1 00:00:06,072 --> 00:00:07,707 [intro music playing] 2 00:00:07,741 --> 00:00:08,658 [Triple H] Then. 3 00:00:14,564 --> 00:00:15,548 Now. 4 00:00:23,706 --> 00:00:24,724 Forever. 5 00:00:31,497 --> 00:00:32,564 Together. 6 00:00:36,970 --> 00:00:42,925 [narrator] What was once unthinkable has become unavoidable. 7 00:00:42,958 --> 00:00:46,111 Two brands with storied legacies 8 00:00:46,146 --> 00:00:50,382 have come together for a once-in-a-lifetime showdown. 9 00:00:50,416 --> 00:00:56,806 NXT, approving ground where the Superstars of tomorrow forged their destinies. 10 00:00:57,623 --> 00:00:59,693 TNA, a symbol of the heart 11 00:00:59,726 --> 00:01:02,762 and determination of modern professional wrestling 12 00:01:02,796 --> 00:01:04,664 for over 20 years. 13 00:01:04,697 --> 00:01:08,868 An unprecedented partnership that has crossed the line 14 00:01:08,902 --> 00:01:13,023 to a heated rivalry tonight against all odds. 15 00:01:13,056 --> 00:01:17,877 NXT and TNA will go head-to-head for grand supremacy. 16 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:22,365 [clamoring] 17 00:01:34,944 --> 00:01:36,479 [Booker T] Here we go. 18 00:01:37,063 --> 00:01:39,833 [Joseph] TNA, NXT in the ring. 19 00:01:48,458 --> 00:01:51,527 [narrator] Will DarkState continue their takeover? 20 00:01:51,561 --> 00:01:55,615 Or can the Hardy Boyz capture the only tag team championship 21 00:01:55,648 --> 00:01:59,085 that has eluded them throughout their legendary careers? 22 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:04,324 Will this be Mustafa Ali's Final Resolution? 23 00:02:04,357 --> 00:02:10,346 Or will All Ego continue to show no mercy with his North American title on the line? 24 00:02:11,064 --> 00:02:14,534 And when the dust settles on this historic night, 25 00:02:14,567 --> 00:02:17,904 will TNA still be Bound For Glory, 26 00:02:17,936 --> 00:02:23,993 or can the Superstars of NXT stand and deliver on their own turf tonight? 27 00:02:24,027 --> 00:02:26,896 Who will show out at Showdown? 28 00:02:26,930 --> 00:02:28,998 -[crowd cheering] -[rock music playing] 29 00:02:40,793 --> 00:02:42,162 [upbeat pop music playing] 30 00:02:42,195 --> 00:02:45,799 [Joseph] Well, there is a team NXT solidified unit 31 00:02:45,832 --> 00:02:50,185 ready for a fight led by NXT Champion Ricky Saints. 32 00:02:50,220 --> 00:02:54,656 Will they survive, or will it be a Mike Santana-led team, TNA? 33 00:02:54,691 --> 00:02:56,810 They're gonna walk through the front door. 34 00:02:56,843 --> 00:02:58,128 Can they dominate? 35 00:02:58,161 --> 00:02:59,779 It's our main event. 36 00:02:59,813 --> 00:03:01,531 Tonight, on the women's side, 37 00:03:01,564 --> 00:03:06,886 quite the squad assembled by our champion, Fatal Influences, Jacy Jane. 38 00:03:06,920 --> 00:03:12,341 But will they be enough to topple the Knockouts led by their champion. 39 00:03:12,375 --> 00:03:16,846 And yes, NXT Superstar Kelani Jordan. 40 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:23,670 There has always been the question of what if that gets answered, tonight? 41 00:03:23,703 --> 00:03:27,340 Two brands, one epic Showdown. 42 00:03:34,780 --> 00:03:36,465 [cheering] 43 00:03:49,078 --> 00:03:50,296 ["Loaded" playing] 44 00:03:50,329 --> 00:03:51,780 [crowd cheering] 45 00:04:02,591 --> 00:04:03,993 [exclaiming] 46 00:04:04,027 --> 00:04:05,244 [bell rings] 47 00:04:05,278 --> 00:04:09,482 [Rome] The following contest is a champion 48 00:04:09,516 --> 00:04:12,369 versus champion match 49 00:04:12,402 --> 00:04:17,072 title for title 50 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:21,745 Introducing first from Cameron, North Carolina, 51 00:04:21,777 --> 00:04:25,849 weighing in at 434 pounds, 52 00:04:25,882 --> 00:04:32,872 they are the TNA World Tag Team Champions, 53 00:04:32,906 --> 00:04:36,276 Matt and Jeff, 54 00:04:36,308 --> 00:04:41,798 the Hardy Boyz. 55 00:04:41,830 --> 00:04:47,137 [Joseph] Hardy Boyz third match on NXT, first since Roadblock. 56 00:04:47,169 --> 00:04:49,656 There you see the only tag team 57 00:04:49,688 --> 00:04:52,942 to be inducted into the WWE and TNA Hall of Fame. 58 00:04:52,976 --> 00:04:57,030 The Dudley Boyz, of course, they have a showdown coming up at Bound For Glory. 59 00:04:57,063 --> 00:05:02,284 Yes, also here in attendance is the TNA President Carlos Silva. 60 00:05:02,318 --> 00:05:05,789 It is a big-fight atmosphere tonight 61 00:05:05,822 --> 00:05:08,541 inside the Performance Center here in Orlando. 62 00:05:08,575 --> 00:05:12,796 And, Booker, it is just awesome and amazing to see how the Hardys 63 00:05:12,829 --> 00:05:16,950 have continued to evolve and stay at the top of their game. 64 00:05:16,983 --> 00:05:19,953 Please. Please stop doing that, bro. [mumbles] 65 00:05:19,986 --> 00:05:21,488 I'm thinking this is a big night. 66 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:22,972 Vic, this is a big night. 67 00:05:23,006 --> 00:05:24,691 The Dudley's bought a ticket… 68 00:05:24,724 --> 00:05:27,777 The Dudley's bought a ticket to be here to see this day. 69 00:05:27,811 --> 00:05:29,212 This is huge. This is huge. 70 00:05:29,245 --> 00:05:31,848 And we just mentioned there sitting right over there. 71 00:05:31,881 --> 00:05:35,534 I mean, that is just how big, how monumental tonight is 72 00:05:35,568 --> 00:05:37,303 here at Showdown, live. 73 00:05:37,337 --> 00:05:39,438 [crowd chanting "Welcome home"] 74 00:05:39,472 --> 00:05:41,024 ["CHAOS" playing] 75 00:05:41,056 --> 00:05:42,642 [crowd cheering] 76 00:05:57,757 --> 00:05:59,092 [indistinct] 77 00:06:00,325 --> 00:06:02,529 [Joseph] Only the champions are supposed to be here, 78 00:06:02,562 --> 00:06:05,015 -not everybody in DarkState. -[Booker T] Oh, baby. 79 00:06:05,048 --> 00:06:07,200 [Booker exclaiming] 80 00:06:07,233 --> 00:06:10,787 -That's what this is all about. -[Joseph] No, no, no. This is BS. 81 00:06:11,820 --> 00:06:13,106 Adrian Butler, 82 00:06:13,139 --> 00:06:16,943 he's got his hands full because again, James Shugars, 83 00:06:16,976 --> 00:06:18,811 they're not supposed to be out here. 84 00:06:18,844 --> 00:06:22,765 -This is supposed to be two on two. -[Booker T] What are you talking about? 85 00:06:22,799 --> 00:06:24,150 [crosstalk] 86 00:06:26,135 --> 00:06:28,988 [Booker T] We move in packs. We move in packs, man. 87 00:06:29,022 --> 00:06:31,491 [crowd chanting "TNA"] 88 00:06:38,214 --> 00:06:40,015 [Booker T] Hardy's in trouble, dawg. 89 00:06:40,049 --> 00:06:41,950 [Joseph] You can say that again, Book. 90 00:06:43,019 --> 00:06:45,121 DarkState… Look at the referee… 91 00:06:45,155 --> 00:06:47,924 Adrian Butler just send them to the back 92 00:06:47,957 --> 00:06:50,477 -[Booker T] What the hell? -[Joseph] They're gone. 93 00:06:50,510 --> 00:06:53,430 And that is exactly how this was supposed to be. 94 00:06:53,462 --> 00:06:59,469 Two on two tag team titles versus tag team titles, winner take all. 95 00:06:59,501 --> 00:07:03,472 And right off, Rick, before he entered in to that spin cycle. 96 00:07:03,506 --> 00:07:06,459 Jeff is gonna start. Jeff into the cover and a kick out. 97 00:07:07,394 --> 00:07:09,479 We're gonna be in for a wild night again. 98 00:07:09,512 --> 00:07:13,332 There are The Dudley Boyz sitting ringside and again, TNA, 99 00:07:13,366 --> 00:07:16,885 they want us to feel what it's like to have our championships 100 00:07:16,919 --> 00:07:19,923 on their brand three times, I said last week, three times. 101 00:07:19,955 --> 00:07:23,308 Carlos Silva, the TNA President who is here in the front row, 102 00:07:23,342 --> 00:07:25,929 has had to hand a TNA title to an NXT Superstar. 103 00:07:25,962 --> 00:07:29,065 [Booker T] The Hardys, let's just say they're tag team experts. 104 00:07:29,099 --> 00:07:31,400 These guys are doing the business for quite some time. 105 00:07:31,433 --> 00:07:33,870 They've won every championship in this business. 106 00:07:33,902 --> 00:07:36,339 Of course, they got the experience in this match. 107 00:07:36,373 --> 00:07:38,241 But can they go out here and withstand 108 00:07:38,274 --> 00:07:40,060 what these guys are gonna go through tonight. 109 00:07:40,092 --> 00:07:41,844 [Joseph] Coming up, there'll be a showdown, 110 00:07:41,878 --> 00:07:43,412 there as the special guest referee 111 00:07:43,445 --> 00:07:45,565 in our Women's Survivor Series match, Jordynne Grace, 112 00:07:45,597 --> 00:07:49,051 where you bring up the titles as right now, The Hardys may be looking 113 00:07:49,085 --> 00:07:53,623 to have a little Poetry in Motion here early on, switching it up just a bit. 114 00:07:53,656 --> 00:07:55,457 But look, they're the only tag team 115 00:07:55,491 --> 00:07:59,546 to hold the WWE, the WCW, TNA, the Ring of Honor, RAW and SmackDown 116 00:07:59,578 --> 00:08:01,897 tag team titles. No, you didn't give them enough credit 117 00:08:01,931 --> 00:08:04,551 by stating what they've done as Jeff into the cover 118 00:08:04,584 --> 00:08:06,635 and a kick out as singles competitors. 119 00:08:06,669 --> 00:08:11,323 Nine world titles between WWE, TNA and ECW. 120 00:08:12,174 --> 00:08:14,344 You said they won a lot of They've won every title. 121 00:08:14,376 --> 00:08:17,830 No, you got to list them. You got to show some respect for the Hardys. 122 00:08:19,082 --> 00:08:22,835 [Booker T] But the question is how much gas is still left in the tank 123 00:08:22,869 --> 00:08:27,056 of the Hardys because right now they're dealing with… Wait a minute. 124 00:08:27,090 --> 00:08:28,407 Did he miss that? 125 00:08:28,441 --> 00:08:31,161 [Joseph] I think Jeff Hardy just was up 126 00:08:31,193 --> 00:08:33,746 and Osiris miscalculated as he gets into the cover. 127 00:08:33,780 --> 00:08:38,001 And that might be the nerve, because look, DarkState's in there with the Hardy Boyz. 128 00:08:38,034 --> 00:08:39,452 That's who they're in there with. 129 00:08:39,486 --> 00:08:41,438 They are in there with a Hall of Fame tag team. 130 00:08:41,471 --> 00:08:43,188 Can you agree with that statement? 131 00:08:43,222 --> 00:08:45,125 [Booker T] Yeah, I can. Osiris right there… 132 00:08:45,158 --> 00:08:49,262 Really hard on your tailbone right now, still in total control of this matchup. 133 00:08:49,295 --> 00:08:52,848 Like I said, Osiris, 300 pounds, six foot three. 134 00:08:53,466 --> 00:08:56,119 A lot of muscle the Hardys got to deal with here tonight. 135 00:08:56,151 --> 00:08:59,155 [Joseph] I know DarkState can come out and say what they wanna say 136 00:08:59,189 --> 00:09:00,774 and be ultra confident and everything. 137 00:09:00,807 --> 00:09:03,026 There's got to be nerves inside of DarkState. 138 00:09:03,059 --> 00:09:04,978 We've already seen that in this match. 139 00:09:05,011 --> 00:09:06,463 [Booker T] There are nerves. 140 00:09:06,496 --> 00:09:09,766 When you're young, like DarkState when you're young, like Osiris, 141 00:09:09,799 --> 00:09:11,918 you don't think about losing or anything. 142 00:09:11,951 --> 00:09:15,722 You think about going out there destroying, mayhem, destruction. 143 00:09:15,755 --> 00:09:19,858 Just like this, right here with Matt Hardy about to drop him like it's hot. 144 00:09:19,893 --> 00:09:23,563 [Joseph] No, Matt able to slide out. Tag was made. Dion Lennox. 145 00:09:23,596 --> 00:09:26,382 Now the legal Superstar looking for a twist of fate. 146 00:09:26,415 --> 00:09:28,501 Matt didn't realize it. Lennox was legal. 147 00:09:28,535 --> 00:09:31,488 [Booker T] The quickness right there of Dion Lennox. 148 00:09:31,521 --> 00:09:36,876 [Joseph] Which one of these two teams is gonna walk out with the gold? 149 00:09:36,910 --> 00:09:38,911 As Showdown continues. 150 00:09:38,944 --> 00:09:40,630 [indistinct shouting] 151 00:09:45,117 --> 00:09:50,507 [Joseph] Winner take all tag team championship clash kicking off Showdown. 152 00:09:50,540 --> 00:09:56,429 The TNA Tag Team Champions the Hardys, the NXT Tag Team Champions DarkState. 153 00:09:56,463 --> 00:09:59,265 And Dion Lennox, right on top of Jeff Hardy, and, Booker, 154 00:09:59,299 --> 00:10:02,352 this certainly is setting the tone for Showdown. 155 00:10:02,385 --> 00:10:04,637 [Booker T] I love Dion Lennox's style. 156 00:10:04,670 --> 00:10:06,372 This kid, he's the brains. 157 00:10:06,406 --> 00:10:08,475 He's the brains behind this operation. 158 00:10:08,507 --> 00:10:10,343 It's for his DarkState ghost. 159 00:10:10,377 --> 00:10:13,079 [Joseph] Let's go back. These two young stallions 160 00:10:13,113 --> 00:10:15,932 have just been taking it to the Hardy Boyz. 161 00:10:15,964 --> 00:10:19,536 They have answered the call. They're able to weather the early nerves 162 00:10:19,569 --> 00:10:23,106 in this match up and take it to the Hardy Boyz. 163 00:10:23,139 --> 00:10:24,440 [Booker T] You see that? 164 00:10:24,473 --> 00:10:28,762 Jeff Hardy right now is desperate. Like he's in panic mode, 165 00:10:28,795 --> 00:10:30,163 trying to get that tag. 166 00:10:30,196 --> 00:10:33,216 [Joseph] Osiris, the powerhouse of DarkState, 167 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:38,137 Dion Lennox on the outside, the hot tempered member of DarkState. 168 00:10:38,838 --> 00:10:41,891 As there again, Jordynne Grace, who will be the official 169 00:10:41,925 --> 00:10:44,227 in our Women's Survivor Series matchup. 170 00:10:44,260 --> 00:10:46,829 Now talking to team TNA and speaking of which, 171 00:10:46,863 --> 00:10:50,100 a kick out another near fall and imagine if DarkState 172 00:10:50,132 --> 00:10:52,901 becomes the TNA Tag Team Champions. 173 00:10:52,935 --> 00:10:57,589 [Booker T] Let's not imagine. These guys definitely got the talent 174 00:10:57,624 --> 00:10:59,892 and the wherewithal to bring that to fruition. 175 00:10:59,925 --> 00:11:04,113 And right now, the Hardys are in the worst position. 176 00:11:04,146 --> 00:11:08,017 Perhaps I've seen in quite some… Jeff Hardy's out. 177 00:11:08,050 --> 00:11:12,639 [Joseph] Gold to NXT and a near fall. And look DarkState, 178 00:11:12,672 --> 00:11:16,259 no strangers to crossing the line trying to upend the system in TNA. 179 00:11:16,291 --> 00:11:19,379 But Matt Hardy desperately needs to get back into this match. 180 00:11:19,411 --> 00:11:21,581 [Booker T] DarkState pull it out when they pull it out, 181 00:11:21,613 --> 00:11:24,666 nobody's gonna be able to complain or say anything 182 00:11:24,701 --> 00:11:28,170 other than they went out there and did it their way. No help. 183 00:11:28,204 --> 00:11:31,190 Nobody out there, no outside interference or anything like that. 184 00:11:31,223 --> 00:11:33,593 These guys are gonna go out there and prove 185 00:11:33,626 --> 00:11:35,295 that they belong in this match. 186 00:11:35,328 --> 00:11:37,380 [Joseph] Osiris, off that massive elbow 187 00:11:37,414 --> 00:11:41,300 and another near fall and DarkState is taking it to the Hardys. 188 00:11:41,334 --> 00:11:43,403 As there you see the Dudley's, 189 00:11:43,435 --> 00:11:45,771 TNA President Carlos Silva, looking on. 190 00:11:45,805 --> 00:11:48,223 And I wonder, are the Hardys looking ahead? 191 00:11:48,257 --> 00:11:50,142 Are they looking to Bound For Glory? 192 00:11:50,175 --> 00:11:53,646 Are they looking at October 12th, one final table versus Team 3D. 193 00:11:53,680 --> 00:11:56,900 [Booker T] I mean… [mumbles] They got those jackets on 194 00:11:57,967 --> 00:12:01,087 like it's 68, 60 degrees or 58. 195 00:12:01,121 --> 00:12:04,790 [Vic] I'm not a weatherman, but I will get back into the action right now, 196 00:12:04,824 --> 00:12:08,461 because it's raining DarkState and Jeff Hardy trying to combat 197 00:12:08,495 --> 00:12:12,182 everything being thrown at him and right now, going all the way up 198 00:12:12,214 --> 00:12:14,416 -and you can hear that whisper. -[Booker T] Oh, yeah. 199 00:12:14,451 --> 00:12:16,252 [Vic] …North Carolina. 200 00:12:16,286 --> 00:12:18,805 [Booker T] My God, man. That's what I'm talking about. 201 00:12:18,838 --> 00:12:21,841 Make some noise, Jeff Hardy, young man. 202 00:12:21,875 --> 00:12:24,711 [Vic] Take another look. Feel the impact. 203 00:12:24,743 --> 00:12:29,966 The Hardys know that their opponents don't give a damn about their legacy. 204 00:12:29,998 --> 00:12:33,286 That's gotta irk someone like you. Finally, tag made. 205 00:12:33,319 --> 00:12:35,421 And Matt coming back in. 206 00:12:35,454 --> 00:12:38,942 He would not be upset if a young up-and-coming team 207 00:12:38,974 --> 00:12:42,045 didn't care about Harlow's legacy, didn't care about your legacy. 208 00:12:42,078 --> 00:12:44,247 -Not if it connects. -[Booker T] You're right about that. 209 00:12:44,280 --> 00:12:46,466 The Hardys doing a hell of a job right now, 210 00:12:46,498 --> 00:12:49,302 Matt Hardy talking about-- oh, they got caught. 211 00:12:49,334 --> 00:12:51,320 [Vic] Twist Of Fate, got countered. 212 00:12:51,353 --> 00:12:53,206 Osiris was one step ahead. 213 00:12:53,238 --> 00:12:56,159 But Matt Hardy, the veteran, dropping that DDT. 214 00:12:56,192 --> 00:12:58,828 [crowd chanting] 215 00:13:04,233 --> 00:13:05,668 Dion Lennox wakes back up. 216 00:13:05,702 --> 00:13:11,040 You might think he's back in Oregon State but he just got hit with the plot twist. 217 00:13:11,074 --> 00:13:14,227 For the titles, winner-take-all. 218 00:13:14,260 --> 00:13:16,963 Just breaking it off. 219 00:13:16,996 --> 00:13:18,581 [Booker T] Osiris had the wherewithal, 220 00:13:18,615 --> 00:13:21,000 looked like he was about to step out of the ring right there. 221 00:13:21,034 --> 00:13:25,070 He had the wherewithal to make that save in the nick of time. 222 00:13:25,105 --> 00:13:27,022 [Vic] You gotta wonder where they are at right now 223 00:13:27,057 --> 00:13:30,060 because Cutler and Shugars were banned from ringside, tossed out of here. 224 00:13:30,093 --> 00:13:32,629 How does that alter DarkState's plans? 225 00:13:32,661 --> 00:13:35,682 Because it's usually Saquon, the man with the plan. 226 00:13:35,714 --> 00:13:39,386 Not out there to exploit weaknesses. Huge power. 227 00:13:39,419 --> 00:13:42,689 Jeff Hardy able to now short-circuit the count at the last moment 228 00:13:42,722 --> 00:13:47,993 and things starting to break down once again here at Showdown. 229 00:13:48,027 --> 00:13:51,680 Who will walk out with the TNA 230 00:13:51,714 --> 00:13:57,337 -and NXT tag team titles? -[Booker T] Oh! 231 00:13:57,370 --> 00:14:00,507 Doomsday, doomsday. 232 00:14:00,540 --> 00:14:02,776 -Whoa, whoa. -[Vic] Whoa! 233 00:14:02,809 --> 00:14:05,127 Matt able to counter at the last second. 234 00:14:05,161 --> 00:14:06,963 Able to fight right to Dion Lennox. 235 00:14:06,996 --> 00:14:08,331 And this is what it is about. 236 00:14:08,365 --> 00:14:11,651 This is what the Hardy Boyz can bring to any matchup. 237 00:14:11,685 --> 00:14:13,603 Twist of Fate connects. 238 00:14:13,636 --> 00:14:16,106 -[Booker T] I love it. -[Vic] Lennox looking down. Whoa! 239 00:14:16,139 --> 00:14:17,439 Oh, he did not get any of it. 240 00:14:17,473 --> 00:14:19,693 Charging back in and look what happened. 241 00:14:19,726 --> 00:14:22,594 Got caught, got dropped. Twist of fate. 242 00:14:22,628 --> 00:14:26,716 [Booker T] The experience factor is coming into play right now. 243 00:14:26,750 --> 00:14:27,983 Oh, yes. 244 00:14:28,017 --> 00:14:30,270 [Vic] This place is coming unglued. 245 00:14:30,303 --> 00:14:32,872 The Performance Center is rocking. 246 00:14:32,906 --> 00:14:37,560 Jeff Hardy going up for the Swanton Bomb. 247 00:14:38,478 --> 00:14:40,479 [Booker T] That is it. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. 248 00:14:40,512 --> 00:14:44,117 -[Vic] Oh my God, history has been made. -[bell dings] 249 00:14:46,453 --> 00:14:48,738 [announcer] Here are your winners 250 00:14:48,771 --> 00:14:52,709 and the new 251 00:14:52,742 --> 00:14:57,046 NXT tag team champions, 252 00:14:57,079 --> 00:15:03,069 the Hardy Boyz! 253 00:15:05,038 --> 00:15:12,045 [Vic] For the first time, TNA wrestlers are WWE and NXT champions. 254 00:15:12,078 --> 00:15:14,329 There, you see the twist of fate. 255 00:15:14,363 --> 00:15:15,865 We all know what is next. 256 00:15:15,899 --> 00:15:18,867 The Swanton Bomb for the win 257 00:15:18,901 --> 00:15:23,439 and the Hardys are having themselves a Hardy party. 258 00:15:23,473 --> 00:15:28,645 And for a moment in space and time, the broken universe is whole. 259 00:15:28,678 --> 00:15:33,916 The Hardys once again champions in the WWE. 260 00:15:35,135 --> 00:15:36,301 [Booker T] Man. 261 00:15:36,336 --> 00:15:38,521 [Vic] And you see the stare down. 262 00:15:38,555 --> 00:15:45,362 Hardys, Team 3D, two legendary teams, one final table, 263 00:15:45,395 --> 00:15:48,164 at Bound For Glory. 264 00:15:50,983 --> 00:15:52,702 [crowd cheering] 265 00:16:01,161 --> 00:16:03,530 We did it! We the coach. 266 00:16:03,563 --> 00:16:06,232 [crowd chanting] Hardys! Hardys! 267 00:16:12,472 --> 00:16:14,507 [Vic] Well, what a way to kick off tonight. 268 00:16:14,540 --> 00:16:21,014 TNA is on the board but in moments, it is team TNA, it's team NXT. 269 00:16:21,046 --> 00:16:25,135 Survivor series style, live, next. 270 00:16:31,623 --> 00:16:33,258 [imperceptible] 271 00:16:35,561 --> 00:16:38,865 [Vic] Right now, let's go up to the TNA ring announcer, 272 00:16:38,897 --> 00:16:40,349 McKenzie Mitchell. 273 00:16:44,487 --> 00:16:45,689 [bell dings] 274 00:16:45,722 --> 00:16:48,241 The following is the women's 275 00:16:48,274 --> 00:16:53,496 survivor series elimination match. 276 00:16:55,415 --> 00:16:57,967 [ominous music playing] 277 00:16:58,001 --> 00:17:00,085 [crowd cheering] 278 00:17:03,939 --> 00:17:10,446 [Vic] And there are the new knockouts, tag team champions in TNA. 279 00:17:14,466 --> 00:17:16,735 ["Find Yoself" playing] 280 00:17:24,327 --> 00:17:26,628 [Vic] And Book, I'm wondering what sort of metaphor 281 00:17:26,663 --> 00:17:30,316 you're going to have for this woman in this matchup. 282 00:17:30,350 --> 00:17:32,235 [Booker T] I can give you one right now. 283 00:17:33,219 --> 00:17:36,322 Shucky ducky quack quack. 284 00:17:38,491 --> 00:17:40,710 ["Out Of This World" playing] 285 00:17:52,655 --> 00:17:58,244 [McKenzie] Introducing first, team TNA, 286 00:17:58,278 --> 00:18:00,813 Mara Sadé. 287 00:18:00,847 --> 00:18:06,770 The TNA knockouts world tag team champions, The IInspiration. 288 00:18:06,803 --> 00:18:12,425 And the TNA knockouts world champion, 289 00:18:12,459 --> 00:18:16,830 Kelani Jordan. 290 00:18:17,547 --> 00:18:21,167 [Vic] Obvious Team TNA has something to prove. 291 00:18:21,201 --> 00:18:23,436 Open showdown with the victory. 292 00:18:23,470 --> 00:18:27,322 The NXT tag team titles in TNA 293 00:18:27,357 --> 00:18:31,077 courtesy of the Hardys, but here, 294 00:18:31,110 --> 00:18:34,264 this is a showdown between two squads. 295 00:18:34,297 --> 00:18:38,967 Team TNA, team NXT, survivor series style rules. 296 00:18:39,002 --> 00:18:40,570 There you see. Eliminations can occur 297 00:18:40,602 --> 00:18:43,188 by pinfall, submission, count out, or disqualification. 298 00:18:43,223 --> 00:18:47,711 The match ends when everyone is eliminated and we will find out who will survive. 299 00:18:47,744 --> 00:18:52,065 Will it be team TNA or will it be team NXT? 300 00:18:52,098 --> 00:18:54,084 ["Te Lo Rompo" playing] 301 00:19:05,762 --> 00:19:07,813 ["Let Em Know" playing] 302 00:19:07,847 --> 00:19:09,131 [Booker T exclaims] 303 00:19:09,165 --> 00:19:12,735 [crowd chanting] Jaida Parker. Jaida Parker. 304 00:19:16,505 --> 00:19:20,443 [Vic] NXT universe fired up tonight. 305 00:19:20,476 --> 00:19:22,579 ["Chasing Surf" playing] 306 00:19:27,934 --> 00:19:29,636 [Booker T] Double tap town. 307 00:19:33,156 --> 00:19:35,959 [upbeat rock music playing] 308 00:19:35,992 --> 00:19:39,763 [Vic] But here comes the champ. 309 00:19:39,796 --> 00:19:43,233 [Booker T] Oh, baby. 310 00:19:47,203 --> 00:19:52,559 [McKenzie] And their opponents, team NXT, 311 00:19:52,591 --> 00:19:55,779 Lola Vice, Jaida Parker, 312 00:19:55,812 --> 00:20:01,216 the NXT Women's North American and the Women's Speed Champion, 313 00:20:01,251 --> 00:20:02,902 Sol Ruca. 314 00:20:02,936 --> 00:20:07,756 And the NXT Women's Champion, 315 00:20:07,791 --> 00:20:12,379 Jacy Jayne. 316 00:20:12,412 --> 00:20:15,498 [Vic] We know there's a lot of pride on the line in this match-up, 317 00:20:15,532 --> 00:20:18,001 much like there will be at Crown Jewel in Perth. 318 00:20:18,033 --> 00:20:19,886 Two former NXT Women's Champion, 319 00:20:19,918 --> 00:20:22,155 the current WWE champion, Tiffany Stratton. 320 00:20:22,187 --> 00:20:24,040 The Women's World Champion, Stephanie Vaquer. 321 00:20:24,073 --> 00:20:27,793 One woman will be the Crown Jewel champion Saturday. 322 00:20:43,827 --> 00:20:45,695 Booker, as we get ready for this match-up, 323 00:20:45,729 --> 00:20:47,697 and again, we will see the men in our Main Event, 324 00:20:47,731 --> 00:20:50,233 and this is not just for the women by the way, 325 00:20:50,265 --> 00:20:55,271 do you think there's any sort of pre-match jitters going on right now 326 00:20:55,304 --> 00:20:57,374 here in the ring and in the locker room? 327 00:20:57,407 --> 00:20:59,125 [Booker T] It's a history making night. 328 00:20:59,158 --> 00:21:03,996 But I'mma tell you right now. Jacy Jayne has put together a helluva squad, man. 329 00:21:04,030 --> 00:21:05,447 She's quarterbacking this thing. 330 00:21:05,482 --> 00:21:09,219 She's got a hell of a running back, she's got a hell of a receiver, 331 00:21:09,252 --> 00:21:12,806 and the tight end factor is definitely going to come into play here tonight. 332 00:21:12,839 --> 00:21:15,875 So my thing is this, man. I am looking forward to this one. 333 00:21:15,908 --> 00:21:17,092 Oh, yes. 334 00:21:19,846 --> 00:21:22,581 -Jacksonville got a big win there. -[Vic] We're starting things off. 335 00:21:22,615 --> 00:21:25,101 Yeah, the Cleveland Browns threw short ones again. 336 00:21:25,135 --> 00:21:28,171 Starting with the champions of both these brands, 337 00:21:28,204 --> 00:21:30,657 that being Jacy Jayne and Kelani Jordan. 338 00:21:30,690 --> 00:21:33,226 and I got to ask, I got to be real honest. It's Kelani's first match 339 00:21:33,259 --> 00:21:35,995 if there's a pinfall, submission, elimination-- 340 00:21:36,029 --> 00:21:38,063 [Booker T] Wait a minute. Wait a minute. 341 00:21:38,098 --> 00:21:40,783 [Vic] Nice counter. Another nearfall. 342 00:21:40,817 --> 00:21:44,987 You don't feel slighted by Kelani Jordan who is on team TNA? 343 00:21:45,021 --> 00:21:48,825 [Booker T] Kelani Jordan, right now, she's a TNA knockouts champion, 344 00:21:48,858 --> 00:21:52,428 she's got a commitment to go out there, she has a responsibility 345 00:21:52,462 --> 00:21:54,097 to go out there and represent TNA. 346 00:21:54,129 --> 00:21:55,881 She is the knockouts champion. 347 00:21:55,915 --> 00:21:57,716 Oh, yeah. I respect her for that. 348 00:21:57,751 --> 00:22:01,370 [Vic] We'll say that if you don't want to the TNA champion 349 00:22:01,404 --> 00:22:03,188 to be on the other side of the thing, 350 00:22:03,223 --> 00:22:05,308 if you want her like Trick Williams on team NXT, 351 00:22:05,341 --> 00:22:07,092 maybe you should treat her with some respect. 352 00:22:07,127 --> 00:22:09,294 -That's how I look at it. -[Booker T] It's not about that. 353 00:22:09,329 --> 00:22:10,996 Kelani Jordan went over there to TNA 354 00:22:11,031 --> 00:22:13,416 and she won that championship fair and square. 355 00:22:13,450 --> 00:22:15,068 Right now, she should be respected 356 00:22:15,101 --> 00:22:18,487 as the TNA knockouts champions. So right now, she is in the right place. 357 00:22:18,521 --> 00:22:20,572 [Vic] We have already seen a little bit of a tit for tat 358 00:22:20,607 --> 00:22:21,725 between Jayne and Lola Vice. 359 00:22:21,758 --> 00:22:23,943 Two superstars who obviously know each other very well. 360 00:22:23,976 --> 00:22:25,110 What I mean by that is 361 00:22:25,145 --> 00:22:27,563 Kelani Jordan for a long time has told the NXT locker room, 362 00:22:27,597 --> 00:22:29,064 stop treating me like a little sister. 363 00:22:29,099 --> 00:22:30,984 This is the perfect way to change that perception. 364 00:22:31,016 --> 00:22:34,020 Go to the other side, cross the line as their champion, 365 00:22:34,053 --> 00:22:36,106 and prove your point as right now, 366 00:22:36,139 --> 00:22:40,493 there, you see the champions in the knockouts tag team division. 367 00:22:40,527 --> 00:22:44,464 Last time Cassie and Jesse were here, they were iconic in a kickout. 368 00:22:44,496 --> 00:22:47,000 Since then, well, they've won some titles. 369 00:22:47,033 --> 00:22:50,736 They became mothers. And that is truly an IInspiration. 370 00:22:50,770 --> 00:22:54,157 [Booker T] They are truly an IInspiration right now. Wait a minute. 371 00:22:54,189 --> 00:22:55,841 [Vic] Love to be in that war room right now. 372 00:22:55,875 --> 00:22:58,094 You know Carlos Silva has to be very happy 373 00:22:58,128 --> 00:23:02,816 after seeing the Hardys win NXT the NXT tag team titles 374 00:23:02,849 --> 00:23:05,869 in almost the first elimination of the matchup. 375 00:23:05,902 --> 00:23:08,138 [Booker T] Patting himself on the back right now, 376 00:23:08,171 --> 00:23:11,274 signing the Hardys to a mega-contract, 377 00:23:11,307 --> 00:23:14,144 and now Hardys coming out here and winning those championships. 378 00:23:14,177 --> 00:23:16,029 Definitely got to be feeling good about himself. 379 00:23:16,062 --> 00:23:17,964 [Vic] Let's talk about the other man in the room. 380 00:23:17,996 --> 00:23:20,166 A lot of faith being shown by Santino Marella, 381 00:23:20,200 --> 00:23:24,754 the TNA director of authority who helped put these teams together 382 00:23:24,788 --> 00:23:29,376 with the approval of obviously the knockouts champion, Kelani Jordan. 383 00:23:29,408 --> 00:23:31,695 The cover is Jaida Parker and a kickout. 384 00:23:32,595 --> 00:23:34,080 Jaida that checking into this matchup. 385 00:23:34,114 --> 00:23:37,833 And look, getting back to the… the grind of both of these teams, 386 00:23:37,867 --> 00:23:39,519 no member of any team 387 00:23:39,552 --> 00:23:43,673 wants to go back to the locker room and have to look at their peers defeated. 388 00:23:43,706 --> 00:23:46,359 [Booker T] That's why everybody got to go out there and play their role. 389 00:23:46,393 --> 00:23:51,781 That's why Jacy Jayne really needs to hit the x and and o's together 390 00:23:51,814 --> 00:23:53,700 and quarterback this team. 391 00:23:53,733 --> 00:23:56,553 -[Vic] Shot, aim and a cover. -[Booker T] Oh, yes, man. So close. 392 00:23:57,404 --> 00:23:59,688 [Vic] Almost the first elimination. There is Jordynne Grace. 393 00:23:59,723 --> 00:24:01,441 I got to get your thoughts on Jordynne Grace. 394 00:24:01,474 --> 00:24:04,961 Current NXT superstar. Obviously a TNA legend. 395 00:24:05,861 --> 00:24:09,314 What do you think she'll do here as the special guest referee? 396 00:24:09,349 --> 00:24:11,351 [Booker T] Oh, wait a minute. 397 00:24:11,384 --> 00:24:13,687 Let me tell you something, Jordynne Grace is… 398 00:24:13,720 --> 00:24:14,987 Wait a minute. 399 00:24:15,021 --> 00:24:17,691 [Vic] Well, you're gonna see what Jordynne Grace is gonna do, 400 00:24:17,724 --> 00:24:22,012 'cause she's gotta separate the field right now before all hell breaks loose. 401 00:24:22,044 --> 00:24:24,697 [Booker T] Oh, let 'em fight. Let 'em fight. 402 00:24:24,731 --> 00:24:26,950 That's a hell of a referee right there. 403 00:24:26,983 --> 00:24:30,235 One thing about Jordynne Grace, she's all about integrity. 404 00:24:30,270 --> 00:24:33,872 She wants her respect, and the only way she's gonna get that is to go out 405 00:24:33,907 --> 00:24:36,743 and call this game right down the middle. 406 00:24:38,028 --> 00:24:41,063 [Vic] Action spilling out all over the place, 407 00:24:41,097 --> 00:24:44,934 as you see The IInspiration taking out the field. 408 00:24:44,967 --> 00:24:46,953 Big forearm, though, from Jacy Jayne. 409 00:24:46,985 --> 00:24:48,420 Jayne, right now, turning around. 410 00:24:48,455 --> 00:24:51,457 -The NXT Women's Champion! -[Booker T] Oh, double up! 411 00:24:51,491 --> 00:24:55,311 -Jacy Jayne right there. -[Vic] Oh, wait a minute, wait a minute! 412 00:24:55,345 --> 00:24:59,783 -Sadè flying through the air! -[Booker T] Wow! What landing! 413 00:24:59,816 --> 00:25:02,936 [Vic] And there comes the gymnast from Michigan State. 414 00:25:03,852 --> 00:25:05,237 [Booker T] Oh, my God, man! 415 00:25:05,271 --> 00:25:08,508 [Vic] The Knockouts Champion and NXT Superstar, Kelani… 416 00:25:08,541 --> 00:25:11,211 Oh, wait a minute, the double champ… 417 00:25:11,244 --> 00:25:12,529 [Booker T] Wait a minute! 418 00:25:12,562 --> 00:25:16,699 -[Vic] …riding the rolls of momentum. -[Booker T] Oh, yes! Oh, yes! 419 00:25:16,733 --> 00:25:23,056 [Vic] Two teams! Eight women! Who will survive? 420 00:25:23,089 --> 00:25:25,091 [crowd cheering] 421 00:25:32,381 --> 00:25:34,149 [Vic] Team TNA. 422 00:25:34,184 --> 00:25:35,685 Team NXT. 423 00:25:35,718 --> 00:25:40,273 It's all about survival in this Survivor Series-style matchup. 424 00:25:40,306 --> 00:25:43,076 Hell, the wave's broken out, Book, here in this matchup. 425 00:25:43,109 --> 00:25:45,361 -[Booker T] The hell is you doing? -[Vic] Doing the wave… 426 00:25:45,395 --> 00:25:47,664 -[Booker T] Check it! -[Vic] …'cause that's what Sol Ruca 427 00:25:47,697 --> 00:25:49,948 has been riding all summer long. 428 00:25:49,983 --> 00:25:56,188 The wave of momentum in this matchup has now swung back over to Team TNA. 429 00:25:56,222 --> 00:26:00,960 [Booker T] As good as Sol Ruca is, we don't know how good she really is. 430 00:26:00,994 --> 00:26:04,647 I know we haven't tapped into her full potential. 431 00:26:04,681 --> 00:26:06,765 That's why I say, someone like Sol Ruca, 432 00:26:06,800 --> 00:26:11,170 I cannot wait to see as far as how far she actually takes this thing. 433 00:26:12,572 --> 00:26:14,591 Check it out. Oh, wait a minute. 434 00:26:14,624 --> 00:26:16,426 [Vic] Right to the back of the neck. 435 00:26:16,458 --> 00:26:18,945 Is this gonna be the first elimination? 436 00:26:18,977 --> 00:26:21,331 And that left shoulder just getting off the mat. 437 00:26:21,364 --> 00:26:24,466 We talked about Team TNA having something to prove. 438 00:26:24,501 --> 00:26:28,271 The TNA roster feels overlooked. I mean, we saw it several weeks ago, 439 00:26:28,303 --> 00:26:31,024 going back to Homecoming, with what they were doing on social media. 440 00:26:31,057 --> 00:26:33,293 Do you agree? Have they been overlooked? 441 00:26:33,326 --> 00:26:36,995 [Booker T] Of course they've been overlooked. Let's just put it out there. 442 00:26:37,030 --> 00:26:41,768 I mean, everybody's looked at NXT as being that utopia for quite some time, 443 00:26:41,801 --> 00:26:45,237 but TNA is definitely putting themselves on the map. 444 00:26:45,271 --> 00:26:49,009 And if they can come out here and get a big victory right here tonight, 445 00:26:49,042 --> 00:26:52,044 it's definitely gonna say a whole lot about TNA. 446 00:26:54,664 --> 00:26:56,616 [Vic] Sol Ruca breaking away. 447 00:26:56,649 --> 00:26:58,534 Sol desperately trying to make a tag. 448 00:26:58,568 --> 00:27:01,388 Kelani Jordan in for Team TNA. 449 00:27:01,420 --> 00:27:02,455 [Booker T] Oh, baby! 450 00:27:02,489 --> 00:27:07,092 -Here comes the president! -[Vic] Jacy Jayne in for Team NXT. 451 00:27:07,127 --> 00:27:09,846 The champion and Jacy Jayne are now… 452 00:27:09,879 --> 00:27:12,899 Big superkick under the jaw of Sadè. 453 00:27:12,932 --> 00:27:16,870 And Jacy Jayne is wiping out Team TNA. 454 00:27:16,903 --> 00:27:20,156 [Booker T] Everybody had a lot to say about Jacy Jayne 455 00:27:20,189 --> 00:27:22,074 when she won the championship. 456 00:27:22,108 --> 00:27:23,943 She's shut up all the doubters. 457 00:27:23,976 --> 00:27:25,745 She's shut up all the naysayers. 458 00:27:25,779 --> 00:27:29,416 And right now, she is truly, truly NXT's finest. 459 00:27:29,448 --> 00:27:32,702 Oh, yeah! Quarterback this! Quarterback it! 460 00:27:32,735 --> 00:27:36,423 [Vic] First superstar to win and to hold 461 00:27:36,456 --> 00:27:39,958 an NXT and TNA title at the same time. 462 00:27:39,993 --> 00:27:42,128 And almost pinned the Knockouts Champion. 463 00:27:42,162 --> 00:27:46,015 [Booker T] Y'all can see all the air leave Kelani Jordan's body 464 00:27:46,049 --> 00:27:48,168 after that shot right there! 465 00:27:48,201 --> 00:27:51,154 [Vic] Back to live action. Missing knee. Countered. Shoulders down. 466 00:27:51,187 --> 00:27:54,057 Little bit of a hesitation from Jordynne Grace. 467 00:27:54,090 --> 00:27:56,525 -And… Oh! -[Booker T] Get this energy right here. 468 00:27:56,559 --> 00:27:58,477 -Right now, she's… -[Vic] Split-legged stunner. 469 00:27:58,511 --> 00:28:00,914 Tag was made, though. 470 00:28:00,947 --> 00:28:02,381 On both sides. 471 00:28:02,415 --> 00:28:06,052 Parker legal. Sadè legal. Ms. Parker with a point to prove. 472 00:28:06,086 --> 00:28:08,638 Going right to the body, dropping Sadè, coming in. 473 00:28:08,672 --> 00:28:10,622 Blockbuster, wiping out the opposition. 474 00:28:10,657 --> 00:28:12,574 Look who just entered the fray one more time. 475 00:28:12,609 --> 00:28:15,195 Blocks the shot, answers with one of her own. Now overpowering. 476 00:28:15,227 --> 00:28:18,764 -Grace getting the hell out of the way. -[Booker T] Parker's on fire right now. 477 00:28:18,798 --> 00:28:20,649 Get out of her way! 478 00:28:20,684 --> 00:28:22,985 And the IInspiration, oh, 479 00:28:23,019 --> 00:28:27,173 will always know how to divide and conquer, doing it oh so well. 480 00:28:27,206 --> 00:28:28,942 And, oh, wait a minute. 481 00:28:28,975 --> 00:28:32,345 [Booker T] Oh! Wait a minute! 482 00:28:32,379 --> 00:28:36,549 [Vic] I just said that. And I don't know if you're gonna be able to hold up, Book! 483 00:28:36,582 --> 00:28:38,635 [Booker T] Hold the phone! 484 00:28:38,668 --> 00:28:40,986 Hold the damn phone! 485 00:28:41,021 --> 00:28:42,822 Oh, here we go! 486 00:28:42,856 --> 00:28:44,424 Oh, yes! 487 00:28:44,456 --> 00:28:47,060 Oh, drop it like it's hot! Drop it like it's hot! 488 00:28:47,092 --> 00:28:49,329 High step! Oh, yes, man! 489 00:28:50,480 --> 00:28:53,099 [Vic] Could be high stepping right in to the first… 490 00:28:53,132 --> 00:28:59,072 Oh, wait a minute! Sadè! A reverse X-Factor dropping Ms. Parker. 491 00:28:59,105 --> 00:29:03,893 And someone else who has a grind with those here in NXT. 492 00:29:03,927 --> 00:29:08,214 Sadè looking for a little redemption right now. 493 00:29:08,247 --> 00:29:12,068 And she's staring a hole right into every member of the NXT Universe. 494 00:29:12,101 --> 00:29:15,088 [Booker T] Somebody got something to prove. Here it is. 495 00:29:15,871 --> 00:29:17,573 [Vic] Big moonsault. 496 00:29:17,607 --> 00:29:20,994 And Sadè, I think, missed the mark. A little overzealous. 497 00:29:21,026 --> 00:29:24,313 [Booker T] Overshot the target right there. 498 00:29:24,347 --> 00:29:26,515 [Vic] And we talk about the referee in this matchup, 499 00:29:26,549 --> 00:29:29,535 how about the official in our main event, Joe Hendry, 500 00:29:29,569 --> 00:29:35,708 who also has a little bit of love for NXT and a lot of love for TNA? 501 00:29:35,742 --> 00:29:38,495 As we turn back to a Falcon Arrow. 502 00:29:38,528 --> 00:29:41,965 Connected. Jaida Parker now, hook of the leg. 503 00:29:41,997 --> 00:29:44,918 -Cover, and… Oh, Kelani! -[Booker T] Oh! 504 00:29:44,951 --> 00:29:48,987 [Vic] From the top. Sol! Whoa, right over the official! 505 00:29:51,006 --> 00:29:54,159 -Action is breaking down right now. -[Booker T] No elimination. 506 00:29:54,194 --> 00:29:56,312 Still no elimination, though, Vic. 507 00:29:57,813 --> 00:29:59,049 Lola Vice entering. 508 00:29:59,081 --> 00:30:02,135 -Bam! She just got dropped. -[Booker T] Oh, man! 509 00:30:02,168 --> 00:30:06,172 Cassie Lee just caught the NXT Women's Champion. 510 00:30:06,206 --> 00:30:08,841 But Jaida Parker just caught Cassie Lee! 511 00:30:08,875 --> 00:30:11,444 -[Booker T] Good night! -You're in my house! 512 00:30:11,477 --> 00:30:13,279 [Vic] Oh, took her eye off the ball. 513 00:30:13,312 --> 00:30:15,982 -Sadè from behind has won! -[Booker T] Oh, baby! 514 00:30:16,015 --> 00:30:18,485 [announcer] Jaida Parker has been eliminated! 515 00:30:18,518 --> 00:30:20,786 [Vic] The first elimination. 516 00:30:20,820 --> 00:30:25,891 And now, there is an advantage for Team TNA, 517 00:30:25,925 --> 00:30:28,428 courtesy of Sadè… 518 00:30:28,461 --> 00:30:30,295 -Wait a minute! -[Booker T] Oh, baby! 519 00:30:30,330 --> 00:30:33,966 [Vic] …who just got her Sol Snatched! 520 00:30:35,135 --> 00:30:38,672 [announcer] Mara Sadè has been eliminated! 521 00:30:38,705 --> 00:30:44,159 [Vic] And back to even between NXT and TNA. 522 00:30:46,830 --> 00:30:49,165 Take another look. 523 00:30:49,198 --> 00:30:51,434 Picture perfect! 524 00:30:55,338 --> 00:30:58,440 [Vic] Ricky Saints, Jacy Jayne leading NXT into Showdown. 525 00:30:58,475 --> 00:31:02,227 Mike Santana, Kelani Jordan doing it for TNA. 526 00:31:02,262 --> 00:31:06,433 Booker, you go back to 2001, you're on Team Alliance. WCW, ECW. 527 00:31:06,466 --> 00:31:09,084 How much pressure did you feel that night? 528 00:31:09,119 --> 00:31:11,221 As we head into the deep waters of this match. 529 00:31:11,254 --> 00:31:13,372 [Booker T] I had more pressure than anyone there 530 00:31:13,406 --> 00:31:15,524 because I didn't have all my guns. 531 00:31:15,558 --> 00:31:19,745 I didn't have all my major players like TNA does right now, or like NXT. 532 00:31:19,779 --> 00:31:23,783 Right now, this is an even battle here tonight, with Jordynne Grace, 533 00:31:23,817 --> 00:31:26,535 I must say, calling it right down the middle, 534 00:31:26,569 --> 00:31:29,339 [Vic] Doing a great job as an official. And Jacy Jayne. 535 00:31:29,371 --> 00:31:34,093 And how about this, having to make a tag to her arch-nemesis, Lola Vice, 536 00:31:34,127 --> 00:31:35,562 who just dropped Kelani? 537 00:31:35,595 --> 00:31:37,897 [Booker T] Educated feet, baby. Here we go! 538 00:31:37,930 --> 00:31:39,131 Oh, yes! 539 00:31:39,165 --> 00:31:40,600 [Vic] Right back into Cassie Lee. 540 00:31:40,632 --> 00:31:43,436 And you wonder, as we get late into this matchup, will Cassie Lee-- 541 00:31:43,470 --> 00:31:45,038 [Booker T] Oh, wait a minute! 542 00:31:45,071 --> 00:31:47,439 Oh, wait a minute! Switch kicks! 543 00:31:47,474 --> 00:31:50,443 [Vic] Cassie, the only one in this matchup that has experienced 544 00:31:50,476 --> 00:31:53,429 a Survivor Series-style stipulation. 545 00:31:53,463 --> 00:31:54,964 She's on the outside. 546 00:31:54,997 --> 00:31:57,851 Her partners, right now, have just gotten beaten down. 547 00:31:57,884 --> 00:31:59,502 And, whoa… Oh, yeah. Go ahead. 548 00:31:59,535 --> 00:32:02,389 [Booker T] Oh, we gonna see it. Ah-ah! 549 00:32:02,422 --> 00:32:05,809 [exclaiming incoherently] 550 00:32:05,841 --> 00:32:08,511 Oh, yes! Here we go! [exclaims] 551 00:32:08,544 --> 00:32:10,263 Oh, one more time. Oh, no, no, no. 552 00:32:10,295 --> 00:32:14,583 [Vic] She knew you were short-circuiting. And now… Oh! Big side suplex! 553 00:32:14,617 --> 00:32:17,637 Hit Cassie right back, and picked her spot so well. 554 00:32:17,669 --> 00:32:20,090 And just got countered by Lola Vice. 555 00:32:20,122 --> 00:32:23,342 Lola gets countered. Another counter. Big kick, swing and a miss! 556 00:32:23,376 --> 00:32:25,028 Cassie answers back. No one home. 557 00:32:25,061 --> 00:32:27,447 -Big back fist! -[Booker T] Oh, she's out. 558 00:32:27,480 --> 00:32:30,516 [crowd] One! Two! Three! 559 00:32:30,550 --> 00:32:33,803 [announcer] Cassie Lee has been eliminated. 560 00:32:33,837 --> 00:32:37,490 [Vic] And just like that, TNA is down. 561 00:32:37,524 --> 00:32:39,324 And whoa, whoa, whoa! From behind! 562 00:32:39,359 --> 00:32:42,562 Rolling through, body scissors, takedown, shifting weight. 563 00:32:42,594 --> 00:32:45,831 Oh, a kickout. Right back into the submission. 564 00:32:45,865 --> 00:32:46,949 Trying to squeeze. 565 00:32:46,983 --> 00:32:50,719 Kelani trying to get back in. Kelani trying to break things up. 566 00:32:50,754 --> 00:32:53,389 [announcer] Jessie McKay has been eliminated. 567 00:32:53,423 --> 00:32:55,925 There was a tap. Jordynne Grace saw it. 568 00:32:55,958 --> 00:32:59,279 Kelani couldn't save her partner. 569 00:32:59,312 --> 00:33:04,934 And now, the NXT Superstar who crossed the line is down three to one. 570 00:33:04,967 --> 00:33:07,570 [crowd chanting] NXT! NXT! 571 00:33:07,603 --> 00:33:10,956 [Booker T laughing] Oh, yeah! 572 00:33:12,341 --> 00:33:15,428 [Vic] This is quite… And now, Jacy Jayne just… 573 00:33:16,713 --> 00:33:20,332 tagged herself in. And I hope NXT can keep it together. 574 00:33:20,367 --> 00:33:23,503 Now is not the time to start bickering. And a big superkick. 575 00:33:23,535 --> 00:33:25,038 IInspiration… Hey! 576 00:33:26,005 --> 00:33:28,440 IInspiration, they were sent to the back. 577 00:33:28,475 --> 00:33:29,958 But wait, back in the ring! 578 00:33:29,993 --> 00:33:33,480 The one-of-a-kind, split-legged moonsault connected. 579 00:33:33,513 --> 00:33:35,598 There's a cover. 580 00:33:35,631 --> 00:33:39,452 Jordynne Grace distracted with what was going on on the outside. 581 00:33:39,485 --> 00:33:41,571 Didn't quite get to three. 582 00:33:41,603 --> 00:33:46,726 And that distraction saved Jacy Jayne. 583 00:33:46,760 --> 00:33:49,713 [indistinct arguing] 584 00:33:51,180 --> 00:33:53,800 That was not on Jordynne Grace. That's… Whoa, whoa! 585 00:33:53,832 --> 00:33:55,150 Lola, from behind! 586 00:33:55,185 --> 00:33:56,770 Another near fall. 587 00:33:56,803 --> 00:33:59,389 Kelani Jordan's gotta focus on the matchup. 588 00:33:59,421 --> 00:34:03,409 That was not on Jordynne Grace. Grace is doing her job as the official. 589 00:34:03,443 --> 00:34:07,714 [Booker T] Look, Kelani Jordan, right now, is on an island all by herself. 590 00:34:07,746 --> 00:34:10,516 She's gonna have to try to figure this thing out. 591 00:34:10,549 --> 00:34:13,703 [indistinct shouting] 592 00:34:13,737 --> 00:34:19,241 [Vic] Again, things breaking down between Jacy Jayne… 593 00:34:19,275 --> 00:34:20,592 I told you! 594 00:34:20,627 --> 00:34:24,047 [Vic] …and Lola Vice. Lola tagged herself in again. Why start… 595 00:34:24,080 --> 00:34:26,850 Why is there… Why are they cracking now, Book? 596 00:34:26,882 --> 00:34:30,002 Things are going so well. It's three to one. Who cares? 597 00:34:30,036 --> 00:34:33,806 -Just work together. -[Booker T] Everybody wants to pinfall. 598 00:34:33,839 --> 00:34:36,393 Everybody wants to know that they're the one that… 599 00:34:36,426 --> 00:34:38,228 the winner on the team 600 00:34:38,261 --> 00:34:42,014 -[Vic] Lola just went right in to Jacy. -[Booker T] Oh, baby! What the hell? 601 00:34:42,047 --> 00:34:46,051 [Vic] She fell into an Angle Slam, and Kelani gets one back! 602 00:34:51,958 --> 00:34:54,310 [announcer] Lola Vice has been eliminated. 603 00:34:54,344 --> 00:34:59,399 [Vic] So much confusion going on in this juncture of what's going on. 604 00:34:59,432 --> 00:35:02,535 [Booker T] Kelani Jordan took advantage of that moment right there. 605 00:35:02,569 --> 00:35:05,038 Smart. Very smart. 606 00:35:05,071 --> 00:35:07,973 [Vic] It was hard for everyone to see what exactly was going on. 607 00:35:08,008 --> 00:35:10,844 Jacy flew to the outside, got hit by Lola. 608 00:35:10,877 --> 00:35:13,496 And then, you see Sol Ruca charging back in. 609 00:35:13,529 --> 00:35:16,132 Kelani took advantage, then gets dropped. 610 00:35:16,165 --> 00:35:18,418 Sol Ruca now, she gets into the cover. 611 00:35:18,451 --> 00:35:21,837 Still not able to keep Kelani down. 612 00:35:21,871 --> 00:35:27,610 What a matchup. So much going on right now here at Showdown. 613 00:35:27,644 --> 00:35:30,430 [Booker T] Sol Ruca is in the driver's seat, though, Vic. 614 00:35:30,462 --> 00:35:32,214 Can she pull it… Oh, wait a minute! 615 00:35:32,248 --> 00:35:35,634 -[Vic] Kelani taken down one more time! -[Booker T] Oh, you gotta be kidding me! 616 00:35:35,668 --> 00:35:37,237 What a move! 617 00:35:37,270 --> 00:35:41,174 [Vic] Still not able to put things away in this juncture in this match. 618 00:35:41,207 --> 00:35:43,893 Kalani looking for a big DDT. 619 00:35:43,926 --> 00:35:45,995 Connecting. Shooting the half. 620 00:35:46,029 --> 00:35:49,683 Into the cover. Jordynne Grace getting into position. 621 00:35:49,716 --> 00:35:52,102 And another near fall. 622 00:35:52,134 --> 00:35:56,606 [Booker T] Kelani Jordan proving that she is just that damn good tonight, man. 623 00:35:56,639 --> 00:35:58,424 [Vic] You gotta go back to, possibly, 624 00:35:58,458 --> 00:36:02,278 Kelani having a pinfall earlier in the matchup. 625 00:36:02,312 --> 00:36:05,865 Did not happen. Jordynne Grace was distracted. 626 00:36:05,899 --> 00:36:07,450 Jordynne Grace coming in. 627 00:36:07,484 --> 00:36:09,919 I didn't even really see if there was a submission. 628 00:36:09,953 --> 00:36:11,388 All of a sudden, the bell rang. 629 00:36:11,421 --> 00:36:14,924 -That is how chaotic this match has been. -[Booker T] Wait a minute, Vic. 630 00:36:14,958 --> 00:36:17,794 -We're in the high mid district. -[Vic] But Kelani going for broke! 631 00:36:17,827 --> 00:36:20,113 [Booker T] Oh, baby! Spanish Fly! 632 00:36:20,145 --> 00:36:24,451 [Vic] And you felt the air get driven out of the body 633 00:36:25,118 --> 00:36:26,569 of Sol Ruca. 634 00:36:27,404 --> 00:36:30,156 And now 450 did not connect, 635 00:36:30,190 --> 00:36:34,377 double knees getting up, courtesy… of Sol. 636 00:36:34,411 --> 00:36:36,680 -Tag-- I think a tag was made. -[Booker T] Wow! 637 00:36:37,447 --> 00:36:39,566 [Vic] I think Jacy just tagged herself in 638 00:36:39,598 --> 00:36:41,234 -off the Sol Snatcher. -[bell dings] 639 00:36:41,267 --> 00:36:43,787 -[Vic] And Team NXT stands tall. -["The Chosen" playing] 640 00:36:43,819 --> 00:36:45,121 [Booker T] Hell of a team! 641 00:36:45,154 --> 00:36:47,490 [ring announcer] Here are your winners, 642 00:36:47,524 --> 00:36:51,694 Team NXT! 643 00:36:51,728 --> 00:36:56,866 [Vic] And NXT draws even at Showdown. 644 00:36:56,900 --> 00:37:01,938 [crowd chanting] NXT! NXT! NXT! NXT! 645 00:37:01,971 --> 00:37:05,357 NXT! NXT! NXT! 646 00:37:05,392 --> 00:37:07,160 [Vic] And for being victors, 647 00:37:08,928 --> 00:37:12,615 Jordynne Grace doesn't seem too happy for Team NXT. 648 00:37:12,649 --> 00:37:14,534 Sol Ruca doesn't seem very happy… 649 00:37:16,319 --> 00:37:17,804 with her partner. 650 00:37:17,837 --> 00:37:22,192 And the NXT Universe didn't seem very happy with Kelani Jordan. 651 00:37:22,225 --> 00:37:25,078 There was so much going on in this match-up 652 00:37:25,111 --> 00:37:28,048 that eliminations were happening, and eliminations should have happened. 653 00:37:28,080 --> 00:37:29,848 Jordynne Grace wasn't in the right spot. 654 00:37:29,883 --> 00:37:32,368 This was absolute chaos. 655 00:37:32,402 --> 00:37:35,171 -And here's what we were talking about. -[indistinct shouting] 656 00:37:35,205 --> 00:37:37,424 -[Vic] Midway through this match-up… -[whistle blows] 657 00:37:37,457 --> 00:37:40,609 [Vic] …Grace is blowing her whistle, trying to separate bodies, 658 00:37:40,643 --> 00:37:41,845 didn't see the pinfall. 659 00:37:42,545 --> 00:37:43,797 Jacy Jayne 660 00:37:44,830 --> 00:37:47,267 got tagged out by Lola Vice. 661 00:37:47,299 --> 00:37:50,370 Lola Vice had inadvertently hit Jacy Jayne. 662 00:37:50,403 --> 00:37:53,522 And then, right here, that was a three. 663 00:37:53,556 --> 00:37:55,525 I think someone thought that maybe 664 00:37:55,558 --> 00:37:58,845 Sol Ruca's hand was the three and not the official. 665 00:37:58,877 --> 00:38:00,913 But then there's no doubt about this one. 666 00:38:00,947 --> 00:38:05,752 Sol Ruca hit that Sol Snatcher to have the victory taken from her. 667 00:38:05,785 --> 00:38:10,924 But at the end of the day, Team NXT reigns supreme, 668 00:38:10,957 --> 00:38:16,578 and the champions in our women's division carry the weight here at Showdown. 669 00:38:19,598 --> 00:38:21,601 ["The Chosen" continues, ends] 670 00:38:23,370 --> 00:38:28,540 [Vic] But the night continues because there is Mustafa Ali, 671 00:38:28,575 --> 00:38:31,810 a TNA wrestler looking to win a title 672 00:38:31,845 --> 00:38:34,748 that he believes he should have won years ago. 673 00:38:34,781 --> 00:38:38,685 But can he beat the greatest North American alive? 674 00:38:38,718 --> 00:38:40,620 We'll find out next. 675 00:38:44,607 --> 00:38:46,676 [announcer] Time for tonight's NXT Focus. 676 00:38:50,447 --> 00:38:52,766 Okay, you've been blowing up my phone all day. 677 00:38:52,799 --> 00:38:53,950 So what's up? 678 00:38:53,982 --> 00:38:55,418 -Ava, face to face… -Mm-hmm. 679 00:38:55,452 --> 00:38:57,270 …I am sorry. 680 00:38:57,303 --> 00:39:00,190 I am so, so sorry for getting involved last week. 681 00:39:00,223 --> 00:39:03,276 The Myles and Briggs match, I just had to be out there, you know? 682 00:39:03,308 --> 00:39:05,328 I got caught up in heat of the moment. I'm sorry. 683 00:39:05,362 --> 00:39:06,279 -Right. -Yeah. 684 00:39:06,312 --> 00:39:09,348 Look, what an Oscar-winning apology. 685 00:39:09,949 --> 00:39:12,618 Matt, you're the king of self-promotion. 686 00:39:12,652 --> 00:39:15,305 You're not sorry at all, so spare me. Okay? 687 00:39:17,323 --> 00:39:18,324 -You got me. -I know. 688 00:39:18,357 --> 00:39:19,342 Guilty as charged. 689 00:39:19,375 --> 00:39:21,461 -But I just want to be on Team TNA. -Mm-hmm. 690 00:39:21,493 --> 00:39:23,863 -Mike and Santino said it was a no-go… -Right. 691 00:39:23,897 --> 00:39:26,583 …so I just had to get involved. And Briggs, I'm sure he's mad. 692 00:39:26,616 --> 00:39:28,351 -He is. -And I'm sure he wants revenge, 693 00:39:28,384 --> 00:39:30,270 -but I'm always ready. So, I-- -[Josh] Boss! 694 00:39:30,303 --> 00:39:31,904 -[banging on door] -Okay. Yes? 695 00:39:32,739 --> 00:39:35,792 -Ava, I don't give a damn about Team NXT. -Yeah, Briggs. 696 00:39:35,825 --> 00:39:38,411 But you know and I know that I got screwed last week. 697 00:39:38,444 --> 00:39:41,364 Okay. So, let me guess. You want a match against Matt Cardona. 698 00:39:41,397 --> 00:39:43,033 You're damn right. Make it happen. 699 00:39:43,066 --> 00:39:45,634 Okay. Well, I don't think that he'll have an issue with that. 700 00:39:45,667 --> 00:39:47,804 I'll talk to Santino. We'll make it happen next week. 701 00:39:48,455 --> 00:39:49,955 -All right. -Okay. Cool. 702 00:39:52,892 --> 00:39:55,761 -You can come out now, buddy. -This is great. 703 00:39:55,795 --> 00:39:57,630 -I love how this place works. -I bet. 704 00:39:57,663 --> 00:39:59,399 -I'll see you next week. -Perfect. 705 00:40:00,767 --> 00:40:03,937 -["Go Hard" playing] -[crowd cheering] 706 00:40:05,689 --> 00:40:08,508 ♪ You know it's been a minute, boy I've been inside ♪ 707 00:40:08,540 --> 00:40:10,993 ♪ Yeah, I swear on it all I'ma get it out ♪ 708 00:40:11,027 --> 00:40:13,962 ♪ I'ma, I'ma, I'ma go hard, I'ma go hard ♪ 709 00:40:13,997 --> 00:40:15,999 [choral music playing] 710 00:40:20,420 --> 00:40:23,106 [Vic] Well, that'll be one hell of a match next week, 711 00:40:24,124 --> 00:40:30,096 but we're set for the second Championship Match of the night, 712 00:40:30,130 --> 00:40:35,852 and I want to go back to something this man said, TNA wrestler, Mustafa Ali. 713 00:40:36,752 --> 00:40:39,622 And it's hard for me to get this out because I don't want to believe it, 714 00:40:40,507 --> 00:40:41,674 but he may be right. 715 00:40:42,442 --> 00:40:47,913 Do you believe the challenger, in his words, is first? 716 00:40:49,249 --> 00:40:51,167 -[Booker T] First? -[Vic] That's what he said. 717 00:40:51,201 --> 00:40:54,871 He's first with everything that has happened over his career. 718 00:40:54,904 --> 00:40:57,240 [Booker T] I would say possessed. Haunted. 719 00:40:58,091 --> 00:41:01,895 With not getting that… that shot back in, 720 00:41:01,928 --> 00:41:05,397 you know, 2023, when he thought he should have had. 721 00:41:05,432 --> 00:41:08,201 I mean, this is a guy who's… who's chasing a ghost. 722 00:41:08,868 --> 00:41:10,587 This is a guy who's… 723 00:41:10,620 --> 00:41:13,223 You know, "what if." "What if." 724 00:41:13,256 --> 00:41:16,009 -That's what it's all about with this guy. -[Vic] Great point. 725 00:41:16,042 --> 00:41:18,528 That's something we talked about at the beginning of the night. 726 00:41:19,261 --> 00:41:22,098 But I also want you to look around for Mustafa Ali. 727 00:41:22,132 --> 00:41:24,616 There is no Order 4 ringside. 728 00:41:24,651 --> 00:41:26,803 Ali has been preparing them for the system. 729 00:41:27,670 --> 00:41:29,538 Still don't trust that they're not working. 730 00:41:29,571 --> 00:41:31,574 ["With A Smile" playing] 731 00:41:37,480 --> 00:41:39,366 ♪ Ego ♪ 732 00:41:40,500 --> 00:41:42,752 ♪ Kill 'em with the rhythm Kill 'em with a smile ♪ 733 00:41:42,786 --> 00:41:44,587 ♪ Ego ♪ 734 00:41:45,821 --> 00:41:48,141 ♪ Kill 'em with the rhythm Kill 'em with a smile ♪ 735 00:41:48,174 --> 00:41:50,042 ♪ Ego ♪ 736 00:41:51,127 --> 00:41:53,496 ♪ Kill 'em with the rhythm Kill 'em with a smile ♪ 737 00:41:53,529 --> 00:41:55,348 ♪ Ego ♪ 738 00:41:56,466 --> 00:41:58,702 ♪ Kill 'em with the rhythm Kill 'em with a smile ♪ 739 00:41:59,536 --> 00:42:01,270 ♪ In my bag, vinnie in my bag ♪ 740 00:42:02,188 --> 00:42:03,323 ♪ Where the fellas? ♪ 741 00:42:05,075 --> 00:42:06,125 ♪ I'm livin' life ♪ 742 00:42:07,761 --> 00:42:09,245 ♪ Check, check, check this out ♪ 743 00:42:10,763 --> 00:42:12,449 [Vic] And I'm gonna say something nice. 744 00:42:12,482 --> 00:42:15,035 It's hard to argue that that man, Ethan Page, 745 00:42:15,067 --> 00:42:18,388 has not elevated the North American Championship. 746 00:42:18,421 --> 00:42:21,991 [Booker T] You said something earlier. I don't even know if you realized it. 747 00:42:22,025 --> 00:42:24,461 -You said, "Ethan Page, the greatest…" -[Vic] No. 748 00:42:24,493 --> 00:42:26,696 -[Booker T] "…North American--" -Self-proclaimed-- 749 00:42:26,730 --> 00:42:29,182 -[Booker T] Didn't say that. -You're not getting me into this. 750 00:42:29,214 --> 00:42:31,433 -Let's go to ring announcer, Mike Rome. -[bell dings] 751 00:42:31,468 --> 00:42:33,252 -[Booker T laughs] -The following contest, 752 00:42:33,286 --> 00:42:35,255 scheduled for one fall… 753 00:42:35,288 --> 00:42:36,522 [crowd] One fall! 754 00:42:36,556 --> 00:42:37,807 …is for 755 00:42:37,841 --> 00:42:44,481 the NXT North American Championship! 756 00:42:45,432 --> 00:42:48,051 Introducing the challenger, 757 00:42:48,667 --> 00:42:53,339 from Chicago, Illinois, weighing in at 206 pounds, 758 00:42:53,373 --> 00:42:57,077 representing Order 4, 759 00:42:57,109 --> 00:43:02,665 Mustafa Ali! 760 00:43:02,699 --> 00:43:09,055 [crowd cheering, chanting] Ali! Ali! Ali! Ali! Ali! 761 00:43:09,089 --> 00:43:13,192 And his opponent from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 762 00:43:13,225 --> 00:43:17,547 weighing in at 240 pounds, 763 00:43:17,580 --> 00:43:24,287 he is the NXT North American Champion, 764 00:43:24,319 --> 00:43:27,741 "All Ego" 765 00:43:27,774 --> 00:43:31,711 Ethan Page! 766 00:43:31,745 --> 00:43:33,696 [crowd cheering] 767 00:43:33,730 --> 00:43:36,266 -The greatest of all time. -All right, champ. 768 00:43:36,299 --> 00:43:38,618 -Greatest North American of all time. -Come on, champ. 769 00:43:40,303 --> 00:43:43,490 [Vic] Well, we are set for this showdown 770 00:43:43,522 --> 00:43:47,926 for the North American Championship. 771 00:43:47,961 --> 00:43:50,196 And I said it earlier, no Order 4 ringside. 772 00:43:50,230 --> 00:43:52,531 Ali said he began this battle years ago, 773 00:43:52,565 --> 00:43:56,703 wants to finish it on his own here tonight. 774 00:43:58,488 --> 00:43:59,522 [bell dings] 775 00:43:59,556 --> 00:44:02,292 [crowd chanting indistinctly] 776 00:44:05,178 --> 00:44:07,964 NXT Universe has been fired up all night long. 777 00:44:07,997 --> 00:44:09,415 And am I overstating this? 778 00:44:09,449 --> 00:44:11,667 I believe this is Mustafa Ali's, 779 00:44:11,701 --> 00:44:14,319 his biggest match in recent memory. 780 00:44:14,354 --> 00:44:16,356 And I'm second guessing myself as I'm saying that. 781 00:44:16,388 --> 00:44:19,609 [Booker T] Might be. I mean, under these circumstances, I mean, TNA… 782 00:44:20,276 --> 00:44:23,078 -First is NXT, Showdown. -Come on! 783 00:44:23,113 --> 00:44:26,299 [Booker T] Yeah, this is Mustafa's… You know, to date, yeah. 784 00:44:26,332 --> 00:44:28,000 [Vic] I got to get your thoughts on that 785 00:44:28,034 --> 00:44:30,420 Matt Cardona, Josh Briggs match scheduled for next week. 786 00:44:30,453 --> 00:44:32,788 [Booker T] Man, I can't wait for that. Josh Briggs, 787 00:44:32,821 --> 00:44:36,026 talking about a moment, a moment to go out there and be redeemed, 788 00:44:36,058 --> 00:44:38,060 show the world what you are all about, 789 00:44:38,094 --> 00:44:41,531 beat Matt Cardona in the middle of that ring. That's what he has to do. 790 00:44:41,564 --> 00:44:45,085 [Vic] Well, Ethan Page knows that the North American title is a springboard. 791 00:44:45,118 --> 00:44:48,270 Look at Damien Priest who held that title, a former World Champion. 792 00:44:48,304 --> 00:44:52,025 Look at Bronson Reed, now the Tribal Thief, another former champion, 793 00:44:52,058 --> 00:44:54,461 who will now face Roman Reigns in an Australian street fight, 794 00:44:54,493 --> 00:44:56,029 Saturday at Crown Jewel. 795 00:44:56,062 --> 00:44:59,149 -Look at Dirty Dom. Used to be-- -[Booker T] Oh, bab-- Wow! 796 00:44:59,182 --> 00:45:00,567 [Vic] Shoulders down, near-fall. 797 00:45:00,600 --> 00:45:03,536 Dirty Dom used to be a hardened criminal, now he's a double champion. 798 00:45:03,569 --> 00:45:08,223 And for Mustafa Ali, he has to be thinking, "What could have been," 799 00:45:08,258 --> 00:45:10,060 as he's able to reach around, 800 00:45:10,093 --> 00:45:12,545 -a backslide, and a near-fall. -[Booker T] Think about that. 801 00:45:12,578 --> 00:45:14,763 Right now, he's got to think about the task at hand, 802 00:45:14,798 --> 00:45:16,665 and that is the greatest… 803 00:45:16,700 --> 00:45:19,486 Here, let me say it again. Let me put an exclamation point on that. 804 00:45:19,519 --> 00:45:23,522 The greatest North American Champion of all time, Ethan Page! 805 00:45:23,556 --> 00:45:25,674 [Vic] But you said he can't think about it. 806 00:45:26,558 --> 00:45:30,163 As we see Joe Hendry talking to Team TNA 807 00:45:30,196 --> 00:45:32,598 ahead of their showdown in our main event. 808 00:45:32,632 --> 00:45:35,368 Back to the live action-- Oh! Standing moonsault. 809 00:45:35,402 --> 00:45:38,421 Into the cover for the title, and we've already seen one… 810 00:45:39,538 --> 00:45:42,258 TNA wrestler take home some NXT gold. 811 00:45:42,292 --> 00:45:44,594 But what does it tell you then about Mustafa Ali? 812 00:45:44,627 --> 00:45:49,399 He has been keeping a running count of days since he was released. 813 00:45:49,982 --> 00:45:51,350 What does that tell you? 814 00:45:51,384 --> 00:45:53,286 [Booker T] It tells me that phone call, 815 00:45:53,319 --> 00:45:57,089 that that future endeavor's phone call was a nightmare. 816 00:45:57,123 --> 00:45:59,509 It was… it was devastating to this young man. 817 00:45:59,542 --> 00:46:03,779 He's been thinking about it from that day all the way until this day. 818 00:46:03,813 --> 00:46:06,665 Going in here, having a shot under the bright lights 819 00:46:06,700 --> 00:46:07,801 to win this championship. 820 00:46:07,834 --> 00:46:09,618 [Vic] For Ali, there's no doubt he's looking 821 00:46:09,652 --> 00:46:13,106 for his first WWE title, but also some retribution. 822 00:46:13,138 --> 00:46:15,825 -Former NXT division champion. -[crowd chanting] Ali! Ali! Ali! 823 00:46:15,859 --> 00:46:18,495 [Vic] Obviously, that was low hanging fruit, but had to take it. 824 00:46:18,528 --> 00:46:21,981 [Booker T] Yeah, I think he'd want to be redeemed more than this championship. 825 00:46:22,015 --> 00:46:24,667 -I mean, the championship-- -[Vic] Look at Page running. 826 00:46:24,701 --> 00:46:28,388 -Ethan Page is running like a scalded dog. -[Booker T] That's what you call it? 827 00:46:28,421 --> 00:46:30,839 -You're running. He's running. Huh? -Let me tell you… 828 00:46:30,874 --> 00:46:32,392 -I'm out of here! -For what? 829 00:46:32,424 --> 00:46:34,361 -I'm through with this! -What do you mean? 830 00:46:34,394 --> 00:46:35,962 -Ethan, don't do that. -Like I told you. 831 00:46:35,995 --> 00:46:38,431 You're the greatest North American champion? Hell no! 832 00:46:38,464 --> 00:46:40,250 And look at Mustafa Ali. 833 00:46:41,201 --> 00:46:44,770 He will not be denied here tonight. 834 00:46:44,804 --> 00:46:47,824 Right back in, going up, going down, and bam! 835 00:46:47,857 --> 00:46:49,259 Big DDT! 836 00:46:49,292 --> 00:46:51,611 But he knows he has to get Page back into the ring 837 00:46:51,644 --> 00:46:53,296 to win the championship. 838 00:46:53,328 --> 00:46:54,848 [Booker T] This is a great match-up, 839 00:46:54,881 --> 00:46:56,900 but Page, if he wants to leave, man, he can leave. 840 00:46:56,933 --> 00:47:00,319 He don't have to win the championship. He just don't have to lose. 841 00:47:00,353 --> 00:47:03,339 You know what that's called, right? Champion's advantage. 842 00:47:03,373 --> 00:47:04,607 That's what that's called. 843 00:47:04,641 --> 00:47:06,643 [Vic] That's called being a chicken you-know-what. 844 00:47:06,676 --> 00:47:08,912 -Ali trying to get back into the match. -[laughs] 845 00:47:08,944 --> 00:47:12,482 [Vic] I see that you like my joke. And Ali now, now walking on over, 846 00:47:12,515 --> 00:47:15,100 looking to fly, and he can fly with the best of them. 847 00:47:15,134 --> 00:47:16,970 But, oh! [winces] 848 00:47:17,002 --> 00:47:19,372 [Booker T] That clip right there by Ethan Page, 849 00:47:19,406 --> 00:47:21,441 that was so smart by Ethan right there, 850 00:47:21,473 --> 00:47:23,743 -having the wherewithal to see-- -Well, how smart's this? 851 00:47:23,777 --> 00:47:25,645 -[Booker T] Oh, yes! -[Vic] Oh, no! 852 00:47:27,881 --> 00:47:28,714 [groans] 853 00:47:28,748 --> 00:47:31,433 [Vic] Derek Sanders might have to jump in. 854 00:47:31,468 --> 00:47:34,520 Ethan Page has changed the complexion 855 00:47:34,554 --> 00:47:36,473 -of this championship match. -Smile, Ali! 856 00:47:38,074 --> 00:47:38,924 Smile! 857 00:47:40,542 --> 00:47:42,946 -[Vic] Pivotal point in this match-up. -[crowd chanting] Ali! 858 00:47:42,979 --> 00:47:45,147 [Vic] Ethan Page looking for maybe that superplex. 859 00:47:45,181 --> 00:47:48,201 And you got to start wondering too, where is Ethan Page's head at? 860 00:47:48,234 --> 00:47:50,520 There's challengers coming from all places, Book, 861 00:47:50,553 --> 00:47:55,258 NXT, AAA, and tonight, Mustafa Ali from TNA. 862 00:47:56,308 --> 00:47:58,661 [Booker T] Everybody wants a piece of the action. Oh, yes! 863 00:47:59,612 --> 00:48:00,747 Ali got it. 864 00:48:00,779 --> 00:48:02,147 [Vic] Ali shocked himself. 865 00:48:03,650 --> 00:48:06,886 What athleticism with that powerbomb. 866 00:48:06,920 --> 00:48:09,589 [Booker T] Wasting a lot of time right there though, Victor. 867 00:48:10,589 --> 00:48:12,174 [Vic] Regrouping of sorts. 868 00:48:15,495 --> 00:48:19,149 -And… that is to your point. -[Booker T] So smart. 869 00:48:19,182 --> 00:48:20,884 -Wasting too much time. -So smart. 870 00:48:20,917 --> 00:48:25,038 [Vic] I go back to Ali being cursed. Those his words again, not mine. 871 00:48:25,071 --> 00:48:28,725 He has a chance to rewrite and write a new narrative. 872 00:48:28,758 --> 00:48:32,562 He's fallen short at WrestleMania, couldn't pull down the briefcase, 873 00:48:32,595 --> 00:48:35,248 the Money in the Bank briefcase once upon a time. 874 00:48:35,281 --> 00:48:41,321 Can he take the NXT North American title to TNA, 875 00:48:41,354 --> 00:48:43,857 as now Ethan Page could be looking for that backbreaker 876 00:48:43,890 --> 00:48:46,759 we've seen him do so many times over the turnbuckle. 877 00:48:46,792 --> 00:48:50,763 But, Ali, thinking something different. 878 00:48:51,464 --> 00:48:54,283 Oh, oh, oh, no. 879 00:48:54,317 --> 00:48:58,937 -Oh, bad news for Ali right here. -Oh, my God. 880 00:48:58,971 --> 00:49:01,091 That's what I'm talking about Ethan Page. 881 00:49:01,124 --> 00:49:03,827 -This guy is just… -That wasn't just snake eyes, 882 00:49:03,859 --> 00:49:05,595 that was anaconda eyes. 883 00:49:05,627 --> 00:49:09,783 Cover, count, and a kick out with a bridge. 884 00:49:12,067 --> 00:49:15,254 And Ali's body just collapsed. I don't know if that was the last 885 00:49:15,288 --> 00:49:19,308 of his energy that he just used in that moment. 886 00:49:19,808 --> 00:49:25,065 There was a big, nasty, gnarly boot. 887 00:49:26,933 --> 00:49:31,437 And I don't know too many men that have kicked out 888 00:49:31,471 --> 00:49:33,123 in that sort of way, Booker. 889 00:49:33,156 --> 00:49:35,859 [Booker T] Kinda surprised Ethan Page right there a little bit as well, 890 00:49:35,892 --> 00:49:39,145 but Ethan right there still on the prowl, 891 00:49:39,179 --> 00:49:44,466 stalking Ali, looking to finish this thing. 892 00:49:44,500 --> 00:49:47,604 -You just don't know. -[Vic] Page talking a little bit of trash, 893 00:49:47,636 --> 00:49:50,990 but it's Mustafa Ali who's trying to silence the mouth 894 00:49:51,024 --> 00:49:55,495 of the self-proclaimed greatest North American alive. 895 00:49:55,528 --> 00:49:57,330 Big drop kick into the corner. 896 00:49:57,364 --> 00:50:01,734 Right back in with another pump kick comes the champion, Ethan Page now. 897 00:50:02,384 --> 00:50:06,239 Jumping up, going over, had one on Ali, who answers right back. 898 00:50:07,156 --> 00:50:09,926 -And, oh! -Wow. 899 00:50:09,959 --> 00:50:11,227 That's a knockout blow. 900 00:50:11,261 --> 00:50:15,298 Page now just dragging the body of Ali into the center of the ring. 901 00:50:15,330 --> 00:50:17,283 Hook of the leg to retain Ali. 902 00:50:17,317 --> 00:50:20,804 [Booker T] You got to give it up to Ethan Page 903 00:50:20,837 --> 00:50:22,739 for answering this challenge. 904 00:50:22,772 --> 00:50:26,558 Knowing how big this moment could be for Mustafa Ali. 905 00:50:26,593 --> 00:50:28,728 [Vic] Feel this impact. Oh! 906 00:50:29,846 --> 00:50:34,366 Absolutely nasty. And look, we gotta give it up to Ethan Page. 907 00:50:34,401 --> 00:50:36,219 It was no mercy last year. 908 00:50:36,252 --> 00:50:40,640 He defended NXT against TNA, and he's doing it again now. 909 00:50:41,408 --> 00:50:43,542 [crowd chanting] This is awesome. 910 00:50:44,511 --> 00:50:49,632 This indeed is awesome, and this matchup will tip the scales for one brand 911 00:50:49,665 --> 00:50:52,234 heading in to our main event. 912 00:50:52,268 --> 00:50:59,075 As now Page looking for maybe the final nail… 913 00:50:59,759 --> 00:51:04,214 trying to hold on, trying to counter the ego's edge, was Ali. 914 00:51:04,247 --> 00:51:07,933 And Ali now from behind, nice counter, oh, my word. 915 00:51:08,451 --> 00:51:12,055 German suplex counter by the champion, coming right back in. 916 00:51:12,087 --> 00:51:17,042 And, oh, chest first when Ali, but Ali able to hold, able to spin. 917 00:51:17,077 --> 00:51:19,194 -Oh, baby. -Tornado DD. 918 00:51:19,229 --> 00:51:21,114 Got all of it. 919 00:51:21,147 --> 00:51:23,649 -We could have it again. -Yes! 920 00:51:24,466 --> 00:51:25,801 [Booker T] Wow. 921 00:51:27,636 --> 00:51:34,644 [Vic] Not quite. There's the body control, there's the precision from Ali. 922 00:51:37,129 --> 00:51:40,049 Both these men laying it all on the line. 923 00:51:40,933 --> 00:51:44,671 For one thing, that being… 924 00:51:45,422 --> 00:51:49,676 the North American Championship here in NXT. 925 00:51:49,709 --> 00:51:53,997 Ali, who is feeling it right now in this moment, 926 00:51:54,029 --> 00:51:59,152 could be looking for that knockout blow all the way to the top. 927 00:51:59,185 --> 00:52:04,240 Looking for order, 450, didn't go for it, rolled through, pump kick countered. 928 00:52:04,274 --> 00:52:09,546 Referee over there a tad bit late, but a kick out of a kick from Page. 929 00:52:10,196 --> 00:52:14,433 What a match, what a night, everyone bringing out their best. 930 00:52:14,466 --> 00:52:17,904 -Here at Showdown, up top. -[Booker T] Wow. 931 00:52:17,937 --> 00:52:22,107 Hurricanrana into the pin for history and another kick out. 932 00:52:22,142 --> 00:52:24,911 [Booker T] These guys are going back and forth right now. Tit for tat. 933 00:52:24,944 --> 00:52:27,212 Right now, Ethan Page just landed a big shot. 934 00:52:27,714 --> 00:52:31,368 [Vic] I'm almost out of breath, able to duck that clothesline. 935 00:52:31,401 --> 00:52:34,404 Ali was caught with it earlier, answer the super kick. 936 00:52:35,020 --> 00:52:39,658 Coming up, going, oh, man, that right hand to the jaw. 937 00:52:39,692 --> 00:52:44,397 And again, I bring up. Ali going face first into the steel. 938 00:52:44,431 --> 00:52:47,250 -You gotta be kidding me. -Twisted grid, counter, counter, counter, 939 00:52:47,283 --> 00:52:49,219 counter, backside, backside. 940 00:52:49,252 --> 00:52:51,053 -Two… -No! 941 00:52:52,672 --> 00:52:56,942 [Booker T] Ali pulled out all the stops, fam, under the black lights. 942 00:52:56,975 --> 00:52:59,312 Here tonight at Showdown, we got a lot of… 943 00:52:59,346 --> 00:53:02,348 [Vic] He has said, he has said it is his destiny, 944 00:53:02,382 --> 00:53:06,252 but you know Ethan Page wants to stand in the way of fate. 945 00:53:08,288 --> 00:53:11,491 What do these two men have left? 946 00:53:15,912 --> 00:53:17,846 NXT Universe split. 947 00:53:19,582 --> 00:53:22,218 Page the champion, Ali. 948 00:53:23,203 --> 00:53:26,038 The challenger going right up, 949 00:53:26,071 --> 00:53:30,810 oh! Another Hurricanrana sending Page right out here. 950 00:53:31,694 --> 00:53:35,999 What's on the mind of Ali? Ali looking to fly! 951 00:53:36,598 --> 00:53:38,350 [all exclaiming] 952 00:53:41,538 --> 00:53:42,372 [Booker T] Whoa! 953 00:53:53,500 --> 00:53:56,920 I mean this, I'm making sure, I'm still alive right now, 954 00:53:56,953 --> 00:53:58,971 almost right into our laps. 955 00:54:00,240 --> 00:54:02,075 I almost went into the front row. 956 00:54:03,910 --> 00:54:07,747 Again, showing you these two what it means. 957 00:54:07,781 --> 00:54:11,801 They both know the prestige of the North American Championship. 958 00:54:11,835 --> 00:54:14,069 I mean, do you not agree, Book? 959 00:54:15,321 --> 00:54:17,357 Book? Book? 960 00:54:18,040 --> 00:54:21,261 Ali's foot's caught on the microphone cord. 961 00:54:22,928 --> 00:54:26,266 Ali right now, trying to, what's up? Oh, my God. 962 00:54:34,341 --> 00:54:36,343 Quite a turn of events. 963 00:54:36,375 --> 00:54:39,546 Ali's foot was caught in the microphone cable. 964 00:54:39,578 --> 00:54:42,682 Booker's headset was ripped off, back into the ring. 965 00:54:42,716 --> 00:54:45,769 Twisted grin from Ethan Page. 966 00:54:45,801 --> 00:54:47,520 One, two, three. 967 00:54:47,553 --> 00:54:51,491 -[bell dinging] -And the curse continues as Page prevails. 968 00:54:52,591 --> 00:54:57,364 Here is your winner, and still… 969 00:54:57,397 --> 00:55:02,035 the NXT North American champion, 970 00:55:02,067 --> 00:55:08,158 All Eagle, Ethan Page. 971 00:55:09,526 --> 00:55:12,444 I mean, I can't even talk to Book right now. 972 00:55:12,479 --> 00:55:17,267 This was after Mustafa Ali's foot got caught in the microphone cable 973 00:55:17,299 --> 00:55:21,520 after a big dive, and that obviously led to the downfall. 974 00:55:21,553 --> 00:55:26,593 But for Ethan Page, makes the most out of any situation. 975 00:55:27,109 --> 00:55:31,897 Retains, and Page finds himself not only still champion, 976 00:55:31,931 --> 00:55:35,502 but helps himself in NXT tonight. 977 00:55:40,790 --> 00:55:44,411 El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr., it's been a month since Worlds Collide, 978 00:55:44,444 --> 00:55:47,897 and it seems like you still have some issues with Ethan Page, 979 00:55:47,931 --> 00:55:50,332 who we just saw retain his title. 980 00:55:50,366 --> 00:55:53,903 [speaking Spanish] 981 00:55:53,937 --> 00:55:57,790 [in English] He say, I stole the victory from him at Worlds Collide. 982 00:55:57,824 --> 00:56:00,577 [speaking Spanish] 983 00:56:07,267 --> 00:56:09,234 [in English] I'm coming for the North American-- 984 00:56:09,269 --> 00:56:10,754 Whoa, whoa, whoa, 985 00:56:10,787 --> 00:56:12,756 who you trying to fool, man? 986 00:56:12,788 --> 00:56:17,109 Look, I get it, it's Halloween season and you wanna play a little dress up. 987 00:56:17,143 --> 00:56:20,145 -But we all know it's you, Tavion Heights. -What? 988 00:56:20,696 --> 00:56:24,033 Yeah, oh, Dr. Wagner, right? Sorry, I forgot. 989 00:56:24,067 --> 00:56:28,138 But the king did a little bit of research and there isn't a doctor named Wagner 990 00:56:28,171 --> 00:56:30,490 practicing anything in Mexico. 991 00:56:30,522 --> 00:56:33,393 So let's just face it, T, you lost at No Mercy 992 00:56:33,426 --> 00:56:36,529 and you're not getting another title shot. So take off that stupid-- 993 00:56:37,279 --> 00:56:40,250 [speaking Spanish] 994 00:56:40,283 --> 00:56:43,520 Yeah, I guess you picked up a little Spanish along the way. 995 00:56:43,553 --> 00:56:45,955 Yeah, walk away, Tavion. [laughs] 996 00:56:45,989 --> 00:56:48,274 Nothing gets by the King around here, I'll tell you what. 997 00:56:49,475 --> 00:56:50,694 Lexis… 998 00:56:50,727 --> 00:56:52,645 why don't I just hear my name coming out your mouth? 999 00:56:54,114 --> 00:56:54,948 But… 1000 00:56:55,682 --> 00:56:58,468 That's actually quite impressive. How'd you do that? 1001 00:56:59,819 --> 00:57:01,587 Get that possum muchacho. 1002 00:57:03,205 --> 00:57:05,207 What is going on around here? 1003 00:57:07,711 --> 00:57:10,013 -Parker, we did it. -Yes, now give me some of that Vice City, 1004 00:57:10,046 --> 00:57:11,247 -I'm hot. -Hey guys. 1005 00:57:11,281 --> 00:57:15,268 -Hi. What's up? -Congrats guys, co-survivor. 1006 00:57:15,301 --> 00:57:16,569 You're welcome for that last one. 1007 00:57:17,837 --> 00:57:19,772 -Whatever, I'll take it. -You're welcome. 1008 00:57:19,806 --> 00:57:21,524 See you around, champ. 1009 00:57:22,341 --> 00:57:24,461 -Right back at you. -Cool. 1010 00:57:24,493 --> 00:57:26,245 -Awesome. -Yeah, congrats Sol. 1011 00:57:26,279 --> 00:57:28,531 I see you're celebrating with your new friends. 1012 00:57:30,600 --> 00:57:33,653 I thought we squashed this on Friday. Look, I know I didn't vouch for you 1013 00:57:33,687 --> 00:57:36,122 to be a part of Team NXT, and I'm sorry. 1014 00:57:36,156 --> 00:57:38,424 But we are going to become the new tag team champions. 1015 00:57:38,457 --> 00:57:39,792 I just know it. 1016 00:57:40,894 --> 00:57:43,580 You already have two and now you want a third? 1017 00:57:43,613 --> 00:57:47,100 You remind me of my former muscle muffin Jordynne Grace. 1018 00:57:47,783 --> 00:57:49,134 Just so greedy. 1019 00:57:50,303 --> 00:57:54,707 Zarya, you will never get what you want as long as soul keeps using you. 1020 00:57:54,741 --> 00:57:57,527 -Excuse me? -All right, I see what's happening here. 1021 00:57:57,560 --> 00:58:00,629 You're trying to stir things up in between us for your own benefit. 1022 00:58:01,181 --> 00:58:02,348 I know you don't care about me. 1023 00:58:02,382 --> 00:58:05,667 You care about what everybody else cares about, and that is Sol's titles. 1024 00:58:05,702 --> 00:58:09,455 And I'm telling you right now, it is not going to happen. 1025 00:58:09,489 --> 00:58:12,158 No, no. I only care about one. 1026 00:58:13,827 --> 00:58:17,981 Oh, and as for this friendship, I guess we'll see how it lasts. 1027 00:58:20,265 --> 00:58:22,218 [Vic] Well, the wedge being driven tonight, 1028 00:58:22,252 --> 00:58:23,470 but let's talk about next week. 1029 00:58:23,502 --> 00:58:27,290 Matt Cardona cost Briggs last week, while our general manager 1030 00:58:27,323 --> 00:58:29,292 is gonna let these two settle the score. 1031 00:58:29,325 --> 00:58:33,613 The differences will also be settled. Cardona, Briggs, live next week. 1032 00:58:33,645 --> 00:58:36,732 Altercation earlier, so next week it'll be Dr. Wagner Jr. 1033 00:58:36,765 --> 00:58:38,018 facing The King. 1034 00:58:38,051 --> 00:58:44,507 Lexis King meets the AAA Latin American Champion next week, right here on NXT. 1035 00:58:49,044 --> 00:58:53,716 But it is time for our main event of Showdown. 1036 00:58:54,984 --> 00:58:57,037 ["Slater" playing] 1037 00:59:07,497 --> 00:59:09,149 [music playing] 1038 00:59:11,651 --> 00:59:15,471 [Vic] And it is must-win for team TNA. 1039 00:59:18,558 --> 00:59:20,542 [overlapping music playing] 1040 00:59:38,328 --> 00:59:40,029 [dramatic music playing] 1041 00:59:53,609 --> 00:59:57,180 [Vic] And look at the stars that are here. 1042 00:59:58,865 --> 01:00:04,788 For TNA wrestling as their president, Carlos Silva, again looking on. 1043 01:00:07,173 --> 01:00:10,343 And last but not least, the captain. 1044 01:00:10,377 --> 01:00:11,528 [rap music playing] 1045 01:00:16,198 --> 01:00:19,352 [Mike] The following is the main 1046 01:00:19,386 --> 01:00:25,725 Survivor Series elimination match. 1047 01:00:26,593 --> 01:00:31,765 Introducing first, Team TNA! 1048 01:00:32,698 --> 01:00:35,618 TNA's X-Division champion, Leon Slater, 1049 01:00:36,502 --> 01:00:41,156 the TNA International Champion, Frankie Kazarian, Moose, 1050 01:00:41,191 --> 01:00:45,895 and Mike Santana! 1051 01:00:45,928 --> 01:00:51,317 [Vic] It's main event time. Who's walking out victorious at Showdown? 1052 01:00:51,968 --> 01:00:54,604 [rap music continues playing] 1053 01:00:57,557 --> 01:01:02,779 [Vic] But there is our special guest referee for this main event. 1054 01:01:03,897 --> 01:01:10,153 And I'm sure one will question where does Joe Hendry's loyalty lie? 1055 01:01:11,303 --> 01:01:12,605 [Booker] Do you trust him? 1056 01:01:14,790 --> 01:01:17,926 [voice over speaker] Your boy is… Bouncy. 1057 01:01:21,297 --> 01:01:24,884 [Vic] Well, we saw Jordan Grace officiate earlier tonight. 1058 01:01:24,917 --> 01:01:26,152 It was chaotic. 1059 01:01:26,185 --> 01:01:27,203 It was hectic. 1060 01:01:27,236 --> 01:01:31,591 And I'm expect more of the same in our men's main event. 1061 01:01:51,611 --> 01:01:53,029 Let's go! 1062 01:01:54,731 --> 01:01:57,267 [Vic] Big opportunity for that man. 1063 01:02:09,078 --> 01:02:10,196 [Booker] That's right! 1064 01:02:11,064 --> 01:02:11,981 Co-captain. 1065 01:02:13,366 --> 01:02:16,453 Trick Willie! Oh, yeah! 1066 01:02:18,922 --> 01:02:20,957 This what you was looking for? 1067 01:02:21,758 --> 01:02:25,528 [Vic] And the TNA World Champion. 1068 01:02:25,562 --> 01:02:27,464 [Booker] A villain. That's that … 1069 01:02:27,497 --> 01:02:29,415 [voice over] This is the Revolution. 1070 01:02:30,549 --> 01:02:32,402 [Vic] But here is that man. 1071 01:02:44,848 --> 01:02:46,348 Did you miss me? 1072 01:02:49,301 --> 01:02:52,105 [Mike] And their opponents, Team NXT. 1073 01:02:53,990 --> 01:02:57,810 Je'Von Evans, Myles Borne, 1074 01:02:57,844 --> 01:03:00,897 the TNA World Champion, Trick Williams, 1075 01:03:01,448 --> 01:03:05,984 and the NXT Champion, Ricky Saints. 1076 01:03:08,687 --> 01:03:13,276 [Vic] Ricky Saints, with that 21 on, like Dion in his prime, 1077 01:03:13,308 --> 01:03:18,198 ready to lead this team, lead this brand to a victory 1078 01:03:18,231 --> 01:03:21,283 in the main event of Showdown. 1079 01:03:23,053 --> 01:03:26,239 Back to what you asked me about the official, Joe Hendry. 1080 01:03:26,272 --> 01:03:28,290 -[Booker] Do you trust him? -[Vic] I don't know, 1081 01:03:28,323 --> 01:03:29,959 because we've seen him in NXT 1082 01:03:29,993 --> 01:03:33,562 but the brand that he was behind, a resurgence of TNA, 1083 01:03:34,531 --> 01:03:35,598 it's hard to tell. 1084 01:03:35,631 --> 01:03:38,018 I mean, there's a lot of enemies on both sides. 1085 01:03:38,051 --> 01:03:40,437 [Booker] Joe Hendry has a untrustworthy look. 1086 01:03:40,470 --> 01:03:41,354 Look at his face. 1087 01:03:41,388 --> 01:03:43,123 [Vic] What do you mean, "Look at his face?" 1088 01:03:43,156 --> 01:03:44,707 [Booker] Just look at his face. 1089 01:03:46,343 --> 01:03:47,894 [crowd chanting] 1090 01:03:59,221 --> 01:04:00,939 Let's go! 1091 01:04:03,460 --> 01:04:05,145 [bell dinging] 1092 01:04:05,178 --> 01:04:07,346 [Vic] Those here at the Performance Center 1093 01:04:08,998 --> 01:04:11,000 have been at a fever pitch. 1094 01:04:11,884 --> 01:04:15,055 [Booker] Wait a minute. Here comes that co-captain right here. 1095 01:04:15,087 --> 01:04:18,124 [Vic] That's someone you might not be able to trust tonight. 1096 01:04:18,158 --> 01:04:19,875 As he checks in for his team. 1097 01:04:19,908 --> 01:04:21,727 [Booker] …what this is all about? 1098 01:04:21,761 --> 01:04:23,797 [Vic] You are confused as to why Trick Williams-- 1099 01:04:23,830 --> 01:04:25,832 [Booker] Trick knows what this is all about. 1100 01:04:25,865 --> 01:04:27,884 [Vic] You aren't confused as to why, 1101 01:04:27,917 --> 01:04:29,986 all of a sudden, he just called himself co-captain? 1102 01:04:30,020 --> 01:04:32,821 As it's time right now to look at tonight's NXT recap. 1103 01:04:34,524 --> 01:04:37,544 [Booker] Why you think the president's got a vice president? 1104 01:04:37,577 --> 01:04:39,578 Just in case something happens. 1105 01:04:40,379 --> 01:04:45,268 That's why. In case somebody needs to step up and start giving orders, right? 1106 01:04:45,301 --> 01:04:48,187 -Am I right on that? -[Vic] You know how to spin anything. 1107 01:04:48,221 --> 01:04:50,373 Myles Borne is checked into this matchup. 1108 01:04:50,406 --> 01:04:53,526 Big neck breaker to the TNA International Champion. 1109 01:04:53,560 --> 01:04:55,745 That being Kaz, an OG of sorts. 1110 01:04:55,779 --> 01:04:58,181 An original TNA OG. 1111 01:04:58,214 --> 01:05:00,799 Former partner of yours at one point by the way. 1112 01:05:00,834 --> 01:05:03,169 [Booker] Right now, he's doing a hell of a job. 1113 01:05:04,654 --> 01:05:06,489 [Vic] Uh-oh. This didn't take long. 1114 01:05:06,522 --> 01:05:10,977 And Joe Hendry, the official, just letting everything break out. 1115 01:05:11,011 --> 01:05:14,163 [Booker] That's what I'm talking about, he's not doing anything. 1116 01:05:14,798 --> 01:05:17,116 He's not even trying to do his job right now. 1117 01:05:17,149 --> 01:05:18,634 He's not even trying. 1118 01:05:18,667 --> 01:05:24,723 [Vic] Myles Borne, the one that is standing tall, Myles Borne looking to fly. 1119 01:05:32,832 --> 01:05:34,567 [Booker] Beautiful there, Myles. 1120 01:05:34,600 --> 01:05:37,337 And the question is, why is Myles Borne here? 1121 01:05:37,370 --> 01:05:39,455 [Vic] What do you mean? Because he won. 1122 01:05:39,489 --> 01:05:40,723 [Booker] No, I'll tell you why. 1123 01:05:40,756 --> 01:05:44,277 Because Ricky Saints seems to have a lot of faith and confidence in this guy. 1124 01:05:44,310 --> 01:05:45,361 That's why he's here. 1125 01:05:46,730 --> 01:05:50,216 [Vic] Thought you would have said, because Matt Cardona cost him the opportunity 1126 01:05:50,250 --> 01:05:53,752 against Josh Briggs, which is why they're facing each other next week, 1127 01:05:53,787 --> 01:05:55,904 here on NXT. High Impact offense, 1128 01:05:55,939 --> 01:05:58,892 Borne into the cover and a kick out by Frankie Kazarian. 1129 01:05:58,924 --> 01:06:02,412 [Booker] It's obvious, Ricky Saints sees something in this kid, Myles. 1130 01:06:02,444 --> 01:06:03,379 [Vic] Do you not? 1131 01:06:03,413 --> 01:06:06,049 [Booker] He could be a future star. He could be. 1132 01:06:07,399 --> 01:06:09,785 [Vic] Fair to say. Keeping score at home, 1133 01:06:09,819 --> 01:06:13,939 the Hardys are the only successful TNA team thus far tonight, 1134 01:06:15,174 --> 01:06:17,627 making history by becoming the new 1135 01:06:17,660 --> 01:06:22,999 NXT tag team champions as Borne just got hit with that cutter. 1136 01:06:23,033 --> 01:06:25,268 Frankie Kazarian into the cover. 1137 01:06:25,301 --> 01:06:26,519 What! 1138 01:06:26,553 --> 01:06:28,587 [Mike] Myles Borne has been eliminated. 1139 01:06:28,620 --> 01:06:30,924 [Vic] Just like that, we got an elimination. 1140 01:06:30,957 --> 01:06:32,808 [Booker] The weak link on the team. 1141 01:06:32,841 --> 01:06:34,294 Who's the weak link? 1142 01:06:34,327 --> 01:06:39,281 TNA, quickly, has an advantage in this main event of Showdown. 1143 01:06:46,388 --> 01:06:49,426 Booker, as we're into this main event match of already one elimination, 1144 01:06:49,459 --> 01:06:54,580 it is four-on-three in favor of team TNA. Which team is feeling more pressure? 1145 01:06:54,614 --> 01:06:55,948 NXT has the lead. 1146 01:06:55,982 --> 01:06:57,917 This is must-win for TNA. 1147 01:06:57,951 --> 01:07:01,136 Big leg drop, connected, cover and Evans kicking out. 1148 01:07:01,171 --> 01:07:04,741 [Booker] But I must say NXT got a lot of pressure on them, too. 1149 01:07:04,774 --> 01:07:07,777 I mean, this is about supremacy and it's about walking away 1150 01:07:07,810 --> 01:07:10,913 who's saying, you know, they're number one. 1151 01:07:10,946 --> 01:07:14,267 Right now, TNA got a hell of a team on their side, 1152 01:07:14,299 --> 01:07:16,319 I must say, I got to give it to them. 1153 01:07:16,352 --> 01:07:17,721 [Vic] They're at full strength. 1154 01:07:17,754 --> 01:07:20,040 And Evans trying to take a swing at anybody 1155 01:07:20,073 --> 01:07:23,176 as Kazarian from behind, feet on the rope. 1156 01:07:24,743 --> 01:07:26,346 And Joe Hendry saw it. 1157 01:07:26,379 --> 01:07:27,480 Joe Hendry knew it. 1158 01:07:27,513 --> 01:07:30,082 Joe Hendry isn't playing sides. 1159 01:07:30,116 --> 01:07:34,069 [Booker] How could he not see it? Once…Once slipped off the rope. 1160 01:07:34,971 --> 01:07:36,038 Of course he saw it. 1161 01:07:36,071 --> 01:07:38,124 [Vic] So he did his job as the official, 1162 01:07:38,158 --> 01:07:41,895 as Trick Williams is in this matchup, and unlike Kelani Jordan, 1163 01:07:41,928 --> 01:07:44,931 Trick Williams is on team NXT. 1164 01:07:44,964 --> 01:07:48,567 However, I will say, Trick's on team NXT, 1165 01:07:49,551 --> 01:07:52,538 got countered, because of one man. 1166 01:07:52,571 --> 01:07:56,875 That being Santino Marella, who doesn't trust his champion. 1167 01:07:56,910 --> 01:07:59,229 [Booker] Capoeira kick there from Trick. 1168 01:07:59,261 --> 01:08:01,096 [Vic] Oh, what do you call that one? 1169 01:08:01,131 --> 01:08:03,482 -[Booker] Side kick-- -[Vic] That was effective. 1170 01:08:03,515 --> 01:08:06,453 [Booker] This kid, right here, is extraordinarily talented. 1171 01:08:06,486 --> 01:08:07,971 Oh, baby! 1172 01:08:08,638 --> 01:08:14,410 [Vic] Overpowering Slater. Williams, bam! Right on the button, into the cover, 1173 01:08:14,444 --> 01:08:17,346 trying to even this out and Slater able to kick out. 1174 01:08:17,380 --> 01:08:21,468 I mean, look at this. I know Trick's in control, but how good is Leon Slater? 1175 01:08:21,501 --> 01:08:23,403 [Booker] You saw his intro in the spaceship. 1176 01:08:23,435 --> 01:08:27,122 This kid has alien like qualities because he can do things 1177 01:08:27,157 --> 01:08:29,274 that you have never seen before. 1178 01:08:29,309 --> 01:08:30,660 Inside that square circle. 1179 01:08:32,845 --> 01:08:36,599 [Vic] Pace starting to slow down, Trick Williams, now trying to answer back. 1180 01:08:36,633 --> 01:08:37,966 [crowd gasping] 1181 01:08:39,469 --> 01:08:42,154 [Vic] Youngest in charge, just got put in his place. 1182 01:08:42,188 --> 01:08:44,791 [Booker] That's called chest ties, and this young man 1183 01:08:44,823 --> 01:08:48,577 showing him exactly what it means to be a grown man. 1184 01:08:48,611 --> 01:08:53,148 I'm talking about walking around at six foot five inches tall. 1185 01:08:53,183 --> 01:08:57,569 I'm talking about 258 pounds of romping stomping 1186 01:08:57,603 --> 01:09:01,791 grave digging destruction. Oh, yes! 1187 01:09:01,825 --> 01:09:04,144 [Vic] Didn't connect on the third one and now… 1188 01:09:05,995 --> 01:09:08,947 Slater answering back, Trick said to hell with that. 1189 01:09:08,982 --> 01:09:10,349 He just overpowered. 1190 01:09:10,383 --> 01:09:12,919 And then, oh! Slater, able to counter for a moment, 1191 01:09:12,952 --> 01:09:15,037 able to roll right through, ducking a clothesline, 1192 01:09:15,071 --> 01:09:16,939 gets caught for a moment enzuigiri didn't connect. 1193 01:09:16,973 --> 01:09:20,160 -But the bounce back did. -[Booker chuckling] "The bounce back." 1194 01:09:20,193 --> 01:09:22,028 I like it. The bounce back. 1195 01:09:22,062 --> 01:09:24,447 We bringing in a little Will Smith here tonight. 1196 01:09:24,481 --> 01:09:25,648 Oh, yes! 1197 01:09:25,682 --> 01:09:28,852 [Vic] Big cutter! … the half, hook in the leg, 1198 01:09:29,935 --> 01:09:31,787 and Je'Von Evans breaking things up. 1199 01:09:31,821 --> 01:09:34,974 You know, general manager Ava, TNA Director of Authority said-- 1200 01:09:35,008 --> 01:09:37,727 -[Booker] Backstabber! -[Vic] …watching this closely. 1201 01:09:37,760 --> 01:09:41,447 What a night this has been, Saints dropping the International Champion. 1202 01:09:41,481 --> 01:09:42,715 Santana coming in. 1203 01:09:42,749 --> 01:09:44,634 He might get dropped as well. 1204 01:09:44,666 --> 01:09:46,068 The absolute, oh! 1205 01:09:47,136 --> 01:09:50,840 [Booker] Mikey Santana, that was Mikey Santana just dropped that boy! 1206 01:09:50,874 --> 01:09:54,594 [Vic] Certainly did, and now he's about to come face to face with the man 1207 01:09:54,626 --> 01:09:57,447 he'll meet at Bound for Glory for the TNA title. 1208 01:09:58,782 --> 01:10:02,268 Santana-Williams takes place October 12, 1209 01:10:02,302 --> 01:10:05,538 but we're getting a little appetizer here on Showdown. 1210 01:10:05,572 --> 01:10:07,891 [indistinct argument] 1211 01:10:07,924 --> 01:10:09,943 [audience chants] TNA! 1212 01:10:09,976 --> 01:10:13,913 [Booker T] 1-on-1, dawg. 1-on-1, me and you. Me and you. 1213 01:10:16,782 --> 01:10:19,818 [Vic] Oh, Trick Williams just tagged himself out? 1214 01:10:19,853 --> 01:10:21,755 Trick didn't want none of Santana. 1215 01:10:21,788 --> 01:10:24,357 Evans alone in the boom for a second, big right hand, 1216 01:10:24,391 --> 01:10:26,593 knocking back Slater for just a moment. 1217 01:10:26,626 --> 01:10:28,862 Again, it is 3-on-4. 1218 01:10:28,894 --> 01:10:32,248 -[audience] Oh! -TNA up on NXT. 1219 01:10:32,831 --> 01:10:35,684 [Booker T] That boy about to get bouncy. I can feel it in my balls. 1220 01:10:35,719 --> 01:10:38,188 -Oh, yes. Oh, yes, man! -[audience] Oh! 1221 01:10:38,221 --> 01:10:39,656 [Vic] And Evans and Slater. 1222 01:10:39,688 --> 01:10:42,075 They will meet for the X Division Championship 1223 01:10:42,108 --> 01:10:44,728 -at Bound for Glory on October 12. -[audience] Bouncy! 1224 01:10:44,760 --> 01:10:47,547 But Moose just got taken off his feet. 1225 01:10:47,580 --> 01:10:49,999 He's down. Oh, clear the deck! 1226 01:10:50,032 --> 01:10:51,501 -[audience gasps] -And unlike SmackDown, 1227 01:10:51,534 --> 01:10:53,737 the cameraman knew to get the hell out of the way. 1228 01:10:53,769 --> 01:10:56,005 [Booker T] Right that, this kid is rolling right now. He's-- 1229 01:10:56,039 --> 01:10:57,090 -[audience gasps] -He's got… 1230 01:10:57,123 --> 01:11:00,410 He's about to bring his team home with a victory, dawg. 1231 01:11:01,461 --> 01:11:03,013 [Vic] What do you say about the win? 1232 01:11:04,130 --> 01:11:06,349 [Booker T] "You can feel it, but you can't touch it." 1233 01:11:06,383 --> 01:11:08,318 -[Vic] Oh! -"But you know it's there." 1234 01:11:08,351 --> 01:11:10,786 Oh, got caught there, though! Got caught! 1235 01:11:10,820 --> 01:11:12,022 The young man got caught. 1236 01:11:12,054 --> 01:11:14,907 [Vic] Moose just caught Evans, and Evans… 1237 01:11:14,941 --> 01:11:17,059 -[Booker T] Oh my God -[Booker T] …hit it one more time. 1238 01:11:17,093 --> 01:11:19,545 Je'Von Evans has put NXT on his back. 1239 01:11:19,579 --> 01:11:21,197 [audience cheering] 1240 01:11:21,231 --> 01:11:22,782 -Young OG… -[audience] Oh! 1241 01:11:22,816 --> 01:11:25,335 …wiping out the TNA OG. 1242 01:11:25,367 --> 01:11:29,239 [Booker T] Need a little bit of reserve, kid, leave a little bit in reserve. 1243 01:11:29,272 --> 01:11:30,757 [Vic] Oh, he got caught! Springboard. 1244 01:11:30,790 --> 01:11:32,976 -And-- Oh! -[Booker T] Wow! Wow! 1245 01:11:33,009 --> 01:11:35,644 [Mike] Je'Von Evans has been eliminated. 1246 01:11:36,862 --> 01:11:40,567 [audience chants] TNA! 1247 01:11:40,599 --> 01:11:43,620 -[Vic] Je'Von Evans is gone. -[Booker T] What did I just tell you? 1248 01:11:43,653 --> 01:11:48,157 -[audience chants] TNA! -[Vic] Je'Von Evans sent to the back. 1249 01:11:48,191 --> 01:11:51,795 And it is now 4-on-2. 1250 01:11:51,827 --> 01:11:54,496 [indistinct chatter] 1251 01:11:57,450 --> 01:12:01,438 It is crunch time here at Showdown, coming into the Main Event. 1252 01:12:01,471 --> 01:12:06,793 If you take a look at the overall night, NXT leads the scoreboard 2-1. 1253 01:12:06,826 --> 01:12:09,496 But if you're keeping score right now in this matchup, 1254 01:12:09,529 --> 01:12:14,267 it's 4-2, and it's not looking good for Team NXT as Trick Williams 1255 01:12:14,300 --> 01:12:18,371 reaching out for Ricky Saints and Saints so close, 1256 01:12:18,405 --> 01:12:21,057 but just got ripped down from Kazarian. 1257 01:12:21,090 --> 01:12:22,308 Trick… 1258 01:12:23,526 --> 01:12:26,513 -And Saints out here, Trick's in trouble. -[Booker T] Come on, Saints. Damn it! 1259 01:12:26,545 --> 01:12:28,915 [Vic] Trick, now realizing it. And Moose… 1260 01:12:30,032 --> 01:12:32,385 [Booker T] See what I'm saying? I mean, Trick Williams is doing 1261 01:12:32,419 --> 01:12:35,487 everything he possibly can to keep this team in this thing. 1262 01:12:35,522 --> 01:12:36,822 And right now, Ricky Saints… 1263 01:12:36,856 --> 01:12:39,693 -Come on, man. Come on! -[Vic] Can he make the tag now? 1264 01:12:41,378 --> 01:12:42,728 -[Booker T] The hell? -[Vic] He tags! 1265 01:12:42,762 --> 01:12:45,298 Saints made the tag, tagged himself in. 1266 01:12:45,331 --> 01:12:48,117 [Booker T] Wrong time! Wrong time to make the tag. 1267 01:12:48,151 --> 01:12:50,470 Saints going right at Leon Slater right now. 1268 01:12:50,503 --> 01:12:53,505 And the NXT Champion answering back with a forearm. 1269 01:12:53,540 --> 01:12:56,608 How strong are the bonds of both these brands 1270 01:12:56,643 --> 01:13:00,246 having to stand next to a rival to fight for what you believe in. 1271 01:13:00,280 --> 01:13:05,050 As Saints, his first match as the man here on this brand. 1272 01:13:05,085 --> 01:13:06,568 [Booker T] You know, it's quite selfish… 1273 01:13:06,603 --> 01:13:08,922 -[Vic] Who has cover! -[Booker T] That was quite selfish 1274 01:13:08,955 --> 01:13:10,974 there by Ricky Saints to tag himself in, but this is… 1275 01:13:11,007 --> 01:13:14,010 This is a selfish business. I must say that! 1276 01:13:14,044 --> 01:13:15,929 [Vic] And if you're the quarterback of the team, 1277 01:13:15,962 --> 01:13:18,998 you sometimes got to keep the ball in your hands, do you not? 1278 01:13:19,032 --> 01:13:20,550 You got to keep it on the sneak. 1279 01:13:20,583 --> 01:13:23,169 -You gotta keep it on a roll-out. -[Booker T] You wanna score points. 1280 01:13:23,202 --> 01:13:25,505 -You want to get all the yoinks. -[Vic] Whoa, whoa, whoa! 1281 01:13:25,538 --> 01:13:27,474 -[Booker T] Ah, yes! -[Vic] Utopia! 1282 01:13:28,375 --> 01:13:29,893 And now, Slater, 1283 01:13:31,126 --> 01:13:33,797 who wasn't able to fall into the cover. 1284 01:13:33,830 --> 01:13:35,215 Joe Hendry, the official, 1285 01:13:35,248 --> 01:13:38,101 I will say, has called this down the middle. 1286 01:13:38,968 --> 01:13:41,871 Slater trying to hold on Saints Saints is so close. 1287 01:13:41,905 --> 01:13:45,191 Saints right now trying to reach out, trying to find a tag. 1288 01:13:46,443 --> 01:13:47,443 And reaching-- 1289 01:13:47,477 --> 01:13:49,661 [audience gasps in disbelief] 1290 01:13:50,813 --> 01:13:52,298 [audience jeering] 1291 01:13:52,331 --> 01:13:55,068 What are you doing? Come on! 1292 01:13:55,101 --> 01:13:57,804 [indistinct chatter] 1293 01:13:58,972 --> 01:14:01,224 [indistinct chatter] 1294 01:14:06,346 --> 01:14:08,965 [audience jeering] 1295 01:14:10,300 --> 01:14:14,304 [Vic] You got to get back to the action. Rolling up Saints is Kazarian! 1296 01:14:14,337 --> 01:14:15,605 Oh! 1297 01:14:15,638 --> 01:14:19,909 Half second away, back up and Kazarian right in, and Trick Williams… 1298 01:14:19,943 --> 01:14:22,644 Trick Williams just walked out on Saints. 1299 01:14:22,679 --> 01:14:25,298 Trick Williams is walking out on his team. 1300 01:14:25,331 --> 01:14:28,367 Trick Williams is walking out on NXT. 1301 01:14:28,401 --> 01:14:30,519 [Booker T] Goes back to what I just said a second ago. 1302 01:14:30,553 --> 01:14:33,239 This is a very, very selfish business. 1303 01:14:33,273 --> 01:14:35,275 [Vic] You were angry that Saints tagged himself in. 1304 01:14:35,308 --> 01:14:36,710 [Booker T] I didn't see that coming. 1305 01:14:36,742 --> 01:14:38,594 I didn't see that coming, but I do understand 1306 01:14:38,628 --> 01:14:40,013 where Williams is coming from. 1307 01:14:40,045 --> 01:14:41,313 It's about the championship. 1308 01:14:41,348 --> 01:14:42,565 It's about holding on to it. 1309 01:14:42,599 --> 01:14:44,384 -It's about who carries it. -[Vic] Cover cover. 1310 01:14:44,416 --> 01:14:46,336 [Booker T] It's not about these guys. I get that. 1311 01:14:46,369 --> 01:14:49,289 Ricky Saints is leading the charge for this brand, 1312 01:14:49,322 --> 01:14:52,258 and it looks like he's got to do it himself. 1313 01:14:52,291 --> 01:14:55,445 [Booker T] To see Trick Williams walking out on his team like that and leaving. 1314 01:14:55,478 --> 01:14:56,596 [Vic] Looking for a Crossface. 1315 01:14:56,629 --> 01:14:58,565 Looking for that Crossface Chicken Wing submission, 1316 01:14:58,598 --> 01:15:00,416 and is it gonna be applied? 1317 01:15:00,450 --> 01:15:02,686 International Champion Frankie Kazarian. 1318 01:15:02,719 --> 01:15:04,337 -Ricky Saints! -[Booker T] Wait a minute! 1319 01:15:04,371 --> 01:15:06,356 -[Vic] Wave, shoulder down! -[Booker T] Wait a minute! 1320 01:15:06,389 --> 01:15:07,857 And Saints got one! Saints got one! 1321 01:15:07,891 --> 01:15:10,076 [Mike] Frankie Kazarian has been eliminated. 1322 01:15:10,110 --> 01:15:11,294 -No! -[audience cheering] 1323 01:15:11,327 --> 01:15:12,879 -[audience gasps] -[Vic] And oh! 1324 01:15:12,911 --> 01:15:17,150 But Slater might get the three out of nowhere! Ooh! 1325 01:15:17,183 --> 01:15:22,906 That was a two, and some might question that call by Joe Hendry. 1326 01:15:22,938 --> 01:15:24,407 But it wasn't quite a three. 1327 01:15:25,090 --> 01:15:28,394 There's still some fight in the NXT Champion, 1328 01:15:28,428 --> 01:15:31,231 Ricky Saints is doing this by himself now, Book. 1329 01:15:31,264 --> 01:15:34,166 [Booker T] Ricky Saints, he has that championship fuel, that… 1330 01:15:34,200 --> 01:15:37,420 that fighting, that fighting championship mentality 1331 01:15:37,454 --> 01:15:39,339 after getting dropped like that by… 1332 01:15:39,371 --> 01:15:42,208 by Slater, almost a three count. 1333 01:15:42,242 --> 01:15:43,410 So close. 1334 01:15:43,443 --> 01:15:47,931 [Vic] Leon Slater unloading right now, it is 3-on-1. 1335 01:15:47,964 --> 01:15:50,066 Trick Williams walked out on the team. 1336 01:15:50,099 --> 01:15:55,672 It should be 3-on-2. If not for Williams abandoning his team and his partner. 1337 01:15:55,705 --> 01:15:58,775 Another cover, and another kick out from Saints. 1338 01:15:58,808 --> 01:16:03,013 Saints has to overcome the odds, and it's going to be 3-on-1 now. 1339 01:16:03,646 --> 01:16:05,749 The No. 1 Contender to the TNA Title, 1340 01:16:05,782 --> 01:16:09,285 -one of the greatest TNA wrestlers… -[Booker T] Oh, man! 1341 01:16:09,318 --> 01:16:11,588 -…of all time, the face of the franchise. -[Booker T] Come on! 1342 01:16:11,621 --> 01:16:13,656 Moose, and the youngest in charge. 1343 01:16:13,690 --> 01:16:16,526 [Booker T] No way Ricky Saints can fight through this odds, man. 1344 01:16:16,559 --> 01:16:19,346 -Come on, these are-- -[Vic] Swanton! 1345 01:16:19,379 --> 01:16:22,665 Oh, but it didn't connect. Saints got the knees up, inside the cradle! 1346 01:16:22,699 --> 01:16:24,200 -[Booker T] Whoa! -[Vic] Saints got two! 1347 01:16:24,233 --> 01:16:26,753 [Mike] Leon Slater has been eliminated. 1348 01:16:26,786 --> 01:16:28,538 [Vic] There is still some fight. 1349 01:16:28,571 --> 01:16:31,057 And I don't mean to steal Joe Hendry's thunder, 1350 01:16:31,090 --> 01:16:33,876 but do you believe in the NXT Champion? 1351 01:16:33,910 --> 01:16:35,428 [Booker T] There's something right now, 1352 01:16:35,462 --> 01:16:39,499 Ricky Saints is showing me something that, that fight inside the young man's heart. 1353 01:16:39,532 --> 01:16:42,719 And Ricky Saints is definitely about as big as Texas right now. 1354 01:16:42,751 --> 01:16:45,705 At this moment, because he's doing a hell of a job. 1355 01:16:45,739 --> 01:16:47,173 Santana got caught for a moment. 1356 01:16:47,206 --> 01:16:49,726 -This could be the opportunity now Saints! -[Booker T] Oh, baby! 1357 01:16:49,759 --> 01:16:51,995 -[Vic] Big dropkick! -Look at that, that is impressive 1358 01:16:52,027 --> 01:16:54,714 from such a big man like Moose. 1359 01:16:54,748 --> 01:16:58,818 [Vic] We called him the X factor earlier and Santana wasting no time, 1360 01:17:00,003 --> 01:17:02,554 -getting Ricky right back in the matchup. -[audience chants] Whoo! 1361 01:17:02,589 --> 01:17:05,241 [Booker T] Coup d'état! Coup d'état coming right here. 1362 01:17:05,275 --> 01:17:06,893 [Vic] Measuring, looking for that Spear. 1363 01:17:06,925 --> 01:17:08,577 It was countered by Saints. 1364 01:17:08,611 --> 01:17:12,499 NXT Champion, though, just got hoisted, just got planted 1365 01:17:12,532 --> 01:17:14,367 sent off the uranage. 1366 01:17:14,401 --> 01:17:19,356 Hook of the leg, face of the franchise not able to get down the Absolute of NXT. 1367 01:17:19,389 --> 01:17:21,257 [audience cheering] 1368 01:17:21,291 --> 01:17:23,293 Ricky Saints has to do it. 1369 01:17:23,326 --> 01:17:25,695 He's got to put this brand on his back. 1370 01:17:25,728 --> 01:17:26,862 He is the captain. 1371 01:17:26,896 --> 01:17:28,481 He's been leading the charge. 1372 01:17:28,514 --> 01:17:32,302 But are the odds too much for him to overcome? 1373 01:17:32,335 --> 01:17:33,987 The crucial point in the match. 1374 01:17:34,019 --> 01:17:35,839 Crucial point in the night. 1375 01:17:35,871 --> 01:17:39,943 Moose looking for the powerbomb. 1376 01:17:39,976 --> 01:17:42,612 -Saints countered, DDT -[Booker T] Oh, man! 1377 01:17:42,644 --> 01:17:46,266 And we've seen how effective those DDTs have been in the past. 1378 01:17:46,299 --> 01:17:47,701 [Booker T] What a reversal there by 1379 01:17:47,733 --> 01:17:49,486 -Ricky Saints. -[Vic] Crawling into the cover. 1380 01:17:49,519 --> 01:17:54,708 And Santana, wisely on the outside, breaking things up, 1381 01:17:54,741 --> 01:17:56,608 Keeping this match going. Bam! 1382 01:17:56,643 --> 01:17:57,994 There was the counter. 1383 01:17:58,027 --> 01:17:59,295 There was the spike. 1384 01:17:59,329 --> 01:18:05,318 There was Saints trying to crawl into the cover, but Santana able to break it up. 1385 01:18:05,352 --> 01:18:07,202 And this is the danger of this match. 1386 01:18:07,904 --> 01:18:11,991 TNA can tag in a freshman. TNA can tag in a fresh wrestler. 1387 01:18:12,025 --> 01:18:14,361 There's no one for Ricky Saints to tag. 1388 01:18:14,394 --> 01:18:16,679 -Why Booker? -[Booker T] Because right now… 1389 01:18:16,713 --> 01:18:18,898 [Vic] Because Trick Williams walked out. That's why! 1390 01:18:18,932 --> 01:18:20,849 [Booker T] Saints is in this all on his own, I mean. 1391 01:18:20,884 --> 01:18:23,620 Mikey Santana, he just did the right thing earlier. 1392 01:18:23,652 --> 01:18:25,405 Coming up, breaking that count. 1393 01:18:25,438 --> 01:18:27,523 Right now, they have a full advantage. 1394 01:18:27,557 --> 01:18:29,726 TNA, right now, just looking to cash in. 1395 01:18:29,759 --> 01:18:32,262 -[audience gasps] -[Booker T] And Ricky Saints is in a bad, 1396 01:18:32,295 --> 01:18:34,831 bad position right here, man. 1397 01:18:34,864 --> 01:18:36,383 Oh, man. 1398 01:18:36,416 --> 01:18:37,851 [Vic] Ricky Saints. 1399 01:18:37,884 --> 01:18:42,355 Does he have any link left? And yes, yes, yes, he does. 1400 01:18:42,389 --> 01:18:44,441 [Booker T] There's nothing, the fuel left in the tank. 1401 01:18:44,474 --> 01:18:46,675 There's nothing but fumes in this young man. 1402 01:18:46,710 --> 01:18:48,577 [Vic] Well, Mike Santana now may be questioning. 1403 01:18:48,611 --> 01:18:52,182 What does he have to do to keep down the NXT Champion? 1404 01:18:52,215 --> 01:18:54,834 NXT Champion came into this matchup, 1405 01:18:54,867 --> 01:18:56,486 it was 4-on-1. 1406 01:18:56,519 --> 01:19:00,255 He's cut half the competition out by himself. 1407 01:19:00,290 --> 01:19:02,275 Saints now hoisted up, able to counter. 1408 01:19:02,308 --> 01:19:04,878 Saints lands on his feet, coming right back in, duck it. 1409 01:19:04,911 --> 01:19:06,429 Big superkick! 1410 01:19:06,463 --> 01:19:08,682 Santana couldn't block that. 1411 01:19:08,715 --> 01:19:12,218 Santana couldn't duck that, and again for Ricky Saints 1412 01:19:12,251 --> 01:19:14,688 in this Main Event Survivor Series style. 1413 01:19:14,721 --> 01:19:20,427 He's in his corner with no one to tag because of Trick Williams' selfish ass. 1414 01:19:20,460 --> 01:19:24,447 That's why, he walked out on his brand, Booker. Can't you see that? 1415 01:19:24,481 --> 01:19:28,918 Ricky Saints he has a chance to prove his mettle right here in this match. 1416 01:19:28,952 --> 01:19:30,687 Let's not talk about Trick Williams. Let's-- 1417 01:19:30,719 --> 01:19:32,989 -Ah! -[Vic] Oh! Moose hit Santana with a spear! 1418 01:19:33,023 --> 01:19:34,607 [Booker T] Let's talk about Ricky Saints. 1419 01:19:34,641 --> 01:19:35,909 [Vic] Get out of the ring, Moose! 1420 01:19:35,942 --> 01:19:38,061 -Saints into the cover! -Let's talk about Ricky Saints. 1421 01:19:38,094 --> 01:19:40,045 -[Vic] No! -[Booker T] Oh my God, man! 1422 01:19:41,798 --> 01:19:43,299 [Vic] Oh! 1423 01:19:43,333 --> 01:19:45,635 it's the bottom of the ninth. 1424 01:19:45,668 --> 01:19:50,473 And that was the Grand Slam that Saints was looking for. 1425 01:19:50,507 --> 01:19:54,443 And no Spin the Block, didn't connect, from behind this time. 1426 01:19:54,477 --> 01:19:55,978 Pop-up, boom! 1427 01:19:56,012 --> 01:19:57,731 -[Booker T] Man! -[Vic] Powerbomb by Moose. 1428 01:19:57,764 --> 01:20:00,867 Moose rolling Saints right back into position… 1429 01:20:00,900 --> 01:20:04,036 -[Booker T] Oh, just too much. -…for a Spin the Block. 1430 01:20:04,070 --> 01:20:07,991 -And team TNA survives. -[Booker T] Ah! 1431 01:20:08,023 --> 01:20:09,559 [Vic] Wow! 1432 01:20:09,592 --> 01:20:15,215 [Mike] Here are your winners, Team TNA! 1433 01:20:15,248 --> 01:20:18,768 [Vic] Hell of a night! Trick walked out on NXT. 1434 01:20:18,802 --> 01:20:22,589 But he can't run from Santana at Bound for Glory. 1435 01:20:22,621 --> 01:20:26,459 And he's gonna have to answer, Trick Williams will have to come 1436 01:20:26,492 --> 01:20:33,416 face to face for his actions with the NXT Champion, Ricky Saints. 1437 01:20:33,450 --> 01:20:36,803 [Mike Santana's theme playing] 1438 01:20:38,722 --> 01:20:40,040 Congratulations, Santino. 1439 01:20:40,072 --> 01:20:42,242 That is a huge victory for TNA. 1440 01:20:42,275 --> 01:20:45,311 Looks like Mike has a ton of momentum going into Bound for Glory. 1441 01:20:45,344 --> 01:20:46,579 He sure does. 1442 01:20:46,612 --> 01:20:51,934 And I have to congratulation you because your women showed that they are the best. 1443 01:20:51,968 --> 01:20:53,036 I agree. 1444 01:20:53,068 --> 01:20:56,489 And you know what? I'm just glad that our partnership is back on better terms. 1445 01:20:56,523 --> 01:21:00,777 And speaking of the women's division, I need a new No. 1 Contender 1446 01:21:00,809 --> 01:21:03,146 for the NXT Women's Championship at Halloween Havoc. 1447 01:21:03,179 --> 01:21:05,565 So I'm having a Battle Royal next week, 1448 01:21:05,598 --> 01:21:08,735 and I would love to extend an invitation to the TNA Knockouts division. 1449 01:21:08,768 --> 01:21:11,087 -[audience cheering] -Invitation accepted. 1450 01:21:11,121 --> 01:21:13,056 -Perfect. -Thank you very much for tonight. 1451 01:21:13,089 --> 01:21:14,007 Thank you. -Thank you very much for tonight.