. -You think?
-Yeah. -Okay.
[narrator] Next Tuesday,
for the first time in five years,
NXT returns home…
to where the future was born…
to Full Sail University.
The genesis of NXT where WWE superstars became glorious.
I came here for one reason,
to take NXT to the next level.
[narrator] Gorgeous…
They are excited to see Tyler Breeze but I'm excited to be Tyler Breeze.
…and champion.
[announcer] And new NXT champion!
[crowd chanting] NXT! NXT!
[narrator] Homecoming isn't just a reunion for fans,
but a reunion for friends who became enemies…
That's all it is, man.
That's all it's gonna be.
…Enemies who became allies of convenience…
My God, Charlotte!
I know.
We're not friends.
[bell dings]
…It will be a historic night of championship matches…
[Ethan] I'm the greatest North American alive.
All ego, Ethan Page.
That North American championship inspires me.
…Face-to-face confrontations…
Welcome to the Grayson Waller Effect.
…And surprise appearances…
We are NXT!
…that will leave the crowd chanting…
[crowd chanting] NXT! NXT!
[heavy metal music plays]
[Vic] We are about to find out
which of the three teams will be the number one contender
to the WWE Women's Tag Team title next.
Yeah!
[upbeat music playing]
[Vic] This, of course, a triple threat match, Booker.
But it's elimination.
A stipulation that certainly has to change.
[Booker T] Stand up. Stand up.
It is Jacy Jayne, the rock star, baby.
Oh, she is looking goot!
[Vic] Does this change the strategy for any of these teams,
seeing as it's say, elimination style?
-[Booker T] Perhaps. -Can you focus?
-Look at that. -[Booker T laughs] Jacy!
-[bell dings] -What up, baby girl?
Huh? You a'ight?
-Looking good tonight. -You too can…
We have a job to do, thank you, champ.
I'm just saying.
Look at this, been surprises all night long.
NXT alum have been returning.
How about Tyler Breeze…
Sophie's taking all.
…challenging Ethan Page
for the North American title.
Next week live at Homecoming.
[Booker T] Everybody wanna come back and get a little piece of the action.
Man, I love it.
[Vic] Who knows who else will show up, here tonight?
We still got almost 30 minutes left as…
Now, look at… submit…
Trying to get… but was a back slide.
-Tatum Paxley, just never know. -[Booker T] Good shot.
[Vic] Just never know Tatum Paxley's offense.
Each is going for a pin,
and all of a sudden, she ties you up…
[Booker T] You can't sleep on Tatum Paxley.
Got a loud-edge spear.
So right now, she can come by to this match
-being one step closer… -Oh!
…to Tag Team gold.
[Vic] Sol Ruca right now, as Zaria in control.
Have they led up to the hype?
There's been a lot of excitement around.
Sol Ruca, poor soul.
Look who just got dropped, a double champion.
[Booker T] Sol is still like, 0-5 right now.
And still gonna get a championship around her waist.
Highly talented when she first came to NXT.
But right now, she's just searching.
[screams]
[both scream]
Is Fallon Henley looking for a submission? Izzi Dame…
using some smarts there.
She's in the wits about her.
Look, Izzi Dame, has certainly come a very long way
under Shawn Spears.
And could be looking for a powerbomb.
Fallon had something else on her mind.
[Booker T] Fallon Henley right now, former champion.
[Vic] Nice body…
Into a cover. Shoulders down.
[Booker T] Good accepted decision to get golden round once again…
Izzi Dame, like you said, man, has been on point.
[Vic] Take a look at these two powerhouses,
Dame, Zaria coming face-to-face.
And again, this isn't a normal triple threat match.
It's not the first team to gain a victory.
-It's elimination night. -[Booker T] Ohh!
To gain victory, you gotta be the last team standing.
And if you do that, you become the number one contenders
to the Women's WWE Tag Team title.
Both women…
same thought process.
Both women down.
Sol Ruca right now definitely wants to end this match
after the cheap shot we saw a few moments ago.
[Booker T] I can tell you…
-[Vic] Fallon… -Ohh!
[Booker T] …under these… If you come out on top,
you can have a hell of a lot of confidence
going into the Tag Team title match.
[Vic] There comes Jazmyn Nyx.
Nyx's trying to prove herself.
Wants to be a champion for the first time.
Here at NXT, Fatal Influence standing tall.
-And some have questioned… -Oh, baby!
…is she forming with Nathan Frazer in the foundation…
Hook to the leg and a near fall.
[Booker T] I don't see any cracks made now.
In the foundation of Fatal Influence right now,
they're looking great working as a team.
[Vic] It's hard to argue, but Fatal Influence could end this match,
due to their body of work.
As a tag was made.
Sol is now legal.
Izzi holding out on Fallon…
in a big dismissal.
[Booker T] It's going to cash in, Vic.
It's got an exception.
You've heard of that, right?
-You've heard of that. -I suppose.
But have you ever seen anyone with the athleticism,
strength, and body coordination of Sol Ruca?
I mean, take a look at this high-impact offense from Ruca.
[Booker T] Sol Ruca has all the tools, all the talent,
but the question is, is she pushing herself too hard?
[Vic] That's a good question…
In your opinion, is she putting unnecessary pressure on herself?
[Booker T] I mean, North American champion, Speed Champion,
now she's talking about Tag Team championship.
No way she's gonna beat the whole look of that. No way.
[Vic] Can you imagine if she could become a triple champion in WWE?
[Booker T] That's true. History will be made.
[Vic] It's all right now. Take a look at Fallon Henley right here, in front of us.
[Booker T] Oh, yes!
Oh, yeah, that's a pro right there for ya, baby!
[Vic] Dallas certainly has his hands full as--
Whoa, Fallon!
To Niko Vance.
[screams]
Shawn Spears distracting the official.
He paid the price as Izzi wiped out Fallon on the first…
[Booker T] Oh, yes!
We just saw, I believe, that was a spear to Shawn Spears.
No pun intended.
Jazmyn Nyx with a baseball slide
taking out Izzi Dame.
She just got caught with an enzuigiri.
Tatum Paxley's up.
[Booker T] Things about to go down.
-Oh, yeah! -Sol Ruca ends up with a twist!
Stuck the landing! Give her a ten!
[Booker T] Surf board!
[Vic] The wave has begun.
Is Sol Ruca gonna be the number one contenders?
What a night this has been.
NXT Universe has been electric.
There's been a night of surprises.
There's a wave going on.
We saw Tyler Breeze return.
We saw Carmelo Hayes return.
Next week at Homecoming, Grayson Waller will return.
Who else will come back here tonight?
But who will be the number one contender
for the WWE Women's Tag Team title?
This is elimination style.
One team will answer that question.
[Booker T] You said it. Tatum's doing a hell of a job,
with a match like this together.
I mean, it's a history-making match.
[Vic] Could be a history-making match for someone like Sol Ruca
looking to become a triple champion.
-[Booker T] Oh, bad call. -Jazmyn Nyx.
With a high-five to boot,
just wiped out Sol Ruca.
Zaria not very happy.
Just caught by the NXT Women's champion.
And now Fatal Influence has wiped out Zaria.
[Booker T] Yes, indeed.
Let me tell you right now.
-Jacy Jayne… -Blockbuster.
…is 0 point.
Got a team in perfect position to win--
Oh, yeah, that's for you, Vic. She just caught…
[Booker T laughs]
-[Vic] Fatal Influence… -Oh, yes!
…taking out the competition.
Are we moments away from the first elimination?
Oh, right shoulder is off the mat.
-Second cover. -Give it up for Jazmyn.
-I said it earlier.
She's trying to prove herself.
I gave credit to Jacy Jayne,
for the growth of Jazmyn Nyx.
What more do you want me to say, Book?
[Booker T] Just sayin', decision to be great right now.
[Vic] Oh, what a…
[Booker T] Big ups.
[Vic] Wasn't quite perfect. But Jazmyn holding on.
Trying to get counter.
[Booker T] Oh, wow!
Educated feet there from Sol Ruca.
Stay out of those corners.
[Vic] Sol landing on her foot…
-[Booker T] Stay out of those corners! -Answers back.
Jazmyn answering back as well.
Both women right now…
looking for that exclamation point.
Booker, we haven't had an elimination yet in this triple threat match.
[Booker T] Right here.
Right here.
[Vic] The power of Izzi Dame.
Whoa!
Super blockbuster.
All three women down.
[crowd chanting] NXT! NXT!
Take another look.
Sol Ruca risking it all for an opportunity…
at the WWE Women's Tag Team title elimination matchup.
Zaria wants in this match.
Tatum wants in this match.
Fallon Henley is reaching out.
This could be a pivotal point. No eliminations yet.
-[Booker T] Oh, yes! -Zaria…
could be entering the zone of destruction.
[Booker T] Got a chance to prove herself right here,
if she could get an elimination.
Just one elimination could be pivotal.
[Vic] When you take a look at everyone in this match,
we've argued a lot tonight,
but right now the point's being proven.
This is the deepest, best women's championship in the world.
[Booker T] 16 mins into this match and still no elimination.
Will Zaria get the first one?
-[Vic] Zaria-- Oh! -Oh, yes!
-[Vic] Just tossed Tatum Paxley. -Here we go.
Cover as Izzi breaks it up.
[Vic] Still no eliminations yet.
Got a thing or two for Jacy Jayne.
She knows she meets Lola Vice at No Mercy, two weeks from Saturday!
Double spears!
Sol Ruca starting low!
[Booker T] Got all of it.
Can they get elimination? That's the question though, Vic.
[Vic] I wonder where Jacy's head's at. And… Whoa, wait a minute! No!
Oh, my gosh!
Ruca just snatched the soul of Zaria.
Zaria's the legal competitor for her team. Jazmyn Nyx into the cover.
[Rome] Zaria and Sol Ruca have been eliminated.
-[Booker T] Wow. -[Vic] Unbelievable,
Jacy Jayne all smiles.
Take another look. I mean, so much going on.
And Sol was aiming for Tatum Paxley.
She didn't know who she was connecting with, with that soul snatcher.
But, Book, this match continues.
The Culling right now, trying to pick up. Izzi Dame just caught Jazmyn Nyx.
…falls into the cover. RIght on top… Oh.
Near fall. Izzi beside herself.
And now, trying to turn, and Fallon Henley on the outside.
Both of these teams looking for that opportunity.
Tatum with a standing switch going behind Jazmyn.
Got taken down… cover… Oh! Kick out.
Oh! Jazmyn!
After Jacy's right hand! The official didn't see it!
Oh, my gosh! A mini-rolling encore!
-[Booker T] Tatum Paxley… -[Vic] Uh-uh!
-[Booker T] …speared so bad. -[Vic] And if you're not fully committed,
you are out of The Culling. Tatum is committed, she's been thriving.
But she's just got caught with a Nyx kick, cover, and Izzi breaks it up.
What is it going to take to win this matchup?
[Booker T] Izzi in the nick of time, right there… [indistinct]
-[Vic] Rolled to the outside again. -[Booker T] Oh, baby!
-[Vic] Oh! Pulverizes Jazmyn. -[Booker T] What a ride!
[Vic] Fallon coming from around. So much action.
All the bodies flying around. All to become the number one contender.
[Booker T] Oh, baby! Let the bodies hit the floor!
[Vic] Will be able to roll through, lands back on her feet.
Charges in, Fallon turning things around. Fallon right now, going in and… whoa!
Got countered by Tatum, Tatum from behind.
-Izzi reached out, Izzi the legal star. -[Booker T] Tag made.
Fallon might not realize it. If she didn't,
she certainly does now. Turning her around.
Izzi Dame and it is Dame over for Fatal Influence.
-[bell ringing] -[Booker T] We got winners!
[Rome] Here are your winners, Izzi Dame and Tatum Paxley.
[Vic] And that means The Culling are the number one contenders
for the WWE Women's Tag Team titles.
Going back to some of the action.
There was Izzi Dame punching The Culling's tickets
to a championship opportunity.
And could be gold be coming to Shawn Spears?
I don't care which one of you dropped the ball, you both failed me!
I'm the NXT Women's Champion. I run this division.
And this is what you do?
You embarrass me! How dare you?
I run this division! This is about me--
[Vic] Whoa, Book, Book! We've got some company.
But who the hell just arrived?
No, no, no. There is absolutely no way
Fatal Influence is not going to be part of Homecoming.
As for Fallon and Jazmyn's failures, well that's on them, not me.
I'm not here to be anyone's babysitter.
And to be perfectly honest with you,
I'm sick and tired of carrying this group on my back.
And the lack of credit that I get
for all that I do is absolutely pathetic.
I didn't get to where I am today because of any of you.
And unlike every other woman in the WWE, I don't need your applause,
I damn sure don't need your respect and I don't need any of you.
The only person that I ever needed was me.
I'm the greatest NXT Women's Champion of all time!
That's right, that's right! Whether you people like it or not!
I carried the TNA Knockouts Championship on my terms.
-["Bury Me" playing] -[Vic] Booker just started sweating!
-The Dark Angel! -[Booker T laughs] Yes!
[Vic] The surprises, the hits keep coming tonight.
[crowd chanting] Stephanie! Stephanie!
Jacy, I will give you credit
because you beat me for the NXT Championship, I know.
But I had the NXT Women's Championship
and NXT North American Championship
at the same time, and I did it for myself.
[Booker T] That's right.
And you know what? At Wrestlepalooza, I'm going to become champion again.
So, I disagree with you.
Hey, Steph. Good to see you.
You know, the way I see it,
there's three of us and only one of you.
[speaks Spanish, then English] I have a question for you.
do you know what time it is?
-["Tiffy Time" plays] -[Booker T] Oh, my God!
[mouthing] Really?
What?
[Vic] The WWE Women's Champion has returned home.
[Booker T] I gotta pop my neck, man!
NXT! What time is it?
[crowd] It's Tiffy time!
Oh! It feels so good to be home.
Jacy! Hi, last time I checked, I am the WWE Women's Champion.
The longest champion in the entire company.
I've beaten people like Charlotte Flair, Trish Stratus, Jade Cargill,
the list could go on and on and on.
And, Fallon, I've actually beaten you before.
And I've had that NXT Women's Championship,
so, Jacy, you calling yourself the greatest Women's Champion of all time,
I don't think so.
Okay. All right, all right. Okay!
I see what's going on here.
You two are like the super seniors that already graduated
that want to come back to high school to try to feel cool again.
That's sad. That's really sad. Ooh! I'm embarrassed.
Steph, I don't know how Mami is going to feel about being called a super senior.
-Not good. -[Vic] No way.
-["Demon In Your Dreams" playing] -[Booker T] What the hell!
[Booker T laughs]
[Booker T] The Rip!
[crowd chanting] Mami! Mami! Mami!
The greatest NXT Women's Champion of all time.
Yeah, I don't think so, Jacy.
And if you want so badly to go to Homecoming, well, it's perfect, really.
Because there's three of you
and there is three of us.
[applause]
-[Jacy] Timeout, timeout. -So…
We'll see you at Full Sail.
-[Booker T] Here we go. Oh, yeah. -[Vic] Oh, let's go, Booker!
-[Booker T] Oh, yeah! -[Vic] All hell breaking loose.
[Vic] Like we say, expect the unexpected on a Tuesday night.
[crowd chanting]
But what can you expect next week when we return to Full Sail University
for the first time in five years?
It's gonna be the biggest tag team match in NXT history.
DIY taking on Carmelo Hayes and the TNA World Champion Trick Williams.
That's not all taking place at NXT Homecoming,
because it's also the return of The Grayson Waller Effect.
and look at this status. There's gonna be combustible elements
live next week at Homecoming.
And after what we saw earlier, Tyler Breeze returned
and he challenged Ethan Page.
The North American Championship will be on the line
next week at Homecoming.
And now, Booker, it's official,
these six women will also meet in a six-woman tag team clash.
And it's all taking place at Homecoming next week.
Jacy Jayne has to be beside herself,
'cause Fatal Influence is looking
at three of the most dominant women ever on this brand at NXT.
And click your heels twice, Book. They say there's no place like home?
Next week, we prove that to be wrong at Homecoming. o place like home?