[intro music playing]
[Triple H] Then.
Now.
Forever.
Together.
[narrator] What was once unthinkable has become unavoidable.
Two brands with storied legacies
have come together for a once-in-a-lifetime showdown.
NXT, approving ground where the Superstars of tomorrow forged their destinies.
TNA, a symbol of the heart
and determination of modern professional wrestling
for over 20 years.
An unprecedented partnership that has crossed the line
to a heated rivalry tonight against all odds.
NXT and TNA will go head-to-head for grand supremacy.
[clamoring]
[Booker T] Here we go.
[Joseph] TNA, NXT in the ring.
[narrator] Will DarkState continue their takeover?
Or can the Hardy Boyz capture the only tag team championship
that has eluded them throughout their legendary careers?
Will this be Mustafa Ali's Final Resolution?
Or will All Ego continue to show no mercy with his North American title on the line?
And when the dust settles on this historic night,
will TNA still be Bound For Glory,
or can the Superstars of NXT stand and deliver on their own turf tonight?
Who will show out at Showdown?
-[crowd cheering] -[rock music playing]
[upbeat pop music playing]
[Joseph] Well, there is a team NXT solidified unit
ready for a fight led by NXT Champion Ricky Saints.
Will they survive, or will it be a Mike Santana-led team, TNA?
They're gonna walk through the front door.
Can they dominate?
It's our main event.
Tonight, on the women's side,
quite the squad assembled by our champion, Fatal Influences, Jacy Jane.
But will they be enough to topple the Knockouts led by their champion.
And yes, NXT Superstar Kelani Jordan.
There has always been the question of what if that gets answered, tonight?
Two brands, one epic Showdown.
[cheering]
["Loaded" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[exclaiming]
[bell rings]
[Rome] The following contest is a champion
versus champion match
title for title
Introducing first from Cameron, North Carolina,
weighing in at 434 pounds,
they are the TNA World Tag Team Champions,
Matt and Jeff,
the Hardy Boyz.
[Joseph] Hardy Boyz third match on NXT, first since Roadblock.
There you see the only tag team
to be inducted into the WWE and TNA Hall of Fame.
The Dudley Boyz, of course, they have a showdown coming up at Bound For Glory.
Yes, also here in attendance is the TNA President Carlos Silva.
It is a big-fight atmosphere tonight
inside the Performance Center here in Orlando.
And, Booker, it is just awesome and amazing to see how the Hardys
have continued to evolve and stay at the top of their game.
Please. Please stop doing that, bro. [mumbles]
I'm thinking this is a big night.
Vic, this is a big night.
The Dudley's bought a ticket…
The Dudley's bought a ticket to be here to see this day.
This is huge. This is huge.
And we just mentioned there sitting right over there.
I mean, that is just how big, how monumental tonight is
here at Showdown, live.
[crowd chanting "Welcome home"]
["CHAOS" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[indistinct]
[Joseph] Only the champions are supposed to be here,
-not everybody in DarkState. -[Booker T] Oh, baby.
[Booker exclaiming]
-That's what this is all about. -[Joseph] No, no, no. This is BS.
Adrian Butler,
he's got his hands full because again, James Shugars,
they're not supposed to be out here.
-This is supposed to be two on two. -[Booker T] What are you talking about?
[crosstalk]
[Booker T] We move in packs. We move in packs, man.
[crowd chanting "TNA"]
[Booker T] Hardy's in trouble, dawg.
[Joseph] You can say that again, Book.
DarkState… Look at the referee…
Adrian Butler just send them to the back
-[Booker T] What the hell? -[Joseph] They're gone.
And that is exactly how this was supposed to be.
Two on two tag team titles versus tag team titles, winner take all.
And right off, Rick, before he entered in to that spin cycle.
Jeff is gonna start. Jeff into the cover and a kick out.
We're gonna be in for a wild night again.
There are The Dudley Boyz sitting ringside and again, TNA,
they want us to feel what it's like to have our championships
on their brand three times, I said last week, three times.
Carlos Silva, the TNA President who is here in the front row,
has had to hand a TNA title to an NXT Superstar.
[Booker T] The Hardys, let's just say they're tag team experts.
These guys are doing the business for quite some time.
They've won every championship in this business.
Of course, they got the experience in this match.
But can they go out here and withstand
what these guys are gonna go through tonight.
[Joseph] Coming up, there'll be a showdown,
there as the special guest referee
in our Women's Survivor Series match, Jordynne Grace,
where you bring up the titles as right now, The Hardys may be looking
to have a little Poetry in Motion here early on, switching it up just a bit.
But look, they're the only tag team
to hold the WWE, the WCW, TNA, the Ring of Honor, RAW and SmackDown
tag team titles. No, you didn't give them enough credit
by stating what they've done as Jeff into the cover
and a kick out as singles competitors.
Nine world titles between WWE, TNA and ECW.
You said they won a lot of They've won every title.
No, you got to list them. You got to show some respect for the Hardys.
[Booker T] But the question is how much gas is still left in the tank
of the Hardys because right now they're dealing with… Wait a minute.
Did he miss that?
[Joseph] I think Jeff Hardy just was up
and Osiris miscalculated as he gets into the cover.
And that might be the nerve, because look, DarkState's in there with the Hardy Boyz.
That's who they're in there with.
They are in there with a Hall of Fame tag team.
Can you agree with that statement?
[Booker T] Yeah, I can. Osiris right there…
Really hard on your tailbone right now, still in total control of this matchup.
Like I said, Osiris, 300 pounds, six foot three.
A lot of muscle the Hardys got to deal with here tonight.
[Joseph] I know DarkState can come out and say what they wanna say
and be ultra confident and everything.
There's got to be nerves inside of DarkState.
We've already seen that in this match.
[Booker T] There are nerves.
When you're young, like DarkState when you're young, like Osiris,
you don't think about losing or anything.
You think about going out there destroying, mayhem, destruction.
Just like this, right here with Matt Hardy about to drop him like it's hot.
[Joseph] No, Matt able to slide out. Tag was made. Dion Lennox.
Now the legal Superstar looking for a twist of fate.
Matt didn't realize it. Lennox was legal.
[Booker T] The quickness right there of Dion Lennox.
[Joseph] Which one of these two teams is gonna walk out with the gold?
As Showdown continues.
[indistinct shouting]
[Joseph] Winner take all tag team championship clash kicking off Showdown.
The TNA Tag Team Champions the Hardys, the NXT Tag Team Champions DarkState.
And Dion Lennox, right on top of Jeff Hardy, and, Booker,
this certainly is setting the tone for Showdown.
[Booker T] I love Dion Lennox's style.
This kid, he's the brains.
He's the brains behind this operation.
It's for his DarkState ghost.
[Joseph] Let's go back. These two young stallions
have just been taking it to the Hardy Boyz.
They have answered the call. They're able to weather the early nerves
in this match up and take it to the Hardy Boyz.
[Booker T] You see that?
Jeff Hardy right now is desperate. Like he's in panic mode,
trying to get that tag.
[Joseph] Osiris, the powerhouse of DarkState,
Dion Lennox on the outside, the hot tempered member of DarkState.
As there again, Jordynne Grace, who will be the official
in our Women's Survivor Series matchup.
Now talking to team TNA and speaking of which,
a kick out another near fall and imagine if DarkState
becomes the TNA Tag Team Champions.
[Booker T] Let's not imagine. These guys definitely got the talent
and the wherewithal to bring that to fruition.
And right now, the Hardys are in the worst position.
Perhaps I've seen in quite some… Jeff Hardy's out.
[Joseph] Gold to NXT and a near fall. And look DarkState,
no strangers to crossing the line trying to upend the system in TNA.
But Matt Hardy desperately needs to get back into this match.
[Booker T] DarkState pull it out when they pull it out,
nobody's gonna be able to complain or say anything
other than they went out there and did it their way. No help.
Nobody out there, no outside interference or anything like that.
These guys are gonna go out there and prove
that they belong in this match.
[Joseph] Osiris, off that massive elbow
and another near fall and DarkState is taking it to the Hardys.
As there you see the Dudley's,
TNA President Carlos Silva, looking on.
And I wonder, are the Hardys looking ahead?
Are they looking to Bound For Glory?
Are they looking at October 12th, one final table versus Team 3D.
[Booker T] I mean… [mumbles] They got those jackets on
like it's 68, 60 degrees or 58.
[Vic] I'm not a weatherman, but I will get back into the action right now,
because it's raining DarkState and Jeff Hardy trying to combat
everything being thrown at him and right now, going all the way up
-and you can hear that whisper. -[Booker T] Oh, yeah.
[Vic] …North Carolina.
[Booker T] My God, man. That's what I'm talking about.
Make some noise, Jeff Hardy, young man.
[Vic] Take another look. Feel the impact.
The Hardys know that their opponents don't give a damn about their legacy.
That's gotta irk someone like you. Finally, tag made.
And Matt coming back in.
He would not be upset if a young up-and-coming team
didn't care about Harlow's legacy, didn't care about your legacy.
-Not if it connects. -[Booker T] You're right about that.
The Hardys doing a hell of a job right now,
Matt Hardy talking about-- oh, they got caught.
[Vic] Twist Of Fate, got countered.
Osiris was one step ahead.
But Matt Hardy, the veteran, dropping that DDT.
[crowd chanting]
Dion Lennox wakes back up.
You might think he's back in Oregon State but he just got hit with the plot twist.
For the titles, winner-take-all.
Just breaking it off.
[Booker T] Osiris had the wherewithal,
looked like he was about to step out of the ring right there.
He had the wherewithal to make that save in the nick of time.
[Vic] You gotta wonder where they are at right now
because Cutler and Shugars were banned from ringside, tossed out of here.
How does that alter DarkState's plans?
Because it's usually Saquon, the man with the plan.
Not out there to exploit weaknesses. Huge power.
Jeff Hardy able to now short-circuit the count at the last moment
and things starting to break down once again here at Showdown.
Who will walk out with the TNA
-and NXT tag team titles? -[Booker T] Oh!
Doomsday, doomsday.
-Whoa, whoa. -[Vic] Whoa!
Matt able to counter at the last second.
Able to fight right to Dion Lennox.
And this is what it is about.
This is what the Hardy Boyz can bring to any matchup.
Twist of Fate connects.
-[Booker T] I love it. -[Vic] Lennox looking down. Whoa!
Oh, he did not get any of it.
Charging back in and look what happened.
Got caught, got dropped. Twist of fate.
[Booker T] The experience factor is coming into play right now.
Oh, yes.
[Vic] This place is coming unglued.
The Performance Center is rocking.
Jeff Hardy going up for the Swanton Bomb.
[Booker T] That is it. Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
-[Vic] Oh my God, history has been made. -[bell dings]
[announcer] Here are your winners
and the new
NXT tag team champions,
the Hardy Boyz!
[Vic] For the first time, TNA wrestlers are WWE and NXT champions.
There, you see the twist of fate.
We all know what is next.
The Swanton Bomb for the win
and the Hardys are having themselves a Hardy party.
And for a moment in space and time, the broken universe is whole.
The Hardys once again champions in the WWE.
[Booker T] Man.
[Vic] And you see the stare down.
Hardys, Team 3D, two legendary teams, one final table,
at Bound For Glory.
[crowd cheering]
We did it! We the coach.
[crowd chanting] Hardys! Hardys!
[Vic] Well, what a way to kick off tonight.
TNA is on the board but in moments, it is team TNA, it's team NXT.
Survivor series style, live, next.
[imperceptible]
[Vic] Right now, let's go up to the TNA ring announcer,
McKenzie Mitchell.
[bell dings]
The following is the women's
survivor series elimination match.
[ominous music playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] And there are the new knockouts, tag team champions in TNA.
["Find Yoself" playing]
[Vic] And Book, I'm wondering what sort of metaphor
you're going to have for this woman in this matchup.
[Booker T] I can give you one right now.
Shucky ducky quack quack.
["Out Of This World" playing]
[McKenzie] Introducing first, team TNA,
Mara Sadé.
The TNA knockouts world tag team champions, The IInspiration.
And the TNA knockouts world champion,
Kelani Jordan.
[Vic] Obvious Team TNA has something to prove.
Open showdown with the victory.
The NXT tag team titles in TNA
courtesy of the Hardys, but here,
this is a showdown between two squads.
Team TNA, team NXT, survivor series style rules.
There you see. Eliminations can occur
by pinfall, submission, count out, or disqualification.
The match ends when everyone is eliminated and we will find out who will survive.
Will it be team TNA or will it be team NXT?
["Te Lo Rompo" playing]
["Let Em Know" playing]
[Booker T exclaims]
[crowd chanting] Jaida Parker. Jaida Parker.
[Vic] NXT universe fired up tonight.
["Chasing Surf" playing]
[Booker T] Double tap town.
[upbeat rock music playing]
[Vic] But here comes the champ.
[Booker T] Oh, baby.
[McKenzie] And their opponents, team NXT,
Lola Vice, Jaida Parker,
the NXT Women's North American and the Women's Speed Champion,
Sol Ruca.
And the NXT Women's Champion,
Jacy Jayne.
[Vic] We know there's a lot of pride on the line in this match-up,
much like there will be at Crown Jewel in Perth.
Two former NXT Women's Champion,
the current WWE champion, Tiffany Stratton.
The Women's World Champion, Stephanie Vaquer.
One woman will be the Crown Jewel champion Saturday.
Booker, as we get ready for this match-up,
and again, we will see the men in our Main Event,
and this is not just for the women by the way,
do you think there's any sort of pre-match jitters going on right now
here in the ring and in the locker room?
[Booker T] It's a history making night.
But I'mma tell you right now. Jacy Jayne has put together a helluva squad, man.
She's quarterbacking this thing.
She's got a hell of a running back, she's got a hell of a receiver,
and the tight end factor is definitely going to come into play here tonight.
So my thing is this, man. I am looking forward to this one.
Oh, yes.
-Jacksonville got a big win there. -[Vic] We're starting things off.
Yeah, the Cleveland Browns threw short ones again.
Starting with the champions of both these brands,
that being Jacy Jayne and Kelani Jordan.
and I got to ask, I got to be real honest. It's Kelani's first match
if there's a pinfall, submission, elimination--
[Booker T] Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
[Vic] Nice counter. Another nearfall.
You don't feel slighted by Kelani Jordan who is on team TNA?
[Booker T] Kelani Jordan, right now, she's a TNA knockouts champion,
she's got a commitment to go out there, she has a responsibility
to go out there and represent TNA.
She is the knockouts champion.
Oh, yeah. I respect her for that.
[Vic] We'll say that if you don't want to the TNA champion
to be on the other side of the thing,
if you want her like Trick Williams on team NXT,
maybe you should treat her with some respect.
-That's how I look at it. -[Booker T] It's not about that.
Kelani Jordan went over there to TNA
and she won that championship fair and square.
Right now, she should be respected
as the TNA knockouts champions. So right now, she is in the right place.
[Vic] We have already seen a little bit of a tit for tat
between Jayne and Lola Vice.
Two superstars who obviously know each other very well.
What I mean by that is
Kelani Jordan for a long time has told the NXT locker room,
stop treating me like a little sister.
This is the perfect way to change that perception.
Go to the other side, cross the line as their champion,
and prove your point as right now,
there, you see the champions in the knockouts tag team division.
Last time Cassie and Jesse were here, they were iconic in a kickout.
Since then, well, they've won some titles.
They became mothers. And that is truly an IInspiration.
[Booker T] They are truly an IInspiration right now. Wait a minute.
[Vic] Love to be in that war room right now.
You know Carlos Silva has to be very happy
after seeing the Hardys win NXT the NXT tag team titles
in almost the first elimination of the matchup.
[Booker T] Patting himself on the back right now,
signing the Hardys to a mega-contract,
and now Hardys coming out here and winning those championships.
Definitely got to be feeling good about himself.
[Vic] Let's talk about the other man in the room.
A lot of faith being shown by Santino Marella,
the TNA director of authority who helped put these teams together
with the approval of obviously the knockouts champion, Kelani Jordan.
The cover is Jaida Parker and a kickout.
Jaida that checking into this matchup.
And look, getting back to the… the grind of both of these teams,
no member of any team
wants to go back to the locker room and have to look at their peers defeated.
[Booker T] That's why everybody got to go out there and play their role.
That's why Jacy Jayne really needs to hit the x and and o's together
and quarterback this team.
-[Vic] Shot, aim and a cover. -[Booker T] Oh, yes, man. So close.
[Vic] Almost the first elimination. There is Jordynne Grace.
I got to get your thoughts on Jordynne Grace.
Current NXT superstar. Obviously a TNA legend.
What do you think she'll do here as the special guest referee?
[Booker T] Oh, wait a minute.
Let me tell you something, Jordynne Grace is…
Wait a minute.
[Vic] Well, you're gonna see what Jordynne Grace is gonna do,
'cause she's gotta separate the field right now before all hell breaks loose.
[Booker T] Oh, let 'em fight. Let 'em fight.
That's a hell of a referee right there.
One thing about Jordynne Grace, she's all about integrity.
She wants her respect, and the only way she's gonna get that is to go out
and call this game right down the middle.
[Vic] Action spilling out all over the place,
as you see The IInspiration taking out the field.
Big forearm, though, from Jacy Jayne.
Jayne, right now, turning around.
-The NXT Women's Champion! -[Booker T] Oh, double up!
-Jacy Jayne right there. -[Vic] Oh, wait a minute, wait a minute!
-Sadè flying through the air! -[Booker T] Wow! What landing!
[Vic] And there comes the gymnast from Michigan State.
[Booker T] Oh, my God, man!
[Vic] The Knockouts Champion and NXT Superstar, Kelani…
Oh, wait a minute, the double champ…
[Booker T] Wait a minute!
-[Vic] …riding the rolls of momentum. -[Booker T] Oh, yes! Oh, yes!
[Vic] Two teams! Eight women! Who will survive?
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Team TNA.
Team NXT.
It's all about survival in this Survivor Series-style matchup.
Hell, the wave's broken out, Book, here in this matchup.
-[Booker T] The hell is you doing? -[Vic] Doing the wave…
-[Booker T] Check it! -[Vic] …'cause that's what Sol Ruca
has been riding all summer long.
The wave of momentum in this matchup has now swung back over to Team TNA.
[Booker T] As good as Sol Ruca is, we don't know how good she really is.
I know we haven't tapped into her full potential.
That's why I say, someone like Sol Ruca,
I cannot wait to see as far as how far she actually takes this thing.
Check it out. Oh, wait a minute.
[Vic] Right to the back of the neck.
Is this gonna be the first elimination?
And that left shoulder just getting off the mat.
We talked about Team TNA having something to prove.
The TNA roster feels overlooked. I mean, we saw it several weeks ago,
going back to Homecoming, with what they were doing on social media.
Do you agree? Have they been overlooked?
[Booker T] Of course they've been overlooked. Let's just put it out there.
I mean, everybody's looked at NXT as being that utopia for quite some time,
but TNA is definitely putting themselves on the map.
And if they can come out here and get a big victory right here tonight,
it's definitely gonna say a whole lot about TNA.
[Vic] Sol Ruca breaking away.
Sol desperately trying to make a tag.
Kelani Jordan in for Team TNA.
[Booker T] Oh, baby!
-Here comes the president! -[Vic] Jacy Jayne in for Team NXT.
The champion and Jacy Jayne are now…
Big superkick under the jaw of Sadè.
And Jacy Jayne is wiping out Team TNA.
[Booker T] Everybody had a lot to say about Jacy Jayne
when she won the championship.
She's shut up all the doubters.
She's shut up all the naysayers.
And right now, she is truly, truly NXT's finest.
Oh, yeah! Quarterback this! Quarterback it!
[Vic] First superstar to win and to hold
an NXT and TNA title at the same time.
And almost pinned the Knockouts Champion.
[Booker T] Y'all can see all the air leave Kelani Jordan's body
after that shot right there!
[Vic] Back to live action. Missing knee. Countered. Shoulders down.
Little bit of a hesitation from Jordynne Grace.
-And… Oh! -[Booker T] Get this energy right here.
-Right now, she's… -[Vic] Split-legged stunner.
Tag was made, though.
On both sides.
Parker legal. Sadè legal. Ms. Parker with a point to prove.
Going right to the body, dropping Sadè, coming in.
Blockbuster, wiping out the opposition.
Look who just entered the fray one more time.
Blocks the shot, answers with one of her own. Now overpowering.
-Grace getting the hell out of the way. -[Booker T] Parker's on fire right now.
Get out of her way!
And the IInspiration, oh,
will always know how to divide and conquer, doing it oh so well.
And, oh, wait a minute.
[Booker T] Oh! Wait a minute!
[Vic] I just said that. And I don't know if you're gonna be able to hold up, Book!
[Booker T] Hold the phone!
Hold the damn phone!
Oh, here we go!
Oh, yes!
Oh, drop it like it's hot! Drop it like it's hot!
High step! Oh, yes, man!
[Vic] Could be high stepping right in to the first…
Oh, wait a minute! Sadè! A reverse X-Factor dropping Ms. Parker.
And someone else who has a grind with those here in NXT.
Sadè looking for a little redemption right now.
And she's staring a hole right into every member of the NXT Universe.
[Booker T] Somebody got something to prove. Here it is.
[Vic] Big moonsault.
And Sadè, I think, missed the mark. A little overzealous.
[Booker T] Overshot the target right there.
[Vic] And we talk about the referee in this matchup,
how about the official in our main event, Joe Hendry,
who also has a little bit of love for NXT and a lot of love for TNA?
As we turn back to a Falcon Arrow.
Connected. Jaida Parker now, hook of the leg.
-Cover, and… Oh, Kelani! -[Booker T] Oh!
[Vic] From the top. Sol! Whoa, right over the official!
-Action is breaking down right now. -[Booker T] No elimination.
Still no elimination, though, Vic.
Lola Vice entering.
-Bam! She just got dropped. -[Booker T] Oh, man!
Cassie Lee just caught the NXT Women's Champion.
But Jaida Parker just caught Cassie Lee!
-[Booker T] Good night! -You're in my house!
[Vic] Oh, took her eye off the ball.
-Sadè from behind has won! -[Booker T] Oh, baby!
[announcer] Jaida Parker has been eliminated!
[Vic] The first elimination.
And now, there is an advantage for Team TNA,
courtesy of Sadè…
-Wait a minute! -[Booker T] Oh, baby!
[Vic] …who just got her Sol Snatched!
[announcer] Mara Sadè has been eliminated!
[Vic] And back to even between NXT and TNA.
Take another look.
Picture perfect!
[Vic] Ricky Saints, Jacy Jayne leading NXT into Showdown.
Mike Santana, Kelani Jordan doing it for TNA.
Booker, you go back to 2001, you're on Team Alliance. WCW, ECW.
How much pressure did you feel that night?
As we head into the deep waters of this match.
[Booker T] I had more pressure than anyone there
because I didn't have all my guns.
I didn't have all my major players like TNA does right now, or like NXT.
Right now, this is an even battle here tonight, with Jordynne Grace,
I must say, calling it right down the middle,
[Vic] Doing a great job as an official. And Jacy Jayne.
And how about this, having to make a tag to her arch-nemesis, Lola Vice,
who just dropped Kelani?
[Booker T] Educated feet, baby. Here we go!
Oh, yes!
[Vic] Right back into Cassie Lee.
And you wonder, as we get late into this matchup, will Cassie Lee--
[Booker T] Oh, wait a minute!
Oh, wait a minute! Switch kicks!
[Vic] Cassie, the only one in this matchup that has experienced
a Survivor Series-style stipulation.
She's on the outside.
Her partners, right now, have just gotten beaten down.
And, whoa… Oh, yeah. Go ahead.
[Booker T] Oh, we gonna see it. Ah-ah!
[exclaiming incoherently]
Oh, yes! Here we go! [exclaims]
Oh, one more time. Oh, no, no, no.
[Vic] She knew you were short-circuiting. And now… Oh! Big side suplex!
Hit Cassie right back, and picked her spot so well.
And just got countered by Lola Vice.
Lola gets countered. Another counter. Big kick, swing and a miss!
Cassie answers back. No one home.
-Big back fist! -[Booker T] Oh, she's out.
[crowd] One! Two! Three!
[announcer] Cassie Lee has been eliminated.
[Vic] And just like that, TNA is down.
And whoa, whoa, whoa! From behind!
Rolling through, body scissors, takedown, shifting weight.
Oh, a kickout. Right back into the submission.
Trying to squeeze.
Kelani trying to get back in. Kelani trying to break things up.
[announcer] Jessie McKay has been eliminated.
There was a tap. Jordynne Grace saw it.
Kelani couldn't save her partner.
And now, the NXT Superstar who crossed the line is down three to one.
[crowd chanting] NXT! NXT!
[Booker T laughing] Oh, yeah!
[Vic] This is quite… And now, Jacy Jayne just…
tagged herself in. And I hope NXT can keep it together.
Now is not the time to start bickering. And a big superkick.
IInspiration… Hey!
IInspiration, they were sent to the back.
But wait, back in the ring!
The one-of-a-kind, split-legged moonsault connected.
There's a cover.
Jordynne Grace distracted with what was going on on the outside.
Didn't quite get to three.
And that distraction saved Jacy Jayne.
[indistinct arguing]
That was not on Jordynne Grace. That's… Whoa, whoa!
Lola, from behind!
Another near fall.
Kelani Jordan's gotta focus on the matchup.
That was not on Jordynne Grace. Grace is doing her job as the official.
[Booker T] Look, Kelani Jordan, right now, is on an island all by herself.
She's gonna have to try to figure this thing out.
[indistinct shouting]
[Vic] Again, things breaking down between Jacy Jayne…
I told you!
[Vic] …and Lola Vice. Lola tagged herself in again. Why start…
Why is there… Why are they cracking now, Book?
Things are going so well. It's three to one. Who cares?
-Just work together. -[Booker T] Everybody wants to pinfall.
Everybody wants to know that they're the one that…
the winner on the team
-[Vic] Lola just went right in to Jacy. -[Booker T] Oh, baby! What the hell?
[Vic] She fell into an Angle Slam, and Kelani gets one back!
[announcer] Lola Vice has been eliminated.
[Vic] So much confusion going on in this juncture of what's going on.
[Booker T] Kelani Jordan took advantage of that moment right there.
Smart. Very smart.
[Vic] It was hard for everyone to see what exactly was going on.
Jacy flew to the outside, got hit by Lola.
And then, you see Sol Ruca charging back in.
Kelani took advantage, then gets dropped.
Sol Ruca now, she gets into the cover.
Still not able to keep Kelani down.
What a matchup. So much going on right now here at Showdown.
[Booker T] Sol Ruca is in the driver's seat, though, Vic.
Can she pull it… Oh, wait a minute!
-[Vic] Kelani taken down one more time! -[Booker T] Oh, you gotta be kidding me!
What a move!
[Vic] Still not able to put things away in this juncture in this match.
Kalani looking for a big DDT.
Connecting. Shooting the half.
Into the cover. Jordynne Grace getting into position.
And another near fall.
[Booker T] Kelani Jordan proving that she is just that damn good tonight, man.
[Vic] You gotta go back to, possibly,
Kelani having a pinfall earlier in the matchup.
Did not happen. Jordynne Grace was distracted.
Jordynne Grace coming in.
I didn't even really see if there was a submission.
All of a sudden, the bell rang.
-That is how chaotic this match has been. -[Booker T] Wait a minute, Vic.
-We're in the high mid district. -[Vic] But Kelani going for broke!
[Booker T] Oh, baby! Spanish Fly!
[Vic] And you felt the air get driven out of the body
of Sol Ruca.
And now 450 did not connect,
double knees getting up, courtesy… of Sol.
-Tag-- I think a tag was made. -[Booker T] Wow!
[Vic] I think Jacy just tagged herself in
-off the Sol Snatcher. -[bell dings]
-[Vic] And Team NXT stands tall. -["The Chosen" playing]
[Booker T] Hell of a team!
[ring announcer] Here are your winners,
Team NXT!
[Vic] And NXT draws even at Showdown.
[crowd chanting] NXT! NXT! NXT! NXT!
NXT! NXT! NXT!
[Vic] And for being victors,
Jordynne Grace doesn't seem too happy for Team NXT.
Sol Ruca doesn't seem very happy…
with her partner.
And the NXT Universe didn't seem very happy with Kelani Jordan.
There was so much going on in this match-up
that eliminations were happening, and eliminations should have happened.
Jordynne Grace wasn't in the right spot.
This was absolute chaos.
-And here's what we were talking about. -[indistinct shouting]
-[Vic] Midway through this match-up… -[whistle blows]
[Vic] …Grace is blowing her whistle, trying to separate bodies,
didn't see the pinfall.
Jacy Jayne
got tagged out by Lola Vice.
Lola Vice had inadvertently hit Jacy Jayne.
And then, right here, that was a three.
I think someone thought that maybe
Sol Ruca's hand was the three and not the official.
But then there's no doubt about this one.
Sol Ruca hit that Sol Snatcher to have the victory taken from her.
But at the end of the day, Team NXT reigns supreme,
and the champions in our women's division carry the weight here at Showdown.
["The Chosen" continues, ends]
[Vic] But the night continues because there is Mustafa Ali,
a TNA wrestler looking to win a title
that he believes he should have won years ago.
But can he beat the greatest North American alive?
We'll find out next.
[announcer] Time for tonight's NXT Focus.
Okay, you've been blowing up my phone all day.
So what's up?
-Ava, face to face… -Mm-hmm.
…I am sorry.
I am so, so sorry for getting involved last week.
The Myles and Briggs match, I just had to be out there, you know?
I got caught up in heat of the moment. I'm sorry.
-Right. -Yeah.
Look, what an Oscar-winning apology.
Matt, you're the king of self-promotion.
You're not sorry at all, so spare me. Okay?
-You got me. -I know.
Guilty as charged.
-But I just want to be on Team TNA. -Mm-hmm.
-Mike and Santino said it was a no-go… -Right.
…so I just had to get involved. And Briggs, I'm sure he's mad.
-He is. -And I'm sure he wants revenge,
-but I'm always ready. So, I-- -[Josh] Boss!
-[banging on door] -Okay. Yes?
-Ava, I don't give a damn about Team NXT. -Yeah, Briggs.
But you know and I know that I got screwed last week.
Okay. So, let me guess. You want a match against Matt Cardona.
You're damn right. Make it happen.
Okay. Well, I don't think that he'll have an issue with that.
I'll talk to Santino. We'll make it happen next week.
-All right. -Okay. Cool.
-You can come out now, buddy. -This is great.
-I love how this place works. -I bet.
-I'll see you next week. -Perfect.
-["Go Hard" playing] -[crowd cheering]
♪ You know it's been a minute, boy I've been inside ♪
♪ Yeah, I swear on it all I'ma get it out ♪
♪ I'ma, I'ma, I'ma go hard, I'ma go hard ♪
[choral music playing]
[Vic] Well, that'll be one hell of a match next week,
but we're set for the second Championship Match of the night,
and I want to go back to something this man said, TNA wrestler, Mustafa Ali.
And it's hard for me to get this out because I don't want to believe it,
but he may be right.
Do you believe the challenger, in his words, is first?
-[Booker T] First? -[Vic] That's what he said.
He's first with everything that has happened over his career.
[Booker T] I would say possessed. Haunted.
With not getting that… that shot back in,
you know, 2023, when he thought he should have had.
I mean, this is a guy who's… who's chasing a ghost.
This is a guy who's…
You know, "what if." "What if."
-That's what it's all about with this guy. -[Vic] Great point.
That's something we talked about at the beginning of the night.
But I also want you to look around for Mustafa Ali.
There is no Order 4 ringside.
Ali has been preparing them for the system.
Still don't trust that they're not working.
["With A Smile" playing]
♪ Ego ♪
♪ Kill 'em with the rhythm Kill 'em with a smile ♪
♪ Ego ♪
♪ Kill 'em with the rhythm Kill 'em with a smile ♪
♪ Ego ♪
♪ Kill 'em with the rhythm Kill 'em with a smile ♪
♪ Ego ♪
♪ Kill 'em with the rhythm Kill 'em with a smile ♪
♪ In my bag, vinnie in my bag ♪
♪ Where the fellas? ♪
♪ I'm livin' life ♪
♪ Check, check, check this out ♪
[Vic] And I'm gonna say something nice.
It's hard to argue that that man, Ethan Page,
has not elevated the North American Championship.
[Booker T] You said something earlier. I don't even know if you realized it.
-You said, "Ethan Page, the greatest…" -[Vic] No.
-[Booker T] "…North American--" -Self-proclaimed--
-[Booker T] Didn't say that. -You're not getting me into this.
-Let's go to ring announcer, Mike Rome. -[bell dings]
-[Booker T laughs] -The following contest,
scheduled for one fall…
[crowd] One fall!
…is for
the NXT North American Championship!
Introducing the challenger,
from Chicago, Illinois, weighing in at 206 pounds,
representing Order 4,
Mustafa Ali!
[crowd cheering, chanting] Ali! Ali! Ali! Ali! Ali!
And his opponent from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada,
weighing in at 240 pounds,
he is the NXT North American Champion,
"All Ego"
Ethan Page!
[crowd cheering]
-The greatest of all time. -All right, champ.
-Greatest North American of all time. -Come on, champ.
[Vic] Well, we are set for this showdown
for the North American Championship.
And I said it earlier, no Order 4 ringside.
Ali said he began this battle years ago,
wants to finish it on his own here tonight.
[bell dings]
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
NXT Universe has been fired up all night long.
And am I overstating this?
I believe this is Mustafa Ali's,
his biggest match in recent memory.
And I'm second guessing myself as I'm saying that.
[Booker T] Might be. I mean, under these circumstances, I mean, TNA…
-First is NXT, Showdown. -Come on!
[Booker T] Yeah, this is Mustafa's… You know, to date, yeah.
[Vic] I got to get your thoughts on that
Matt Cardona, Josh Briggs match scheduled for next week.
[Booker T] Man, I can't wait for that. Josh Briggs,
talking about a moment, a moment to go out there and be redeemed,
show the world what you are all about,
beat Matt Cardona in the middle of that ring. That's what he has to do.
[Vic] Well, Ethan Page knows that the North American title is a springboard.
Look at Damien Priest who held that title, a former World Champion.
Look at Bronson Reed, now the Tribal Thief, another former champion,
who will now face Roman Reigns in an Australian street fight,
Saturday at Crown Jewel.
-Look at Dirty Dom. Used to be-- -[Booker T] Oh, bab-- Wow!
[Vic] Shoulders down, near-fall.
Dirty Dom used to be a hardened criminal, now he's a double champion.
And for Mustafa Ali, he has to be thinking, "What could have been,"
as he's able to reach around,
-a backslide, and a near-fall. -[Booker T] Think about that.
Right now, he's got to think about the task at hand,
and that is the greatest…
Here, let me say it again. Let me put an exclamation point on that.
The greatest North American Champion of all time, Ethan Page!
[Vic] But you said he can't think about it.
As we see Joe Hendry talking to Team TNA
ahead of their showdown in our main event.
Back to the live action-- Oh! Standing moonsault.
Into the cover for the title, and we've already seen one…
TNA wrestler take home some NXT gold.
But what does it tell you then about Mustafa Ali?
He has been keeping a running count of days since he was released.
What does that tell you?
[Booker T] It tells me that phone call,
that that future endeavor's phone call was a nightmare.
It was… it was devastating to this young man.
He's been thinking about it from that day all the way until this day.
Going in here, having a shot under the bright lights
to win this championship.
[Vic] For Ali, there's no doubt he's looking
for his first WWE title, but also some retribution.
-Former NXT division champion. -[crowd chanting] Ali! Ali! Ali!
[Vic] Obviously, that was low hanging fruit, but had to take it.
[Booker T] Yeah, I think he'd want to be redeemed more than this championship.
-I mean, the championship-- -[Vic] Look at Page running.
-Ethan Page is running like a scalded dog. -[Booker T] That's what you call it?
-You're running. He's running. Huh? -Let me tell you…
-I'm out of here! -For what?
-I'm through with this! -What do you mean?
-Ethan, don't do that. -Like I told you.
You're the greatest North American champion? Hell no!
And look at Mustafa Ali.
He will not be denied here tonight.
Right back in, going up, going down, and bam!
Big DDT!
But he knows he has to get Page back into the ring
to win the championship.
[Booker T] This is a great match-up,
but Page, if he wants to leave, man, he can leave.
He don't have to win the championship. He just don't have to lose.
You know what that's called, right? Champion's advantage.
That's what that's called.
[Vic] That's called being a chicken you-know-what.
-Ali trying to get back into the match. -[laughs]
[Vic] I see that you like my joke. And Ali now, now walking on over,
looking to fly, and he can fly with the best of them.
But, oh! [winces]
[Booker T] That clip right there by Ethan Page,
that was so smart by Ethan right there,
-having the wherewithal to see-- -Well, how smart's this?
-[Booker T] Oh, yes! -[Vic] Oh, no!
[groans]
[Vic] Derek Sanders might have to jump in.
Ethan Page has changed the complexion
-of this championship match. -Smile, Ali!
Smile!
-[Vic] Pivotal point in this match-up. -[crowd chanting] Ali!
[Vic] Ethan Page looking for maybe that superplex.
And you got to start wondering too, where is Ethan Page's head at?
There's challengers coming from all places, Book,
NXT, AAA, and tonight, Mustafa Ali from TNA.
[Booker T] Everybody wants a piece of the action. Oh, yes!
Ali got it.
[Vic] Ali shocked himself.
What athleticism with that powerbomb.
[Booker T] Wasting a lot of time right there though, Victor.
[Vic] Regrouping of sorts.
-And… that is to your point. -[Booker T] So smart.
-Wasting too much time. -So smart.
[Vic] I go back to Ali being cursed. Those his words again, not mine.
He has a chance to rewrite and write a new narrative.
He's fallen short at WrestleMania, couldn't pull down the briefcase,
the Money in the Bank briefcase once upon a time.
Can he take the NXT North American title to TNA,
as now Ethan Page could be looking for that backbreaker
we've seen him do so many times over the turnbuckle.
But, Ali, thinking something different.
Oh, oh, oh, no.
-Oh, bad news for Ali right here. -Oh, my God.
That's what I'm talking about Ethan Page.
-This guy is just… -That wasn't just snake eyes,
that was anaconda eyes.
Cover, count, and a kick out with a bridge.
And Ali's body just collapsed. I don't know if that was the last
of his energy that he just used in that moment.
There was a big, nasty, gnarly boot.
And I don't know too many men that have kicked out
in that sort of way, Booker.
[Booker T] Kinda surprised Ethan Page right there a little bit as well,
but Ethan right there still on the prowl,
stalking Ali, looking to finish this thing.
-You just don't know. -[Vic] Page talking a little bit of trash,
but it's Mustafa Ali who's trying to silence the mouth
of the self-proclaimed greatest North American alive.
Big drop kick into the corner.
Right back in with another pump kick comes the champion, Ethan Page now.
Jumping up, going over, had one on Ali, who answers right back.
-And, oh! -Wow.
That's a knockout blow.
Page now just dragging the body of Ali into the center of the ring.
Hook of the leg to retain Ali.
[Booker T] You got to give it up to Ethan Page
for answering this challenge.
Knowing how big this moment could be for Mustafa Ali.
[Vic] Feel this impact. Oh!
Absolutely nasty. And look, we gotta give it up to Ethan Page.
It was no mercy last year.
He defended NXT against TNA, and he's doing it again now.
[crowd chanting] This is awesome.
This indeed is awesome, and this matchup will tip the scales for one brand
heading in to our main event.
As now Page looking for maybe the final nail…
trying to hold on, trying to counter the ego's edge, was Ali.
And Ali now from behind, nice counter, oh, my word.
German suplex counter by the champion, coming right back in.
And, oh, chest first when Ali, but Ali able to hold, able to spin.
-Oh, baby. -Tornado DD.
Got all of it.
-We could have it again. -Yes!
[Booker T] Wow.
[Vic] Not quite. There's the body control, there's the precision from Ali.
Both these men laying it all on the line.
For one thing, that being…
the North American Championship here in NXT.
Ali, who is feeling it right now in this moment,
could be looking for that knockout blow all the way to the top.
Looking for order, 450, didn't go for it, rolled through, pump kick countered.
Referee over there a tad bit late, but a kick out of a kick from Page.
What a match, what a night, everyone bringing out their best.
-Here at Showdown, up top. -[Booker T] Wow.
Hurricanrana into the pin for history and another kick out.
[Booker T] These guys are going back and forth right now. Tit for tat.
Right now, Ethan Page just landed a big shot.
[Vic] I'm almost out of breath, able to duck that clothesline.
Ali was caught with it earlier, answer the super kick.
Coming up, going, oh, man, that right hand to the jaw.
And again, I bring up. Ali going face first into the steel.
-You gotta be kidding me. -Twisted grid, counter, counter, counter,
counter, backside, backside.
-Two… -No!
[Booker T] Ali pulled out all the stops, fam, under the black lights.
Here tonight at Showdown, we got a lot of…
[Vic] He has said, he has said it is his destiny,
but you know Ethan Page wants to stand in the way of fate.
What do these two men have left?
NXT Universe split.
Page the champion, Ali.
The challenger going right up,
oh! Another Hurricanrana sending Page right out here.
What's on the mind of Ali? Ali looking to fly!
[all exclaiming]
[Booker T] Whoa!
I mean this, I'm making sure, I'm still alive right now,
almost right into our laps.
I almost went into the front row.
Again, showing you these two what it means.
They both know the prestige of the North American Championship.
I mean, do you not agree, Book?
Book? Book?
Ali's foot's caught on the microphone cord.
Ali right now, trying to, what's up? Oh, my God.
Quite a turn of events.
Ali's foot was caught in the microphone cable.
Booker's headset was ripped off, back into the ring.
Twisted grin from Ethan Page.
One, two, three.
-[bell dinging] -And the curse continues as Page prevails.
Here is your winner, and still…
the NXT North American champion,
All Eagle, Ethan Page.
I mean, I can't even talk to Book right now.
This was after Mustafa Ali's foot got caught in the microphone cable
after a big dive, and that obviously led to the downfall.
But for Ethan Page, makes the most out of any situation.
Retains, and Page finds himself not only still champion,
but helps himself in NXT tonight.
El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr., it's been a month since Worlds Collide,
and it seems like you still have some issues with Ethan Page,
who we just saw retain his title.
[speaking Spanish]
[in English] He say, I stole the victory from him at Worlds Collide.
[speaking Spanish]
[in English] I'm coming for the North American--
Whoa, whoa, whoa,
who you trying to fool, man?
Look, I get it, it's Halloween season and you wanna play a little dress up.
-But we all know it's you, Tavion Heights. -What?
Yeah, oh, Dr. Wagner, right? Sorry, I forgot.
But the king did a little bit of research and there isn't a doctor named Wagner
practicing anything in Mexico.
So let's just face it, T, you lost at No Mercy
and you're not getting another title shot. So take off that stupid--
[speaking Spanish]
Yeah, I guess you picked up a little Spanish along the way.
Yeah, walk away, Tavion. [laughs]
Nothing gets by the King around here, I'll tell you what.
Lexis…
why don't I just hear my name coming out your mouth?
But…
That's actually quite impressive. How'd you do that?
Get that possum muchacho.
What is going on around here?
-Parker, we did it. -Yes, now give me some of that Vice City,
-I'm hot. -Hey guys.
-Hi. What's up? -Congrats guys, co-survivor.
You're welcome for that last one.
-Whatever, I'll take it. -You're welcome.
See you around, champ.
-Right back at you. -Cool.
-Awesome. -Yeah, congrats Sol.
I see you're celebrating with your new friends.
I thought we squashed this on Friday. Look, I know I didn't vouch for you
to be a part of Team NXT, and I'm sorry.
But we are going to become the new tag team champions.
I just know it.
You already have two and now you want a third?
You remind me of my former muscle muffin Jordynne Grace.
Just so greedy.
Zarya, you will never get what you want as long as soul keeps using you.
-Excuse me? -All right, I see what's happening here.
You're trying to stir things up in between us for your own benefit.
I know you don't care about me.
You care about what everybody else cares about, and that is Sol's titles.
And I'm telling you right now, it is not going to happen.
No, no. I only care about one.
Oh, and as for this friendship, I guess we'll see how it lasts.
[Vic] Well, the wedge being driven tonight,
but let's talk about next week.
Matt Cardona cost Briggs last week, while our general manager
is gonna let these two settle the score.
The differences will also be settled. Cardona, Briggs, live next week.
Altercation earlier, so next week it'll be Dr. Wagner Jr.
facing The King.
Lexis King meets the AAA Latin American Champion next week, right here on NXT.
But it is time for our main event of Showdown.
["Slater" playing]
[music playing]
[Vic] And it is must-win for team TNA.
[overlapping music playing]
[dramatic music playing]
[Vic] And look at the stars that are here.
For TNA wrestling as their president, Carlos Silva, again looking on.
And last but not least, the captain.
[rap music playing]
[Mike] The following is the main
Survivor Series elimination match.
Introducing first, Team TNA!
TNA's X-Division champion, Leon Slater,
the TNA International Champion, Frankie Kazarian, Moose,
and Mike Santana!
[Vic] It's main event time. Who's walking out victorious at Showdown?
[rap music continues playing]
[Vic] But there is our special guest referee for this main event.
And I'm sure one will question where does Joe Hendry's loyalty lie?
[Booker] Do you trust him?
[voice over speaker] Your boy is… Bouncy.
[Vic] Well, we saw Jordan Grace officiate earlier tonight.
It was chaotic.
It was hectic.
And I'm expect more of the same in our men's main event.
Let's go!
[Vic] Big opportunity for that man.
[Booker] That's right!
Co-captain.
Trick Willie! Oh, yeah!
This what you was looking for?
[Vic] And the TNA World Champion.
[Booker] A villain. That's that …
[voice over] This is the Revolution.
[Vic] But here is that man.
Did you miss me?
[Mike] And their opponents, Team NXT.
Je'Von Evans, Myles Borne,
the TNA World Champion, Trick Williams,
and the NXT Champion, Ricky Saints.
[Vic] Ricky Saints, with that 21 on, like Dion in his prime,
ready to lead this team, lead this brand to a victory
in the main event of Showdown.
Back to what you asked me about the official, Joe Hendry.
-[Booker] Do you trust him? -[Vic] I don't know,
because we've seen him in NXT
but the brand that he was behind, a resurgence of TNA,
it's hard to tell.
I mean, there's a lot of enemies on both sides.
[Booker] Joe Hendry has a untrustworthy look.
Look at his face.
[Vic] What do you mean, "Look at his face?"
[Booker] Just look at his face.
[crowd chanting]
Let's go!
[bell dinging]
[Vic] Those here at the Performance Center
have been at a fever pitch.
[Booker] Wait a minute. Here comes that co-captain right here.
[Vic] That's someone you might not be able to trust tonight.
As he checks in for his team.
[Booker] …what this is all about?
[Vic] You are confused as to why Trick Williams--
[Booker] Trick knows what this is all about.
[Vic] You aren't confused as to why,
all of a sudden, he just called himself co-captain?
As it's time right now to look at tonight's NXT recap.
[Booker] Why you think the president's got a vice president?
Just in case something happens.
That's why. In case somebody needs to step up and start giving orders, right?
-Am I right on that? -[Vic] You know how to spin anything.
Myles Borne is checked into this matchup.
Big neck breaker to the TNA International Champion.
That being Kaz, an OG of sorts.
An original TNA OG.
Former partner of yours at one point by the way.
[Booker] Right now, he's doing a hell of a job.
[Vic] Uh-oh. This didn't take long.
And Joe Hendry, the official, just letting everything break out.
[Booker] That's what I'm talking about, he's not doing anything.
He's not even trying to do his job right now.
He's not even trying.
[Vic] Myles Borne, the one that is standing tall, Myles Borne looking to fly.
[Booker] Beautiful there, Myles.
And the question is, why is Myles Borne here?
[Vic] What do you mean? Because he won.
[Booker] No, I'll tell you why.
Because Ricky Saints seems to have a lot of faith and confidence in this guy.
That's why he's here.
[Vic] Thought you would have said, because Matt Cardona cost him the opportunity
against Josh Briggs, which is why they're facing each other next week,
here on NXT. High Impact offense,
Borne into the cover and a kick out by Frankie Kazarian.
[Booker] It's obvious, Ricky Saints sees something in this kid, Myles.
[Vic] Do you not?
[Booker] He could be a future star. He could be.
[Vic] Fair to say. Keeping score at home,
the Hardys are the only successful TNA team thus far tonight,
making history by becoming the new
NXT tag team champions as Borne just got hit with that cutter.
Frankie Kazarian into the cover.
What!
[Mike] Myles Borne has been eliminated.
[Vic] Just like that, we got an elimination.
[Booker] The weak link on the team.
Who's the weak link?
TNA, quickly, has an advantage in this main event of Showdown.
Booker, as we're into this main event match of already one elimination,
it is four-on-three in favor of team TNA. Which team is feeling more pressure?
NXT has the lead.
This is must-win for TNA.
Big leg drop, connected, cover and Evans kicking out.
[Booker] But I must say NXT got a lot of pressure on them, too.
I mean, this is about supremacy and it's about walking away
who's saying, you know, they're number one.
Right now, TNA got a hell of a team on their side,
I must say, I got to give it to them.
[Vic] They're at full strength.
And Evans trying to take a swing at anybody
as Kazarian from behind, feet on the rope.
And Joe Hendry saw it.
Joe Hendry knew it.
Joe Hendry isn't playing sides.
[Booker] How could he not see it? Once…Once slipped off the rope.
Of course he saw it.
[Vic] So he did his job as the official,
as Trick Williams is in this matchup, and unlike Kelani Jordan,
Trick Williams is on team NXT.
However, I will say, Trick's on team NXT,
got countered, because of one man.
That being Santino Marella, who doesn't trust his champion.
[Booker] Capoeira kick there from Trick.
[Vic] Oh, what do you call that one?
-[Booker] Side kick-- -[Vic] That was effective.
[Booker] This kid, right here, is extraordinarily talented.
Oh, baby!
[Vic] Overpowering Slater. Williams, bam! Right on the button, into the cover,
trying to even this out and Slater able to kick out.
I mean, look at this. I know Trick's in control, but how good is Leon Slater?
[Booker] You saw his intro in the spaceship.
This kid has alien like qualities because he can do things
that you have never seen before.
Inside that square circle.
[Vic] Pace starting to slow down, Trick Williams, now trying to answer back.
[crowd gasping]
[Vic] Youngest in charge, just got put in his place.
[Booker] That's called chest ties, and this young man
showing him exactly what it means to be a grown man.
I'm talking about walking around at six foot five inches tall.
I'm talking about 258 pounds of romping stomping
grave digging destruction. Oh, yes!
[Vic] Didn't connect on the third one and now…
Slater answering back, Trick said to hell with that.
He just overpowered.
And then, oh! Slater, able to counter for a moment,
able to roll right through, ducking a clothesline,
gets caught for a moment enzuigiri didn't connect.
-But the bounce back did. -[Booker chuckling] "The bounce back."
I like it. The bounce back.
We bringing in a little Will Smith here tonight.
Oh, yes!
[Vic] Big cutter! … the half, hook in the leg,
and Je'Von Evans breaking things up.
You know, general manager Ava, TNA Director of Authority said--
-[Booker] Backstabber! -[Vic] …watching this closely.
What a night this has been, Saints dropping the International Champion.
Santana coming in.
He might get dropped as well.
The absolute, oh!
[Booker] Mikey Santana, that was Mikey Santana just dropped that boy!
[Vic] Certainly did, and now he's about to come face to face with the man
he'll meet at Bound for Glory for the TNA title.
Santana-Williams takes place October 12,
but we're getting a little appetizer here on Showdown.
[indistinct argument]
[audience chants] TNA!
[Booker T] 1-on-1, dawg. 1-on-1, me and you. Me and you.
[Vic] Oh, Trick Williams just tagged himself out?
Trick didn't want none of Santana.
Evans alone in the boom for a second, big right hand,
knocking back Slater for just a moment.
Again, it is 3-on-4.
-[audience] Oh! -TNA up on NXT.
[Booker T] That boy about to get bouncy. I can feel it in my balls.
-Oh, yes. Oh, yes, man! -[audience] Oh!
[Vic] And Evans and Slater.
They will meet for the X Division Championship
-at Bound for Glory on October 12. -[audience] Bouncy!
But Moose just got taken off his feet.
He's down. Oh, clear the deck!
-[audience gasps] -And unlike SmackDown,
the cameraman knew to get the hell out of the way.
[Booker T] Right that, this kid is rolling right now. He's--
-[audience gasps] -He's got…
He's about to bring his team home with a victory, dawg.
[Vic] What do you say about the win?
[Booker T] "You can feel it, but you can't touch it."
-[Vic] Oh! -"But you know it's there."
Oh, got caught there, though! Got caught!
The young man got caught.
[Vic] Moose just caught Evans, and Evans…
-[Booker T] Oh my God -[Booker T] …hit it one more time.
Je'Von Evans has put NXT on his back.
[audience cheering]
-Young OG… -[audience] Oh!
…wiping out the TNA OG.
[Booker T] Need a little bit of reserve, kid, leave a little bit in reserve.
[Vic] Oh, he got caught! Springboard.
-And-- Oh! -[Booker T] Wow! Wow!
[Mike] Je'Von Evans has been eliminated.
[audience chants] TNA!
-[Vic] Je'Von Evans is gone. -[Booker T] What did I just tell you?
-[audience chants] TNA! -[Vic] Je'Von Evans sent to the back.
And it is now 4-on-2.
[indistinct chatter]
It is crunch time here at Showdown, coming into the Main Event.
If you take a look at the overall night, NXT leads the scoreboard 2-1.
But if you're keeping score right now in this matchup,
it's 4-2, and it's not looking good for Team NXT as Trick Williams
reaching out for Ricky Saints and Saints so close,
but just got ripped down from Kazarian.
Trick…
-And Saints out here, Trick's in trouble. -[Booker T] Come on, Saints. Damn it!
[Vic] Trick, now realizing it. And Moose…
[Booker T] See what I'm saying? I mean, Trick Williams is doing
everything he possibly can to keep this team in this thing.
And right now, Ricky Saints…
-Come on, man. Come on! -[Vic] Can he make the tag now?
-[Booker T] The hell? -[Vic] He tags!
Saints made the tag, tagged himself in.
[Booker T] Wrong time! Wrong time to make the tag.
Saints going right at Leon Slater right now.
And the NXT Champion answering back with a forearm.
How strong are the bonds of both these brands
having to stand next to a rival to fight for what you believe in.
As Saints, his first match as the man here on this brand.
[Booker T] You know, it's quite selfish…
-[Vic] Who has cover! -[Booker T] That was quite selfish
there by Ricky Saints to tag himself in, but this is…
This is a selfish business. I must say that!
[Vic] And if you're the quarterback of the team,
you sometimes got to keep the ball in your hands, do you not?
You got to keep it on the sneak.
-You gotta keep it on a roll-out. -[Booker T] You wanna score points.
-You want to get all the yoinks. -[Vic] Whoa, whoa, whoa!
-[Booker T] Ah, yes! -[Vic] Utopia!
And now, Slater,
who wasn't able to fall into the cover.
Joe Hendry, the official,
I will say, has called this down the middle.
Slater trying to hold on Saints Saints is so close.
Saints right now trying to reach out, trying to find a tag.
And reaching--
[audience gasps in disbelief]
[audience jeering]
What are you doing? Come on!
[indistinct chatter]
[audience jeering]
[Vic] You got to get back to the action. Rolling up Saints is Kazarian!
Oh!
Half second away, back up and Kazarian right in, and Trick Williams…
Trick Williams just walked out on Saints.
Trick Williams is walking out on his team.
Trick Williams is walking out on NXT.
[Booker T] Goes back to what I just said a second ago.
This is a very, very selfish business.
[Vic] You were angry that Saints tagged himself in.
[Booker T] I didn't see that coming.
I didn't see that coming, but I do understand
where Williams is coming from.
It's about the championship.
It's about holding on to it.
-It's about who carries it. -[Vic] Cover cover.
[Booker T] It's not about these guys. I get that.
Ricky Saints is leading the charge for this brand,
and it looks like he's got to do it himself.
[Booker T] To see Trick Williams walking out on his team like that and leaving.
[Vic] Looking for a Crossface.
Looking for that Crossface Chicken Wing submission,
and is it gonna be applied?
International Champion Frankie Kazarian.
-Ricky Saints! -[Booker T] Wait a minute!
-[Vic] Wave, shoulder down! -[Booker T] Wait a minute!
And Saints got one! Saints got one!
[Mike] Frankie Kazarian has been eliminated.
-No! -[audience cheering]
-[audience gasps] -[Vic] And oh!
But Slater might get the three out of nowhere! Ooh!
That was a two, and some might question that call by Joe Hendry.
But it wasn't quite a three.
There's still some fight in the NXT Champion,
Ricky Saints is doing this by himself now, Book.
[Booker T] Ricky Saints, he has that championship fuel, that…
that fighting, that fighting championship mentality
after getting dropped like that by…
by Slater, almost a three count.
So close.
[Vic] Leon Slater unloading right now, it is 3-on-1.
Trick Williams walked out on the team.
It should be 3-on-2. If not for Williams abandoning his team and his partner.
Another cover, and another kick out from Saints.
Saints has to overcome the odds, and it's going to be 3-on-1 now.
The No. 1 Contender to the TNA Title,
-one of the greatest TNA wrestlers… -[Booker T] Oh, man!
-…of all time, the face of the franchise. -[Booker T] Come on!
Moose, and the youngest in charge.
[Booker T] No way Ricky Saints can fight through this odds, man.
-Come on, these are-- -[Vic] Swanton!
Oh, but it didn't connect. Saints got the knees up, inside the cradle!
-[Booker T] Whoa! -[Vic] Saints got two!
[Mike] Leon Slater has been eliminated.
[Vic] There is still some fight.
And I don't mean to steal Joe Hendry's thunder,
but do you believe in the NXT Champion?
[Booker T] There's something right now,
Ricky Saints is showing me something that, that fight inside the young man's heart.
And Ricky Saints is definitely about as big as Texas right now.
At this moment, because he's doing a hell of a job.
Santana got caught for a moment.
-This could be the opportunity now Saints! -[Booker T] Oh, baby!
-[Vic] Big dropkick! -Look at that, that is impressive
from such a big man like Moose.
[Vic] We called him the X factor earlier and Santana wasting no time,
-getting Ricky right back in the matchup. -[audience chants] Whoo!
[Booker T] Coup d'état! Coup d'état coming right here.
[Vic] Measuring, looking for that Spear.
It was countered by Saints.
NXT Champion, though, just got hoisted, just got planted
sent off the uranage.
Hook of the leg, face of the franchise not able to get down the Absolute of NXT.
[audience cheering]
Ricky Saints has to do it.
He's got to put this brand on his back.
He is the captain.
He's been leading the charge.
But are the odds too much for him to overcome?
The crucial point in the match.
Crucial point in the night.
Moose looking for the powerbomb.
-Saints countered, DDT -[Booker T] Oh, man!
And we've seen how effective those DDTs have been in the past.
[Booker T] What a reversal there by
-Ricky Saints. -[Vic] Crawling into the cover.
And Santana, wisely on the outside, breaking things up,
Keeping this match going. Bam!
There was the counter.
There was the spike.
There was Saints trying to crawl into the cover, but Santana able to break it up.
And this is the danger of this match.
TNA can tag in a freshman. TNA can tag in a fresh wrestler.
There's no one for Ricky Saints to tag.
-Why Booker? -[Booker T] Because right now…
[Vic] Because Trick Williams walked out. That's why!
[Booker T] Saints is in this all on his own, I mean.
Mikey Santana, he just did the right thing earlier.
Coming up, breaking that count.
Right now, they have a full advantage.
TNA, right now, just looking to cash in.
-[audience gasps] -[Booker T] And Ricky Saints is in a bad,
bad position right here, man.
Oh, man.
[Vic] Ricky Saints.
Does he have any link left? And yes, yes, yes, he does.
[Booker T] There's nothing, the fuel left in the tank.
There's nothing but fumes in this young man.
[Vic] Well, Mike Santana now may be questioning.
What does he have to do to keep down the NXT Champion?
NXT Champion came into this matchup,
it was 4-on-1.
He's cut half the competition out by himself.
Saints now hoisted up, able to counter.
Saints lands on his feet, coming right back in, duck it.
Big superkick!
Santana couldn't block that.
Santana couldn't duck that, and again for Ricky Saints
in this Main Event Survivor Series style.
He's in his corner with no one to tag because of Trick Williams' selfish ass.
That's why, he walked out on his brand, Booker. Can't you see that?
Ricky Saints he has a chance to prove his mettle right here in this match.
Let's not talk about Trick Williams. Let's--
-Ah! -[Vic] Oh! Moose hit Santana with a spear!
[Booker T] Let's talk about Ricky Saints.
[Vic] Get out of the ring, Moose!
-Saints into the cover! -Let's talk about Ricky Saints.
-[Vic] No! -[Booker T] Oh my God, man!
[Vic] Oh!
it's the bottom of the ninth.
And that was the Grand Slam that Saints was looking for.
And no Spin the Block, didn't connect, from behind this time.
Pop-up, boom!
-[Booker T] Man! -[Vic] Powerbomb by Moose.
Moose rolling Saints right back into position…
-[Booker T] Oh, just too much. -…for a Spin the Block.
-And team TNA survives. -[Booker T] Ah!
[Vic] Wow!
[Mike] Here are your winners, Team TNA!
[Vic] Hell of a night! Trick walked out on NXT.
But he can't run from Santana at Bound for Glory.
And he's gonna have to answer, Trick Williams will have to come
face to face for his actions with the NXT Champion, Ricky Saints.
[Mike Santana's theme playing]
Congratulations, Santino.
That is a huge victory for TNA.
Looks like Mike has a ton of momentum going into Bound for Glory.
He sure does.
And I have to congratulation you because your women showed that they are the best.
I agree.
And you know what? I'm just glad that our partnership is back on better terms.
And speaking of the women's division, I need a new No. 1 Contender
for the NXT Women's Championship at Halloween Havoc.
So I'm having a Battle Royal next week,
and I would love to extend an invitation to the TNA Knockouts division.
-[audience cheering] -Invitation accepted.
-Perfect. -Thank you very much for tonight.
Thank you. -Thank you very much for tonight.