[intro music playing]
[Triple H] Then.
Now.
Forever.
Together.
[crowd chants "NXT"]
I cannot tell you how good it feels to come home.
[crowd cheering]
[Joseph] Welcome everyone to NXT Homecoming here tonight,
at Full Sail University.
That felt real, real good.
[Booker T] You got to be on top of your game
if you want to show up at the NXT Homecoming.
This is the big one, dawg.
[Triple H] These three letters right here
are something special.
All of you took something that started as a whisper,
and you turned it into an undeniable roar.
[crowd chanting "NXT"]
Gentlemen, please.
I know how to settle this. There's only one way…
WarGames!
[crowd cheering]
[choir sings] ♪ Glorious ♪
Where is it coming?
[Zayn] I'm reminded of that time, coming up
and there was so many people who had so much potential.
But to be honest, there's so much potential in this building right now.
Je'Von, the sky is the limit for you.
[Joseph] One of the greatest NXT Superstars
of all time, Finn Bálor, has come home.
Lexis King just got dropped again by Myles Borne here at Homecoming.
[Williams] One thing for sure, two things for certain.
That's all it is.
And that's all is gonna be.
[Tessitore] Turning back the clock for Homecoming.
Welcome back home, DIY.
Hey, The Miz!
What in the hell?
The official didn't see it.
The Miz helped Trick Melo steal this.
[Waller] I have an idea. How about next week,
we do Trick Williams the TNA Champion,
the NXT Champion, Oba Femi, winner takes all.
I can already see all the TNA flops crying online.
May the best man win.
He will.
[Flair] This is where the Women's Revolution started.
right here at Full Sail University.
[Bliss] The women have always been the backbone of NXT,
and that's never gonna change.
[Booker T] Oh, we're going to do it. [exclaiming]
Oh, yeah!
[Joseph] Jacy Jayne looking to run.
-[Booker T] Wait a minute. -[Joseph] Lola Vice, the No. 1 Contender.
This is a dream team.
Standing tall, the Fatal Influence.
Who says you can't go home?
[Triple H] You are the ones that said NXT, that future is now.
You are the ones that shouted at the top of your lungs.
We are NXT.
[crowd chanting "NXT"]
[Joseph] Well, it is a big-fight feel in the Performance Center tonight.
There, TNA Champion Trick Williams says he is carrying two brands tonight.
He's gonna have a chance to prove it.
Or will it be Oba Femi?
Two hundred and sixty plus days as NXT Champion.
Champion for champion, title versus title In our main event on NXT.
["Millions From Now" playing]
[crowd continues chanting "NXT"]
You know what I'm saying?
["King" playing]
♪ My way, my life ♪
[music stops]
[crowd exclaims]
[Joseph] Well, Booker, we're wasting no time again.
This is a Lights Out Matchup
and literally, Myles Borne has just turned the lights out
inside the Performance Center.
[Booker T] Tell it like it is, man.
No holds barred. That's what this… No rules…
That's what this is right here, Vic.
Raw's first match, 24 hours ago, was a no-disqualification-six-man
and we're kicking things off with these two.
Our official hasn't signaled for the bell yet.
But again, you're right, there's no rules.
Anything is legal, and finally, a little bit of light.
But, Booker, this is such a unique matchup.
The rules are simple, as we've said,
but pinfall submission has to take place inside the ring.
But how dangerous does the dark nature of this arena
-make it for the competitors… -[bell rings]
…as we're officially underway,
[Booker T] You have a different feel, a sense of urgency in a matchup like this.
And like you just said, Vic, there's no rules in this matchup,
so you don't have to justify anything…
Just like that right there. You can just do it.
[Joseph] I will have to say that Myles Borne, with a nice dropkick,
took to heart what Ethan Page said.
What Ethan Page's advice was, "Be selfish."
"Do what's needed to be done."
"Take action by any means necessary."
[Booker T] These last couple of months, he's learned a very, very valuable lesson.
-[Joseph] Oh, man. -[Booker T] DTA. "Don't trust anybody."
-Here we go! -[Joseph] We got that belly-to-belly
that landed Lexis King right on that steel chair.
This is the third Lights Out Match in NXT history, fourth in WWE history.
Booker, do you know who was in the first ever Lights Out Match
-in WWEs history? -[Booker T] Go ahead and say it.
-[Joseph] I wanna see if you remember. -[Booker T] I think I do.
[Joseph] It was you and the Rock.
[Booker T] Exactly. And I beat the hell out of him.
I beat the hell out of him. Just like Lexis King is doing right now.
That's exactly what I'm talking about.
Into the cover goes King, hook of the leg and near fall.
That matchup, by the way, ended in a no-contest.
But look, both men's senses are going to be on a high alert in this matchup,
and Lexis King may not be able to see, but he found his target.
[Booker T] Interesting, what's gonna be needed in a matchup like this?
Resiliency, is what's gonna be needed in a match like this.
You got to leave it in the middle of that square circle.
[Joseph] Did you ever despise someone?
Anyone, enough to justify entering a match like this?
I mean, these two… This has gotten personal very quickly.
[Booker T] It's about being the best in this business.
Lexis King is looking for his shot and you see a kid Myles Borne
stepping in the picture, you wanna take this kid out.
You wanna chastise him, just like…
Like Lexis is doing right now. All that, man, the TV star.
Give it to him, baby.
[Joseph] Lexis King remembers that it was Myles Borne
who came out of the darkness of Finn Bálor's entrance
to attack him last week at Homecoming.
Another suplex on the chair into the cover. Borne…
[Booker T] Oh, baby.
Can we get Lexis King some props right now, man?
I say "queen" 'cause I'm thinking about…
That's the way he's making me feel right now, because he's smooth
inside the square circle.
[Joseph] I thought you'd say, "The cream rises to the top."
But can we agree on this? It's been a long time coming.
Lexis King was sitting in the front row of the crowd with headphones on.
They've had matches together.
There's been attacks, verbally, physically between these two.
This needs to end tonight.
[Booker T] It's a personal issue here.
I mean, no doubt it's a personal issue.
Lexis King has taken it a little bit further back
by trying to take out the eyesight of this young man
that right there, just kicking up another level.
[Joseph] What a way to kick off tonight.
Of course, No Mercy implications in our main event.
Who leaves with the TNA and NXT title?
The winner will face Ricky Saints at No Mercy this Saturday
in Fort Lauderdale, but that is as big as it gets
in our main event.
[Booker T] Yes, indeed. It doesn't get any bigger than that,
but right now, we've got to stay focused.
Stay focused on the task ahead.
[Joseph] Look how hard it is just for us to watch the monitors of the action
that's taking place in the ring.
You can almost barely see these two at times.
Oh, man.
[Booker T] What I think about Lexis King is,
this guy, like you just said earlier,
he was being by any means necessary to become that talented star.
That prime-time player.
[Joseph] Absolutely relentless is Lexis King.
Myles Borne with a snap of powerslam.
Who is gonna survive this Lights Out Match?
This Lights Out Match continuing,
and again, it's so hard to see, even right in front of us.
But during the break, Booker,
things took a nasty turn for one Myles Borne.
That coronation, right here on the table
didn't even budge, and it's all legal.
The referee there to count the three.
Or to hear someone just say "I quit," as Lexis King now moving some toys around.
[Booker T] Just the tip of the iceberg because Lexis is about to do something…
Oh, wait a minute. Oh, yes!
[Joseph] Booker, what do they say about payback?
[Booker T] "…is a mother."
[Joseph] Borne just swinging away.
[Booker T] Big shot there.
[Joseph] Myles Borne has dealt with Lexis King's over the years,
-his entire life, but-- -[Booker T] Watch out!
[Joseph] God! He doesn't need to hold back.
But King is not holding back right now.
Swinging for the fences was King.
[Booker T] No positioning right here, man.
Myles Borne, he's a kid that's looking to move up the ladder,
but he's got somebody trying to stop him at the gate,
-this man is Lexis King. -[crowd chanting "NXT"]
[Booker T] He's doing a hell of a job tonight.
[Joseph] Lexis King has believed that everything Myles Borne
is gonna get in this match he had coming.
[Booker T] I mean, he is. He's getting a beating right now.
[Joseph] You can't even agree with me
that King didn't have a beatdown coming for everything he's done to this man?
-[Booker T] I'm not trying to-- -[Joseph] Mocking Myles for weeks.
[Booker T] I'm not trying to justify anything.
This is business right now. This is about going out there
and showing he is the best this week.
Here we go.
[Joseph] Myles now…
A little slingshot
into that steel chair that King had set up.
[Booker T] Lexis took the brunt of all of that steel.
Chair right down there.
[Joseph] You know, Myles Borne right now is fired up.
He's also fed up. He's been mocked for weeks.
It was Lexis King who cheated in the Blindfold Match as well.
And King hasn't stopped talking since that victory.
He's talked like a clapper on a duck's ass in the locker room,
but right now he's taking it to Myles Borne.
[crowd chanting "This is awesome"]
[Booker T] Oh, yeah! Oh, yeah!
[Joseph] NXT Universe on their feet,
chanting, "This is awesome." This is nasty.
[Booker T] Did you hear that chair shot?
[Joseph] I did. I just looked over, and you can't get a great shot of it,
but the welts that are forming on the back of Myles Borne.
[Booker T] Wait a minute.
[Joseph] The referee might need to step in now.
[Booker T] What are you talking about?
[Joseph] This is crossing the line. Damn it, Booker.
[crowd exclaiming]
[Joseph] Come on. No, Lexis.
[crowd gasps]
[Joseph] Myles!
[crowd cheering]
-[Booker T exclaims] Big spear. -[crowd chanting "NXT"]
[Joseph] Take another look.
Just feel that impact.
[Booker T] Dang.
[Vic] These two are willing to destroy themselves
to destroy the other.
[Booker T] A match like this, a Lights Out match,
you learn so much about yourself. Let me tell you.
This kid Myles Borne is looking great. Right there, took a big shot.
Big shot by Lexis.
Lexis seems to be one step ahead of this young man here tonight, Vic.
[Vic] We got to go back to maybe that Coronation here
on our announce desk. The steel, the file.
Steel chair, that was felt earlier.
Bringing us right now. Borne again.
Talk about Myles Borne, right now stepping in.
-And now Borne gets a payback. -[Booker T] Oh, baby.
[Vic] What's that called, getting a receipt?
[Booker T] He's a whipping boy, that's what it's called.
[crowd exclaims]
[Booker T] Ah!
Come on, man.
[Vic] Lexis running away might have been the smartest thing he has ever done,
but there is nowhere to run.
And-- Oh, Superkick.
[Booker T] You're right. Creating a little space there to land that kick.
Beautiful awareness by Lexis King.
[Vic] Wait a minute, looking for maybe another--
I thought a Coronation, maybe it's a suplex.
[Booker T] I don't like this, man.
[Vic] Myles Borne fighting for his career, fighting for the match.
He hits the DDT, DDT platinum,
right on the steel steps.
[crowd chanting]
[Vic] Now what's going through the mind of Myles Borne?
Myles, with a Borne Again table snap combo, into the cover.
-And it's lights out for Lexis. -[bell dings]
[Booker T] Wow.
[Mike] Here is your winner, Myles Borne!
[Vic] And Myles Borne snaps into it tonight.
[pop music playing]
[Booker T] Young man fought his heart out, Vic.
[Vic] You can say that again.
There was a massive counter, which probably saved the match-up.
And right here, bam!
Snapping through the table with that Borne Again.
And for Myles, it has to feel so exhilarating,
so good, like some weight off of his shoulders,
as Myles overcomes another obstacle.
Can he take the next step in NXT?
[Ava] Guys, I'm still in England taking care of business,
so I'm trusting you two to run the show.
You hear that, Rob? She is in my home country, not yours.
Smart woman.
I am from America.
Look, Ava, you can definitely trust us, all right, we got this.
Hey, but real quick, we saw some TNA wrestlers arriving
and walking around backstage. Did you invite them?
[Ava] Rob, you cut out. Could you say that again?
We saw TNA wrestlers walking around backstage here.
Did you invite them?
I can't hear you, but whatever it is, I trust you guys to run the show.
-Wait, Ava-- -It's super important.
-She hung up. She hung up. -[sighs]
Well, looks like the Prime Minister is in charge tonight.
We both are, Stevie. We got to figure this out.
[Vic] Well, that's an interesting situation.
There is the North American Champion.
We will hear from Ethan Page, next on NXT.
[Vic] Back live on NXT.
After what we just heard from Stevie and Rob Stone,
you got to wonder if they are thinking about Mr. Regal's warning
after TNA wrestlers went off on social media last week.
["With a Smile" by Def Rebel plays]
[Mike] Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome the NXT North America Champion,
"All Ego" Ethan Page.
[Vic] Here is a man who only cares about himself.
But we got a special guest, just like last week.
Dr. Wagner Jr., the Latin American Champion in AAA
is here in the Performance Center.
[Booker T] This guy is so smooth, Ethan Page.
It's all about the smile and that championship around his waist.
You got to love it, man.
Oh, yes.
If you foul-mouth fans wouldn't mind giving me a second--
[crowd booing and yelling]
Now, I should be in the ring tonight to celebrate my giant victory
over that so-called Canadian, Tyler Breeze.
But apparently we have a very, very special guest here tonight.
The AAA Latin American Champion, Dr. Wagner Jr.
Now, Wagner, welcome to NXT.
I would like to remind you that I would be standing here, yes,
the greatest North American of all time,
but also a two-belt champion,
if you didn't screw me out of my victory at Worlds Collide.
So now, Mr. Wagner, muchacho,
you can sit here tonight
and you can lock eyes with this gorgeous North American,
but I would like to personally invite you, hombre, to No Mercy,
where you can watch me absolutely embarrass Tavion Heights.
Oh, you want to be embarrassed tonight? You want to stand up?
Why don't I fight you in the ring and we have a match right now, pal?
Get in here.
[Vic] You don't got to ask twice.
[Ethan] Get me a referee!
[Booker T] A doctor's in the house.
[Vic] You always got to expect the unexpected.
[Booker T] Oh! Oh!
[Vic] The AAA Latin American Champion taking it to Ethan Page.
And we got an official.
Official's in the ring!
-Page taps! -[bell dings]
Page taps!
[Booker T] give it up for Wagner.
[Vic] Worlds collide here tonight.
[celebratory music plays]
[Vic] Wait a minute. Who's that--
-It's Tavion. -[Booker T] What the hell?
[Vic laughs] Who's embarrassed now, Page?
Two times in a row for Tavion.
Can Tavion take his heights to new heights,
Saturday at No Mercy?
[speaking indistinctly]
Make even the devil blush.
See you in hell.
[indistinct dialog]
The mask had to slip at some point.
That's not the same Blake Monroe I met a few weeks ago.
I would be scared.
This Falsies Lash Lift is so good.
What did you just say?
I said I am a obsessed--
No, before that, about being scared?
Yeah, me, not me, you.
It's actually funny you are giving me advice
because I heard you talking to Blake a few weeks ago
and you don't even like me, right?
[laughs] No, no, no. That's not what I said.
What I said was your last name is Grace and so is mine,
and I wanted to make sure she knew we were not related.
Okay, well, how about this?
How about we show Blake and the whole world
just how different Arianna Grace and Jordynne Grace really are?
-Tonight. -[laughs] You are so funny, Jordynne.
You don't have to do that.
Jordynne? Jordynne!
Damn it.
[Vic] Arianna Grace owns finding herself in trouble.
["Poison Pixie" playing]
[Vic] But there are two women left.
Here is the first ever Women's Speed Champion in history.
And the question is, who is headed to No Mercy?
Who is headed to face Sol Ruca?
We will find out live.
We find out next on NXT.
[Vic] There is NASCAR's Cole Custer.
The following contest is a WWE Women's Speed Tournament match
with a three-minute time limit.
Introducing first, from Riverside, California, Candice LeRae.
[Vic] Hell of a driver, hell of a ring announcer.
["Hillbilly Street" playing]
[Booker T] Yeah.
[Cole] And her opponent, from Gadsden, Alabama, Lainey Reid.
[Vic] Well, NXT is hitting the road and coming to a city near you.
Check out NXT live at KEMBA Live! in Columbus, Ohio on October 9.
The Masonic Temple in Detroit, Michigan on October 10th.
At the Aurora Theater in Cleveland, Ohio on October 11.
Could one of these women be there as the Speed Champion?
The winner of this match-up will head to Fort Lauderdale, Florida,
No Mercy this Saturday, to compete for the Speed Championship.
There is the champion on the right, Sol Ruca.
Zaria on the left.
I can't believe Tavion Heights as Dr. Wagner
beat Ethan Page in an impromptu non-title match-up.
Tavion though, could have a championship,
could have something going around his waist Saturday at No Mercy.
[Booker T] I don't like the thought of Tavion Heights trying to get one up
on a man like Ethan Page.
Right now it's all about the Speed match.
[Vic] Into the cover. 20 seconds off the clock.
Hook of the leg and a nearfall.
[Booker T] Urgency is of the essence in a match like this, Vic.
[Vic] Another cover, another kickout.
-Whoa, look who has arrived. -[Booker T] Wait a minute.
[Vic] Booker, that's the Angel Warriors of TNA wrestling.
[Booker T] You ain't lying.
-[Vic] They're in the-- -[Booker T] They're in the house.
[Vic] I got to go back to what Stevie and Mr. Stone said,
that TNA wrestlers just walking around right now.
[Booker T] I don't wanna get ahead of ourselves or anything like that.
They could be here for anything.Come on…
[Vic] Let's focus on the task at hand.
Lainey Reid right now. Candice, the right one.
A minute off the clock here in this speed match-up…
[Booker T] Oh, baby.
[Vic] It was Candice LeRae who defeated Xia Brookside from TNA to advance.
No Mercy implications being felt in this match-up.
Nice counter and right back up.
Lainey, swing and a miss. Candice looking for German suplex.
[Booker T] Something about Lainey Reid.
She's looking to come up, man.
This Speed Tournament could be it.
-Oh, yes. -[Vic] Nasty landing,
three-minute time limit here.
But on Saturday at No Mercy,
the speed title had a five-minute time limit, of course.
One.
Candice looking to get the footing this time,
flying through the air, as we got under 90 seconds left
in this speed matchup.
And Candice is a veteran of this style.
This is her eighth career speed matchup, getting right back up,
charging right in and dropping Lainey Reid.
[Booker T] Bad positioning right there for Lainey Reid.
Bad, bad positioning.
[Vic] Now they're gonna tap shades of her husband.
As the champion looking on, 60 seconds approaching.
Lainey Reid, who wants another opportunity at gold, cannot tap out.
Shifts her weight, counter, kick out, and we're under 60 seconds.
[Booker T] Nice wherewithal right there by Lainey Reid to get that cover.
-Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. -Wait a minute! So close, so close!
[Vic] Right now, under 50 seconds, Lainey Reid countering,
shoulders going down with the back slide, another kick out.
[Booker T] 45 seconds left.
Wait a minute! Candice LeRae wants her championship back.
-Couldn't count. -Oh!
-[Booker T] Knockout, knockout! -Southern hospitality!
And Lainey Reid is headed to No Mercy.
-[Booker T] I told you, I told you. -[bell dinging]
[announcer] Here's your winner, Lainey Reid.
And how many minds has Lainey changed due to her victories
in this speed tournament?
[Booker T] Look, she's ready to become the biggest, the largest,
definitely with a shot like that.
I'm talking about, yeah, prime time, prime time, Lainey Reid.
Candice LeRae tonight.
Apache from Triple A in the first round, and there you see Saturday at No Mercy.
-Can Reid dethrone… bam. -Check it out.
-My God, man. -[Vic] My word.
Knockout shot.
As I was saying, can Reid dethrone Sol Ruca?
Or will another soul be snatched?
Women's Championship for the speed title on the line Saturday at No Mercy.
I hope everybody enjoyed Homecoming.
You know who didn't?
Me.
And you wanna know why?
I got two words for you.
Lash Legend.
See, Lash, you got me thinking, man. You really do.
Because you got a one-up on me a few weeks ago, and I'ma let you have that.
-…two, three! -[bell dinging]
So go ahead and enjoy your little dub.
Frame it, put it on a wall, why don't you?
Hell, tell everybody, "I beat Jaida Parker."
But make sure you tell them what happened after you got your hand raised.
Tell them how real pressure felt when I put you through
that barricade, baby.
You be walking around here like you all that, but nah,
I see right through you.
Because you know at the end of the day, Jaida Parker hits harder.
Talks louder, and looks better while doing it.
So please, keep your little moment warm.
Because the next time we step in that ring,
there ain't gonna be no barricades left to break.
It's just gonna be you,
flat on your back, and Jaida Parker standing over you
because I just gave you the reality check you desperately need.
This ain't over, baby. Not by a long shot. Clock you.
Yeah, I'm back,
and I'm so sorry we didn't get the chance to catch up at Homecoming.
I've just had a lot going on, and I really need to talk to you.
I just… I feel like any time I make a friend, any time I really let someone in
they just start to completely lose their mind.
-Yes. -Yes.
Yes. And that's when I can't wrap my head around.
I mean, it's my fault. It can't be my fault, right?
Sweet dove. Nothing is ever your fault.
Ever.
That's what I miss about you, Tatum. You know, you're weird…
But you're consistently weird. You are weird that I can count on,
and I need that back in my life. I just don't…
You need me in your life?
-You're also making new friends. -Yes, I am!
You're going to Tokyo with Alexa Bliss and Shia LaBeouf.
Oh, Tom, I'm so glad you know this.
-I know. -Oh, hi.
-[audience cheering] -You dropped this.
Lyra left you once before, Tatum, don't you remember?
You're smart enough now to know that she's going to do it again
if you give her the chance.
Let's go.
-It was nice seeing you. -Yeah, it was nice seeing you too.
That was rude.
[man on speaker] It's not over until I win.
[Vic] Well, with Ava in London,
Stevie and Stone made this matchup official.
[bell dinging]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Austin, Texas, Jordynne Grace.
[Vic] And this is a woman with a lot of frustration to let out,
and you can obviously know why.
Jordynne Grace, Arianna Grace, one on one, next.
[crowd chanting] Jordynne! Jordynne!
-Yo, man… I think… -I can get…
-Don't touch it. -I think at this point you're G plus, sir.
Yeah, bro, we are so, so sorry. It got crazy in there.
-I don't even know what to say, bro. -It's okay.
You were going fast, which was good,
but it was obviously a little out of control.
-Yeah. -It was frantic.
So today I brought in two guys who know a little bit about going fast
-while keeping it under control. -Oh, dang. Ooh.
-Sam Mayer, and Cole Custer. -Oh, snap!
-What's up, guys? -Great to meet you.
-Great to meet you. Good to meet you. -Great stuff.
Dude, I'm a huge fan. I love this.
This is awesome. I'm so honored to be here.
And I love that whole deal that you guys do where you say his name
and he just appears.
That's awesome, but I have to ask you, is it real?
-No, it's… -It was.
And if y'all boys know what's good for you,
you ain't gonna say a damn thing.
Unless you're trying to find out, Doc… hit harder than any car crash.
Listen, man, I'm a huge fan and all,
it's great, but I don't even know his name.
Sin, no reason to be nervous, man. And plus, you know his name.
-It's Joe Hendry. -Hey, no.
Oh.
♪ Say his name and he appears ♪
♪ I believe in Joe Hendry ♪
Say his name and he appears.
You got jokes, Caleb? You think it's funny, bro?
-Yeah, kind of. -Whoa, whoa, whoa.
It seems like we keep running into each other.
-So, how about you? -No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
We're not doing this again, Joe. Andre, your boys think they funny, huh?
So, we're gonna see how funny they really are.
Mr. Hendry.
You're gonna wanna think before you appear around us.
-Strap in, Slim. -I'm thinking six-man tag match.
Looks like you boys are gonna see a car crash tonight, Dark State style.
-That's right, cuz. -Again?
[Vic] It is a busy, busy night for Stevie and Stone.
[announcer] And her opponent from Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
Arianna Grace.
[Vic] Booker, what would your best advice be for Arianna Grace in this matchup?
-And she goes right after Jordynne Grace. -There it is,
take the first shot, it might be your only shot.
[Vic] Well, don't let that smile fool you. We know just how tough Arianna is,
but now that bell is sounding, look at Jordynne Grace answering right back.
Heard from Jordynne earlier tonight, always confident, but in your opinion,
should she be worried about Blake Monroe?
[Booker T] I mean, of course she should be worried.
I mean, let me tell you something.
Jordynne Grace has finally realized that she's a threat to everyone
in that locker room.
And, just like Arianna, you gotta strike first,
and strike hard, just like that.
[Vic] Her opponent believes she should be.
That's why we're having this matchup for Arianna Grace
and the comment she has made to Jordynne over the last several weeks,
and it's hard to feel bad for Arianna.
-She's always fighting. -[Booker T] Oh, man, big shot there.
[Vic] Having issues with others due to her opinions, but nobody home.
And, Booker, we gotta congratulate someone right now.
Stephanie Becker became the new Women's World Champion.
We'll find out Friday night on Smackdown who she'll meet in Perth
for the Women's Crown Jewel Championship on October the 11th.
Victory, though, right now, maybe, and no, not quite.
-For Arianna. -[Booker T] Yes, indeed,
congratulations to Stephanie Vaquer for doing it in rapid fashion.
I'm talking about, like, warp speed, she went right to the top
of this business, man. I love it.
Look at Arianna Grace right now in control of this matchup.
She, of course, has extensive training in MMA fighting, Judo, Jiu Jitsu,
even boxing as well.
So I'll say it again. Don't let that smile fool you.
[Booker T] Look, Arianna Grace, she sees what's happening around here.
Everybody trying to get a piece of the action, a little champagne wishing,
a little caviar dream.
I'm talking about moving the Raw, SmackDown.
-Yes, it's urgency here tonight. -[Vic] You gotta think for Arianna Grace
if she's able to knock off Jordynne here,
that would be a statement victory in her career,
would it not be?
[Booker T] Statement for Arianna if she can do that.
Like she landed that one big shot.
That tells me a lot about her game plan here tonight.
Arianna trying to get the jump on Jordynne and Jordynne right now.
Oh!
Using her environment to her advantage, backslide,
rolling right through, not letting go, and stepping right
into that short arm clothesline, pulling Arianna back up
to knock her back down.
Beautiful there by Jordynne, maintaining control over
the third clothesline, but misses it.
[Vic] Arianna misses, swinging wildly.
And just got caught with that spine buster.
Rolling right through, and Jordynne hoisting up Arianna.
[Booker T] I can smell the end is coming, Vic.
[Vic] With that direct effect.
And Jordynne takes out Arianna…
-[bell dinging] -…with grace.
[Booker T] Yeah, but she put up a hell of a fight, Arianna did.
[announcer] There is your winner, Jordynne Grace.
[Vic] Victory has to feel good
for Jordynne Grace here tonight,
back to some of the moments of this matchup.
Bam! That spine buster really was the turning point.
And then this direct effect, showcasing that power,
is on display from Jordynne Grace once again.
It is! What the hell is this?
It's Stacks! It's Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo out here.
-Whoa, Booker. -[Booker T] Hold the phone, dog!
-Hold the damn phone! -Blake Monroe, and she's not coming alone!
Jordynne Grace realizing it. And these two women…
taking it to one another.
No remorse between these two. No love lost, just a lot of hatred.
-[Vic] Oh, no! -[Booker T] Oh, yes!
[Booker T] You saw that look just a couple of weeks ago in Blake's eyes, man.
Look at her now!
Blake Monroe has said time and time again,
she is ready to take Jordynne Grace straight to hell.
And we're gonna need more than just these officials
and just these security guards.
We're gonna need everyone out here to separate these two.
[crowd chanting] Let them fight! Let them fight!
Hey, girls, girls, enough, enough, enough.
Tonight, Ava, she put us in charge.
And if you want each other that bad, this Saturday,
grab anything you can get your hands on.
Because at No Mercy, you're gonna have a weapons match.
Hey, you know something, Stevie? I think we could go bigger than that.
All right, listen, no more running, no more sneak attacks,
Saturday, this ends.
And you can bringall the weapons you want.
'cause it's gonna be inside a steel cage!
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Book, Grace, Monroe in a weaponized steel cage,
Saturday at No Mercy!
Lainey Reid, after beating Candice LeRae, you are officially headed to No Mercy
to challenge Sol Ruca for the WWE Speed Championship.
Let's tell the truth here, Kelly.
I finally got the opportunity I've been asking for,
and look what happened.
I beat AAA's best Faby Apache.
I just knocked off an NXT icon.
And now, this Saturday, I face Sol Ruca.
And, sure, maybe Sol Ruca is the most athletic woman in NXT,
hell, WWE,
but after I give Sol Ruca a little Southern hospitality,
I'll be leaving your next Speed Champion.
You know, I gotta hand it to you, Lainey. That was a very impressive win out there.
Good luck at No Mercy.
-Right back at you, Champ. -Thanks.
Uh, on second thought, I can handle Lola by myself.
She cannot be serious.
["The Chosen" playing]
[Vic] Back live on NXT, with Booker's rock star ready for the spotlight.
[Booker T] Take it!
[Vic] And as we heard before the break,
the champion said she's gonna do it all alone.
["The Chosen" continues playing]
[announcer] Please welcome the NXT Women's Champion,
Jacy Jayne!
[Booker T] Stand up! Stand up, man!
[Vic] I'll ask your, Book.
Is it wise for Jacy Jayne to be out here with no backup?
[Booker T] Look, sometimes, when you want something done properly,
when you want it done right,
damn it, you do it yourself!
You feel me?
You feel me, dawg?
[Vic] I do, every Tuesday, when I'm sitting out here on commentary.
Sometimes, I just have to do it myself.
[Booker T] All right. You're asking for it here tonight.
Let's all pretend like last week never happened.
Like Rhea didn't pin me,
that Lola didn't backfist me, and cost me the match.
Because, truth be told, none of that really matters,
because at the end of the day, whether you people like it or not,
for over 100 days, I have been standing in your face
as the NXT Women's Champion.
[crowd jeering]
And I have singlehandedly gotten rid of every single label
that you people tried to put on me.
"The third wheel".
"Most beatable champion".
"Transitional champion". [laughs]
Yeah, all so cute, but all so wrong.
And that's why I find it incredibly pathetic, comical,
it's actually laughable that you people want to live in this fantasy
that the one that's gonna dethrone me is Lola Vice.
[crowd cheering]
I mean, be so for real, Lola Vice?
A crossover act pretending to be a wrestler in my division.
But, hey, she's flashy, right?
She has a million followers on Instagram.
Awesome. Congratulations.
But you know what, Lola?
I will give you your flowers because you have improved immensely,
but you're nowhere near ready to hold this.
And you know what?
I'll be the first to admit,
you have quite the hometown hero story going for you.
Hometown crowd, AAA momentum,
camera-ready tears just in case you finally pull it off and win the title.
But Lola, sweetheart,
wake up.
That's the Jacy Jayne story!
I shocked the world.
Been there, done that.
Lola, you are not the underdog in this story.
I am.
I was the one who was humiliated, thrown to the side,
told that I was never gonna make it.
But while you were out there shaking your ass,
I was out there busting my ass to get to the top.
No family, no MMA background, no "hometown advantage"
is gonna save you for what's coming your way at No Mercy.
And absolutely no one is gonna ruin that for me.
-["Te Lo Rompo" playing] -[crowd cheering]
Jacy Jayne.
I wouldn't expect anything less.
Another person talking about my ass.
Well, at least I have an ass to shake, mama.
[crowd cheering]
100 days as champ.
Wow, that's impressive.
But you're barely surviving.
You've always needed somebody.
I don't.
And for all those years you spent being a toxic third wheel
and finding an easy way to become champion,
I was knocking women out in order to earn my opportunity.
[crowd cheering]
You know what's crazy?
I remember being in this ring a year ago, before facing Roxanne,
I was nervous,
I was emotional.
I mean, the Lola before would have probably cried at this opportunity
in front of my family.
You guys saw it,
But that's not who I am anymore, Jacy.
This time, this time, it's different.
I stand before you a year later, a completely different person.
More than a fighter, a professional wrestler!
[crowd cheering]
A WWE Superstar!
And for as much as I wanna win this title for my family,
for my culture, and for myself,
This is also for all these people here who always believed in me and had my back!
-[crowd cheering] -Okay. All right.
Nobody cares about you people.
[crowd chanting] Lola! Lola! Lola!
At No Mercy…
And dios mío, I'm so glad it's called No Mercy,
because that's exactly what I'm gonna show you
when I knock you out and become the new NXT Women's Champion.
-Okay. All right. -[crowd cheering]
You're all fickle.
You know what, Lola?
I'm fully aware that, more than likely, you're gonna beat my ass on Saturday.
But you know what, Lola?
I see you.
I know you.
I know that, since the day you walked in here,
you've been looking for validation.
You wanna make your mama and papa so proud.
You want your sisters to be proud, to look up to you.
But, mama, I can promise you
that somehow, some way, I will be walking out with this title.
And my reality very well may be a broken nose or a broken jaw.
But your reality come No Mercy
is when you're gonna look both of your parents in the eyes
and tell them that all those sacrifices that they made for you
was for nothing,
because I'm gonna be walking out still your NXT Women's Champion,
and you're gonna be walking out
knowing you're your family's biggest disappointment.
[crowd jeering]
I'm the best!
[Booker T] Oh!
[Vic] Lola couldn't hold it in anymore!
Will this be the scene in Fort Lauderdale this Saturday?
Who walks out Women's Champion at No Mercy?
["Te Lo Rompo" playing]
[Vic] Well, Stevie and Stone have signed off on this.
Who will be victorious?
It's a 6-man tag team matchup.
It's live, it's next on NXT.
[Josh Briggs] I can do things in this ring that most men can only dream of.
I'm a big man that can fly.
I can move fast, I can hit real damn hard,
and I can beat the hell out of someone.
But I keep being told the same thing…
that I don't connect with the fans.
I'm not relatable.
[dramatic instrumental music]
No matter how hard I tried to please the WWE Universe,
no matter how hard I busted my ass, it didn't matter.
You never cared, and you never will.
But, finally, I stopped giving a damn about what a bunch of online tough guys
and fat podcasters had to say about me.
You're a damn fan.
You're a seat-filler, and that is all you will ever be.
Nobody can deny my talent.
You don't want me to win, but it eats you alive
knowing that I have the skill.
You're all hypocrites.
When I come out, you tell me…
[crowd chanting] Go away! Briggs, go away!
But what are you saying when my match ends?
[crowd chanting] This is awesome! This is awesome!
Maybe you're the ones who don't get it.
Just like Je'Von Evans.
He lives and dies by your approval.
He wants to be loved, and he'll put his body through hell to entertain you.
That approval that he's chasing,
it makes him weak.
This Saturday at No Mercy, I'm gonna show Je'Von Evans and everyone watching,
that everything else is just noise.
I don't give a damn if I connect with you
when my boot connects with his face.
So chant whatever the hell you want.
The only chant I care about…
is "One, two, three."
[bell rings]
[Vic] Well, Briggs, no doubt, will show no mercy, Saturday.
["CHAOS" playing]
Here we go
[Vic] And, Booker, these four show no mercy
every time we see them.
[Booker T] You talk about Darkstate, right,
you talk about that self-contained human…
These guys are like a pack of wolves, man, a pack of wild dogs.
-["Accomplished" playing] -[Booker T] Eat you up.
-[Vic] Spit you out. -[Booker T] Oh, yes.
[bell dings]
[ring announcer] The following contest is a 6-Man Tag Team Match
scheduled for one-fall.
Introducing first, representing Chase University,
Kale Dixon and Uriah Connors!
[Vic] You can see Andre Chase not at 100%, but what's it like to see Chase--
-[Booker T] They're going to call him. -[all] Joe Hendry!
-[Booker T laughing] -[Vic] Why do you always laugh at that?
♪ He appears ♪
♪ I believe in Joe Hendry ♪
♪ 'Cause they love him in London And Paris and Tokyo ♪
♪ America, Scotland and Canada… ♪
[ring announcer] And their tag team partner
from Edinburgh, Scotland,
252 pounds of pure motivation,
Joe Hendry!
[Vic] Come on, Book, Joe Hendry has quite the sense of humor, does he not?
[Booker T] He does. I mean, can I say this?
Joe Hendry, he gets a lot of fanfare here in NXT, right?
-But let's be honest, he's an outsider. -[Vic] Whoa, and Darkstate…
[Booker T] He's a TNA guy.
That's what happens to TNA guys when they step in here.
[Vic] Well, Darkstate does not have a sense of humor at all.
Never smiling, only when they're wreaking havoc, creating chaos.
-[bell dings] -Derek Sanders gets this under control.
It's Connors, and whoa.
And Shugars starting things off.
You talking about TNA, there was
a lot of angry individuals last week from TNA
and some NXT superstars right now in the locker room,
and they have had their interest piqued, so to speak. And rightfully so.
I mean, we've heard what we've heard all night long from Stevie and Stone.
There's TNA wrestlers walking around.
[Booker T] These guys are walking around, I mean,
this is a business where you've got to always expect the unexpected.
[Vic] Whoa.
-[Booker T] Anything can happen. -[Vic] It's a cover and a kick-out.
I mean, yeah, anything can happen, but, you know, you start to wonder,
is this match-up continuing for these six superstars?
A tag was made.
What is Darkstate looking to accomplish?
Just getting dropped there by Connors out there. Dixon with a big splash!
-Into the cover, hook to the leg. -[Booker T] Good shot there by Dixon.
Dixon and Connors, they're just trying to prove themselves.
Prove themselves to the University of Chase and Andre Chase.
I think that's what it is more than anything else.
I think he gives them a lot of credit. Lot of credit.
[Vic] Oh, then you've got to give credit to Andre Chase. Crucifix Pin.
[Booker T] I give him no credit. I mean, these two have stuck the path,
get yourselves doors open…
Give these guys a pat on the back.
-Do that! -[Vic] Okay. If you were Chase,
you were with Dixon or Connors
would you be trying to fire up Darkstate like they did earlier?
[Booker T] I would, because like I said, these guys are like a pack of hungry dogs,
they're hungry for success.
-[Vic] Nice. -Hungry for big time success.
-Here we go. -[Vic] We got a cover.
And this would be a big victory for Chase U.
And you have to think, Book, a victory tonight for Dixon and Connors,
do they get put in Tag Team Championship contention,
-as Hendry checks in the match. -[Booker T] Who knows?
But that's not what this is about right here.
I mean, this is about a little bit of payback, trying to be redeemed…
Uh, actually, trying to redeem Andre case.
But more than anything…
-[crowd exclaiming] Oh, whoa! -[Booker T] Oh! Yes!
-[crowd] Whoa… -[grunts]
[Vic] Man, Dion didn't want to feel that again.
And look, when you take a look at Joe Hendry, he's proof hard work pays off.
Do it the right way, the exact opposite
of all four men in Darkstate who wanted to cut the line.
They wanted to jump to the front.
Joe Hendry's proof hard work does indeed--
-Wait a minute now. -[wrestlers grunt]
-[Vic] Things starting to break down-- -[Booker T] Oh, yes!
What's up?
[Vic] Dixon taking out one. Hendry taking out two.
And now a little bit-- Oh, you're gonna need more than--
You're gonna need all three of these men to take the big man down.
Osiris wiped out.
[crowd cheering]
[Booker T] Joe Hendry quarterbacking this thing.
Oh, yeah, here we go.
Kale Dixon taking to the air,
-showing you his evolution as a superstar. -[Booker T] What the hell?
I've never seen something like that from that kid.
[crowd exclaims, cheers]
[Vic] And look who's standing tall right now on NXT.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting]
[Vic] Kale Dixon has been in this match-up for a very long time.
Desperately needs to make a tag as this 6-Man Tag Team Match has continued.
Shugars, Osiris, Lennox have been beating this man down…
Check it out. Through the break. Right here is the turning point.
-Hart Attack. -[Booker T] Double up. Double up.
[Vic] Well, they certainly did double up, and they've been doubling down.
Tag was made.
Dixon has just been worn down because it's Osiris who is the legal man,
and there is the power on display from Darkstate.
Lennox tagged in, and the Tag Team Champions
continued to punish and brutalize Kale Dixon.
-Into the cover, hook to the leg… -[crowd] One, two--
[Vic] And a near-fall.
6-Man tag-- What the--
Booker, that's TNA's Mike Santana,
the No. 1 Contender to the TNA Championship.
-What is he doing here? -[Booker T] I don't know.
Did he just in the front door?
I mean, Book, come on, you've got to have a sense of what's going on right now.
[Booker T] I mean, I don't know what's going on, man. I'm sitting here with you.
All right? I'm watching this match play out
right before our very eyes right now.
[Vic] We've seen others from TNA getting back on social media,
showing that they are here somewhere,
as we turn our focus back into this match-up.
Big powerslam!
Osiris, cover. And Joe Hendry doing the wise thing.
[Booker T] Now that was smart by Joe Hendry right there.
It doesn't seem like Darkstate are big fans of Joe Hendry.
As they should be. Like I said, Joe Hendry's an outsider.
They want to take him out.
[Vic] Talk about getting taken out. That is what just happened to Connors,
courtesy of one half of the Tag Team Champions.
And it's true. Darkstate doesn't give a damn who you are, where you're from.
They don't want advice from legends, they don't want advice from coaches.
They believe they know what's right.
And my question, Booker, who is going to stand up,
who is going to argue with these four?
[Booker T] They're a new breed.
And the thing is, if you fight one of them, you gotta fight them all.
That's the difference between Darkstate-- And right now…
-[Vic] Tag! -[Booker T] …we got a tag!
And in comes Joe Hendry.
And Hendry, right now, all that pent up frustration…
Just got chopped in the throat. He's answering right back.
-[Booker T] Oh, a chop. -[crowd exclaiming]
-[Vic] And look at Joe Hendry! -[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Andre Chase, happy on the outside,
knows that he could be finding another teachable moment.
[Booker T] Oh, look at the strength of this young man!
[Vic] 250-plus plus pounds of pure motor facing.
[crowd exclaiming] Joe Hendry!
-[rhythmic thudding] -[crowd clapping rhythmically]
[Vic] everyone believing, they're inside the Performance Center.
Maybe looking for that standing ovation.
Referee was distracted, Osiris wiped out Joe Hendry.
Seek and destroy,
that's what these four rogue athletes have done,
and they have done everything they have said that they would.
And Joe Hendry, one last ditch effort.
But, Booker, I'm looking over there,
there's no one there for Joe Hendry to tag.
And Andre Chase trying to rally Connors.
-Get up! Get up! Let's go! -[indistinct shouting]
[Vic] This is what I'm talking about, Book, always firing up his students,
always firing up the university, firing up the NXT Universe.
-Connors back in this fight. -[Booker T] He's a great cheerleader.
He's a great cheerleader, I give him that.
[crowd exclaims]
-[Vic] Connors not wasting any motion. -[Booker T] Connors' great.
[Vic] Measuring-- Whoa. Had to switch gears for at least quite a moment.
Oh! Osiris caught, wiped out.
Shugars.
I think he got a little bit-- Oh!
-Over confident. -[Booker T] I like this Connors.
-[Vic] Look at this. DDT, tornado style. -[Booker T] He's on fire.
[crowd cheering]
-[indistinct shouting] -[Vic] Darkstate…
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
And Andre Chase is getting into it on the outside with Cutler James.
Connors saw it and Connors right now…
-[Booker T] Oh, this kid's on fire. -…is systematically dissecting everybody.
-[Booker T] Can he do it? -[Vic] Big stunner.
-[Vic] What the hell is this? -[indistinct shouting]
Derek Sanders, our official, distracted. Didn't see Shugars from behind.
That knee, I think, went right on the bridge of the nose of Connors'.
[Booker T] This is deep right now. Momentum shift.
Big momentum shift right here, Victor.
[Vic] Oh, nothing for Andre Chase to do.
And all he can do is turn around and see what happened.
[Booker T] Good night!
-[Vic] Into the cover. -[Booker T] That's it.
-And Darkstate victorious again. -[bell dings]
[ring announcers] Here are your winners, Darkstate!
-["CHAOS" playing] -[Booker T] Dogs, man. Dogs.
You're either with us or against us, because when Darkstate strikes,
ain't nobody safe!
Nobody! Nobody! Nobody!
[Vic] Well, in moments, we're going to take a close look
at the No. 1 Contender to the NXT Championship.
An inside look at the man behind the Revolution, Ricky Saints, next.
[Ricky] Ricky Saints embodies everything that is New Orleans.
[jazz music playing]
Because without New Orleans, who am I?
[Ricky] You know, I don't know if I was ever supposed to make it.
We're here in New Orleans, Louisiana,
standing in the exact spot where my childhood home used to be.
It's no longer here now.
The storm took it away.
Yeah.
It's so funny when you're an adult
and things look much different, way different.
Perspective changes.
And I'm proud enough and man enough to come back so people can say,
"That's our boy.
That's the guy that made it through."
Through sheer will…
Stubbornness.
Of course, I was gonna make it.
Because I had no other choice.
[pensive music playing]
To me, you may see the style and the glamor.
But I think that I represent everybody, from the street vendors to the artists,
to the people who are hungry,
to the people who are passionate and stubborn, just like me.
I believe in myself so much because that's all I had
at the end of the day.
I was just supposed to be another kid
who slipped through the cracks in New Orleans.
I know where I don't want to go back to.
And every single day,
I make sure that I progress just a little bit more,
just a little bit more.
So I never have to go backwards.
That is why I believe so much in myself because it's all about survival.
[pensive music continues]
Since I was little,
I did not let a circumstance define me.
That is the reason why I love
coming back to New Orleans,
because it is a great reminder that it isn't just about me.
It's about my family, and it's about the people.
I represent those who have made it beyond
what everyone thought they were going to get to.
Every single person that I talked to, every single hug,
you see a reflection of Ricky Saints.
The city of the Saints, the home of the Saints,
-the Son of a Saint. Yeah! -The Son of a Saint. Come on now!
I couldn't be any more proud than that.
I wouldn't want to go against you.
That's what I'm saying.
This Saturday isn't just about winning the NXT Championship.
[tense music playing]
It's about making all the non-believers into believers.
And ultimately, it is proving to myself that all the gambling
and all of the sacrifices that I made pays off.
I proved to myself that I am exactly who I say I am.
Doesn't matter if it's Oba or if it's Trick.
What matters is that I get it done.
I am going to leave Fort Lauderdale, your new NXT Champion,
and I'm going to usher in a new era, an absolute era.
[upbeat pensive music playing]
Because I have to.
[music ends]
[Vic] Well, will the Son of a Saint become a champion?
Will he usher in a new era?
The question is, who will Saints face?
Will it be Trick Williams? Or will it be The Ruler, Oba Femi?
Our massive title vs. title match is moments away in the Main Event of NXT.
Elsewhere this Saturday, the champion is headed to the challenger's backyard.
Lola Vice, the No. 1 Contender, looks to lend a fatal blow
to Jacy Jayne's championship reign.
Who will walk out of No Mercy this Saturday as NXT Women's Champion?
[upbeat music playing]
Tavion Heights pinned Ethan Page once again.
If he can do it, he'll become Champion.
He made him tap out earlier tonight, Booker,
but that obviously was under different circumstances.
But can he do it when it matters the most?
This Saturday, can Tavion's career reach new heights?
Or will Page retain the North American Championship?
Saturday at No Mercy.
[upbeat music continues]
Also, the Women's Speed Title will be defended.
We learned earlier tonight it will be Lainey Reid,
who won the No. 1 Contender Speed Women's Championship tournament.
Sol Ruca will defend against Reid.
Which woman will leave No Mercy with gold
around her waist, Saturday in Fort Lauderdale?
[upbeat music continues]
And look, these two will meet once again,
but things have gotten more personal.
The Young OG looks to knock Josh Briggs down a few levels.
Can he do that at No Mercy on Saturday?
[upbeat music playing]
And this will get ugly.
Blake Monroe, Jordynne Grace will meet 1-on-1.
But this time, this time, it's gonna be inside
a weaponized steel cage.
Who survives? We'll find out at No Mercy.
[upbeat music continues]
Je'Von. Clearly, a lot of TNA wrestlers are interested
in the upcoming title for title match.
Yeah, yeah. TNA, they got all their eyes on that match for sure.
But this Saturday at No Mercy,
-you go 1-on-1 with Josh Briggs. -Alright.
I would love to get your comments about what he had to say about you earlier.
Okay. Well, look, last time, Josh won that match for sure,
but this time, your boy's gonna win, you know?
And look, he's still talking.
You feel me? He's talking like he know The Young OG,
-but he-- -[distant loud clanging]
What was that?
Uh… I don't know.
-Anyway… -But he don't.
But at this weekend, I'ma jump around him.
I'ma punch his ass in the mouth.
And then I'm gonna get the dub,
and everybody's gonna know that that boy is
-bouncing-- -[official] Help, hey, help!
I need help! Can we get a medic, please?
Come on.
She's not moving. Jazmyn, you okay?
-Hey, we need help. -[Izzi] Jazmyn?
What the hell? I thought you were with her.
I was. I left for one minute.
You don't think it was…
Doesn't matter.
-It was time to drop her anyway. -[audience jeering]
Only the strong survive.
-That's true. -Let's go.
We need medical. Come on! I need a medic.
[Vic] What the…
[Trick Williams' theme playing]
[Booker T] Here we go.
-[audience chants] Whoop that trick! -[Booker T] Uh-huh.
[audience] Whoop that trick!
[Booker T] That's right.
[audience] Whoop that trick!
-[Booker T] What? -[audience ] Whoop that trick!
-[Booker T] Yeah! -[audience ] Whoop that trick!
-[Booker T] Uh-huh! -[audience ] Whoop that trick!
[Booker T] I like it.
-[audience] Whoop that trick! -[Booker T] Oh yeah. Bad!
-[audience] Whoop that trick! -[Booker T] That's bad boy.
-[indistinct chatter] -Trick Williams.
-TNA World Heavyweight! -[audience] Whoop that trick!
-[Booker T's indistinct exclaim] -[audience] Whoop that trick!
[Booker T] Oh, that's bad! This is gonna be good.
[Vic] In a matter of moments,
it is Champion vs. Champion.
It is Title vs. Title.
-[audience] Whoop that trick! -[Booker T] Uh-huh.
[Vic] But, Booker…
-[audience] Whoop that trick! -[Booker T] That's right.
[Vic] Booker, look around.
[audience] Whoop that trick!
Whoop that trick!
-[Booker T] Oh, this is… This is serious. -[Vic] I'm looking to my right.
[Trick whooping]
I'm looking to my left.
We have some visitors.
That have arrived for this massive Main Event.
It's live.
It's winner take all.
Next.
What you doing here?
[Oba Femi's theme playing]
[Vic] It's time for our Main Event that will alter either Bound for Glory
or Saturday's No Mercy.
-[Oba Femi's theme continues] -[audience chants]
[audience chants] Oba!
[chanting continues] Oba!
[Vic] And NXT No Mercy takes place at Fort Lauderdale,
War Memorial Auditorium, Saturday, September 27,
[chanting continues] Oba!
[Vic] Look, we got to thank Grayson Waller for this matchup.
But again, I still look around and I…
I see a number of TNA wrestlers
that have emerged, you saw before the break,
Taz is here, Moose is here, who we've seen before.
Xia Brookside is to my left.
And Trick Williams is focused on Oba Femi,
as it's time to go up to our ring announcer Mike Rome.
[bell rings]
The following contest, scheduled for one fall…
[audience chants] One fall!
…is a Champion vs. Champion,
Title for Title match.
[audience cheering]
Introducing first from Columbia, South Carolina,
weighing in at 240 pounds,
he is the TNA World Champion,
-Trick Williams! -[whooping]
[Vic] A man calls himself a headliner anywhere in the world.
[Booker T] Let's go!
[audience] Whoop that trick!
And his opponent…
from Lagos, Nigeria,
weighing in at 310 pounds,
he is the NXT Champion,
-Oba Femi! -[shouting]
[Vic] But the same can be said, Booker.
For Oba Femi.
[Booker T] I mean, no bread, no water, just meat.
That's Oba Femi. [stammers]
Let's take this for what it is, man.
This is history.
This is a history-making match that being taking place right here tonight.
[Vic] This is the biggest Championship match since this partnership began.
One man is going to walk out with both titles.
It's winner take all, and right off rip, Oba getting the better at Trick,
but Trick answering right back, couple of shots going right into the champion.
And what? What is it you say about golden power?
[Booker T] He who has the gold makes all the rules, man.
That's what this is all about.
Who has the gold has all the power.
[Booker T] Right now, both of these men have championships.
[Vic] Booker, these two have had quite a ride.
They've been on a collision course since the end of last year,
and quite the history between the two.
But how about this? This is the first time it's straight up.
This is the first time it's a 1-on-1 meeting.
New Year's Evil in Los Angeles. You remember that?
-[Booker T] Yeah, indeed. -[Vic] It was Triple Threat.
Stand & Deliver Main Event,
Wrestlemania Saturday, it was Triple Threat.
-[Booker T] Yes, indeed. -[Vic] I mean, these guys are finally
going to find out who indeed is the best.
[Booker T] We got two heavyweights right here,
Oba Femi has Trick Williams by about 60 pounds,
if you can believe it, I mean.
But these guys, they're going to bring the fight.
They're going to bring the fight here tonight.
[audience chanting]
[Vic] For the first time,
one man will carry two separate companies
as the NXT and TNA Champion.
Of course, we saw Jacy Jayne become the first one to ever do that,
the first woman to do it and we saw the pressure she faced.
Which one of these two men do you think is better equipped to handle that pressure?
I mean, it's hard to say right there, both of these guys are…
They have been champs and have been through a lot of this.
But the thing is, it's all about…
It's all about
who can stay the most focused in a matchup like this,
because, like I said, it's a primetime match right here tonight, Vic.
[Vic] Look, it's "Great men are not born great,
they grow to be great."
-And, well, there's a familiar face. -[Booker T] Oh!
-[Vic] But yet another… -Ugh!
TNA wrestler. That's Zachary Wentz.
As right now, Oba, big chokeslam-- Countered by Trick.
[Booker T] That just has a lot of spectators here looking at this match.
[Booker T] What happens here is highly anticipated, with all the steps.
That's what this is about.
[Vic] Let's try to focus on the task at hand, and well…
That was one half of The IInspiration.
[Booker T] But, yes, it was.
[audience chants]
[Vic] I'm a little bit… I don't mean to be taken away by what's going on,
but it's very interesting what's transpiring right now
inside the Performance Center is this matchup is continuing.
[Booker] There's a lot of interest in the TNA World heavtweight Championship.
I think that's gonna do it more than anything.
[Vic] Trick Williams, the first man to be under contract
to win a TNA title,
declared he is the greatest NXT superstar ever.
What's Trick…
That is Mike Santana… Whoa, hey hey!
Sit your ass down this is my house.
[Booker] Calm down, Trick.
[crowd chanting]
[speaking foreign language]
Gentlemen, I hope you don't mind that I join you here.
Not at all.
[Vic] Looks like Mike Santana is going to join us on commentary.
This championship match continuing and joining us on
commentary is winner-take-all to our left, Mike Santana.
-[Booker] You okay, Mike? -[Mike] I'm chill, you okay, Book?
[Booker] You have a certain look in your eye.
[Mike] Always. You know …
[Vic] I have to ask a question.
Why have you and others from TNA, including Steve Maclin,
decided to arrive in the Performance Center tonight?
Holy crap! That was a …
… I believe.
That was a rock bottom!
Into the cover and a kickout.
[Booker] … good already.
[Vic] Let's get focused.
[Mike] You guys felt the need to make this match and not give any heads up to TNA.
So I felt like it was only right that me and all my boys
come here and enjoy this match front and center.
[Vic] You and so many others are here. Everyone taking their phone out.
… was Trick Williams and everyone might be here from TNA
to get a view of who will be the next ruler of that kingdom.
And it could just be Oba Femi.
[Booker] So y'all just spectating, right?
[Mike] That's it.
[Vic] Oba looking to become a man on a short list
that have held the TNA and NXT title.
He would be the sixth man to do so
as he just de … Trick Williams.
Williams looks out.
And Mike, you may be meeting the Ruler and bound for glory.
[Booker] This could be it.
[Vic] Oba into the cover, hook of the leg, and a nearfall.
[Mike] Book, I feel this table shaking, you all right over there?
[Booker] I am good, I'm just, I feel unsafe right now.
Everybody just seem like just walking into the building.
Where is security?
Where the hell is security?
[Vic] There's an open door policy, a partnership.
Everybody here for this matchup.
Everybody here to see who will represent two brands.
Will it be Oba or Trick Williams?
Trick with the big shot right there.
Trick was the first to win a TNA title under WWE contract could win it.
Nearfall.
[Mike] That was close.
[Vic] Take another look. Bam! Right on the butt was Trick Williams.
But not able to keep Oba Femi down.
We talk about champion … bound for glory,
Ricky Saints will meet the winner this Saturday at No Mercy.
I'm with Booker, everybody in the Performance Center on their feet standing.
So is Trick Williams, Trick got pummeled with a forearm under the jaw.
Back around, big kick.
Oba right now is rocked.
Oba though, just tossing another human being.
[Booker] That's 260 pounds, man.
[Vic] And a fall from grace, countered!
Trick's got the shoulders down.
For the title and a kickout.
There wasn't a lot on Oba Femi's powering out.
And Oba right now might be … trick shot knee.
Winner takes… oh!
Mike, you have felt that trick shot.
I can't believe Oba Femi was able to kick out.
[Mike] That's a testament to how strong Oba is, right,
he's been carrying this brand for the longest.
[Vic] Oba, right now, still with the championship,
Trick with the TNA championship
and you start to wonder, not a lot on that from Trick Williams, that right hand.
NXT Universe fired up.
And, Book, could you imagine carrying WWE--
Hold on. Fall from grace!
That is it!
[Booker] Oba Femi!
-[Vic] Unbelievable. -[Booker] So close!
[Booker] This guy is a generational talent.
If he can win this match tonight, they're gonna put him on Mount Rushmore.
[Vic] Bam! That fall from grace wasn't enough
Tricks comments have hurt many, whether it's NXT, TNA, those from TNA here.
He said he was the sole reason for the success of two brands.
You don't think Mike Santana sitting to your left or even
Trick Williams him didn't irk Oba Femi with those comments?
[Booker] Lot of animosity in the building. Everybody feeling a certain way
even Mike Santana.
He still has the look in his eye.
[Vic] We are getting into the deep waters of the match-up.
Mike, what compelled you to take to social media last week?
[Mike] I've never been one to go on social media and do the back-and-forth
with everybody.
I'm tired of the narrative that NXT has control of TNA.
It's old.
Like I said when I posted on Twitter and when I posted on X--
[Vic] Hold on, don't mean to cut you off, both of these men spilling
in front of us.
It will be referee's discretion.
Neither man wants to be counted out, both championships on the line.
As Trick right now… Oh!
[Booker] Trick one step ahead right there.
Stake your claim, son.
-[Vic] Oh no! -[bell dinging]
[Vic] The referee had no choice!
Holy hell is breaking loose!
[Booker] Oh, my God, here we go.
Fight, fight.
[Vic] We need help out here! The rest of NXT.
Every man, every woman, they're coming to help!
[Booker] Pack it up, Vic.
[Vic] September 23, 2025 will forever be remembered as the day TNA
wrestling turned into total nonstop anarchy!
[Booker] Oh, yeah.
[Vic] we need some help out here.
In the eye of the storm, two men staying focused.
Everyone in NXT and TNA is showing No Mercy. sed.