[intro music playing]
[Triple H] Then.
Now.
Forever.
Together.
[crowd cheering, chanting "NXT"]
[Joseph] There has always been the question
of what if that gets answered tonight?
Two brands, one epic Showdown.
The TNA Tag Team Champions, The Hardys,
the NXT Tag Team Champions, DarkState,
which one of these two teams is gonna walk out with all the gold?
Oh, my God! History has been made!
The Hardys, once again champions in the WWE.
Two teams, eight women,
who will survive?
["Broken by Design" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Booker T] Kelani Jordan all by herself.
[Joseph] There's a cover.
Jordynne Grace, distracted with what was going on on the outside,
didn't quite get the three.
I think Jacy just tagged herself in.
Sol Ruca doesn't seem very happy with Jacy Jayne.
But at the end of the day, team NXT reigns supreme.
Can Mustafa Ali take the NXT North American title to TNA?
He has said it is his destiny, but, you know,
Ethan Page wants to stand in the way of fate.
Ali's foot's caught up on the microphone cord.
-And the curse continues as Page prevails. -[bell rings]
It's main event time.
It's team TNA, it's team NXT,
and it is must-win for team TNA.
They have something to prove.
[Booker T] Team NXT is in a dire strait situation right now.
[Joseph] And it is now four on two.
Saints against Williams, and it's not looking good.
Trick Williams is walking out on Saints.
[Booker T] There's no way Ricky Saints can fight through these odds, man.
[Joseph] Shoulders down, and Saints got one.
[Booker T] The fire inside this young man is definitely about as big as Texas.
[Joseph] Saints into the cover. Saints got two.
[Joseph exclaims]
[crowd] One, two, three.
-[bell rings] -[Joseph] And team TNA survives.
Well, Booker to the victor goes the spoils.
There is a Lola Vice.
Can she pick up the dub in our main event tonight?
Or will it be one of the other competitors, such as Jaida Parker?
Everyone looking to become the No. 1 Contender to Jacy Jayne
and the Women's Championship down the line?
But you also can't count out someone like Sol Ruca,
the double champion who had prepared for action.
Will it be her? Because Zaria also has action tonight.
She meets Blake Monroe, one-on-one tonight.
And welcome to NXT.
[crowd cheering]
[automated voice speaking] This is The Revolution.
["Revolution" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Rome] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
the NXT Champion, Ricky Saints.
[Joseph] Booker, this man cannot be happy
with what took place last week at Showdown.
Trick Williams didn't just walk out on NXT.
He didn't just walk out on the team.
He walked away from Ricky Saints and left him
[Booker T] Who chose that team?
[Joseph] Trick made himself the co-captain--
-[Booker T] Who chose the team? -[Joseph] They both did.
[Booker T] Ricky Saints has no one to blame but himself.
All right?
[Joseph] I can't wait to hear what is on the mind of the champion.
[Booker T] You gotta agree with me on that, right?
[Joseph] I don't. They were co-captains. They chose the teams themselves.
["Revolution" continues playing]
[song fades]
[crowd cheering]
You know, I never get tired of that. Just to let you know.
[crowd cheering]
I wanted to come out here and say, last week at Showdown,
two things were very, very clear.
One, when you stacked the odds against me,
when you put my back up against the wall, I'm going to fight like hell,
not just for me, but for everybody in here.
[crowd cheering]
And the other thing is, when things get very tough,
Trick Williams is gonna fold under pressure
Origami. He's gonna fold under pressure.
[crowd booing]
And that, right there is obviously the difference between me and you, Trick.
And I'm not gonna lie.
The night that I won the NXT Championship…
[chuckles softly]
The night that I won the NXT Championship,
everything became very, very clear to me in that moment,
immediately when I held this NXT Championship.
But for you, Trick Williams,
it has not been very clear whatsoever
for a guy who says that he built this place.
For a guy who says that he is the face of NXT.
Man, you sure haven't been tidying up after yourself.
Your ass went and abandoned this place.
And you wanna think that you're above it all.
You're delusional.
You're crazy.
You're stupid.
[mixed cheers]
But with all that being said, I would love to go ahead
and give you the opportunity
to prove me wrong about all that, Trick Williams.
You know, there's a lot of people
who have held this championship, and they have waited
for people to… I don't know, become No. 1 Contender,
or they've waited for a Battle Royal.
I am Ricky Saints.
This is the Absolute Era.
And guess what? I'm calling my shot.
[crowd cheering]
So…
prove me wrong, Tricky.
I'm calling you out at Halloween Havoc
for the NXT Championship.
[mixed cheers]
[Williams] Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
I know you're mad over there, Pretty Ricky.
It ain't my fault that you couldn't get the job done last week when I left you.
But the truth is, you walk around here, you tell everybody that you're the man.
You're the one carrying the brand, right?
But the truth is, you're just following in my footsteps.
And we all know these size 15 is too big for you, dawg.
You know the real difference between me and you?
You've been grinding your whole life, your whole life.
Just so you could be the man here.
Trick Williams didn't wait in no line. I'm VIP.
As soon as I pulled up, I was in the spotlight.
And you can't stand it.
You can't stand it, Ricky,
'cause I'm doing everything you ever wanted to do,
except, I'm looking better than you while I do it.
You're pressed, you're mad. I know you're mad.
You're so mad that you wanna put the NXT Championship on the line.
[Williams scoffs] Hmm.
You want Trick Williams to be a three-time?
Three-time NXT Champion?
[crowd cheering]
We're gonna do this on my time.
Let's talk about it.
See you soon, Champ.
Wow. Wow. Wow. Yeah, your time… Your time is up.
And let me tell you this, all that damn cocoa butter
you've been putting on, you probably slipped, bumped your head
and now you're out here talking crazy.
But I should have expected that from you
to not come out here and face me like a man.
That is perfectly fine, because the fantasy land
that you live in, I'm about to burst that bubble.
And I'm gonna show you exactly why I am Ricky Saints.
I am Absolute. So let's go ahead and talk about it.
[crowd cheering]
[Joseph] Well, Ricky Saints doesn't wanna talk.
Ricky Saints wants to fight.
And the champion's the one who laid down the challenge for his own title.
Saints wants Trick Williams…
-Absolute. -…at Halloween Havoc.
Let's talk about it.
Bro, you have to relax. I feel the exact same way.
No, I'm just… No, bro. It's weird, bro.
I can't believe our message at Bound for Glory ended that way, bro.
I know. Bro, DarkState ruined a classic.
Hey, but I can't lie.
I didn't nearly have you a couple of times still.
Oh, hell, no! No, bro!
-You're lying if you say I didn't. -You know for a fact
that I would be exhibition champion if it wasn't for goofy-ass DarkState.
Come on, now.
Listen, I don't know about all that, fam, but what I do know
is that we have nothing to do with DarkState. What are they playing at?
They're mad. They're crazy. They're crazy.
The eagles are hurting after losing the title.
To Matt and Jeff.
[both chuckle] Yeah.
Looks like they're trying to hit us where it hurts.
Yeah, man. Don't take it personal. What DarkState did was a shot at us.
You know, Leon, they know that we've taken you under our wing.
And they know that your fellow North Carolinian man, The Young OG,
both of you are threats to them.
Yeah. Don't let that bother you, man. What you guys did at BFG,
y'all tore the house down.
You did. What you did is give the world
a sneak peek of the future of pro wrestling.
-Thank you, bro. -We appreciate it.
And look, guys, we have a rematch at Halloween Havoc,
and we're going to avenge you two.
I promise you, we're gonna lay in some receipts…
-Eyy! -…for the youngest
-and the youngest. -Hey, come on. I appreciate that, OG.
Hey, anytime you guys need us, we got your back.
-That's facts. That's facts. That's facts. -Thank you.
-Yes, sir. -Come on, now.
[both exclaiming]
Come on! Come on!
[grunting]
-["When The Lights Go Down" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[bell rings]
[Rome] The following contest is scheduled for one fall!
Introducing first, from Long Island, New York,
weighing in at 230 pounds,
"The Complete"
-Matt Cardona! -[crowd cheering]
[Vic] The last match in NXT for this man was nearly a decade ago.
I spoke to Matt about his mindset on returning.
He said, "If you wait for the perfect time,
you're gonna wait a lifetime."
"That's why I'm always ready."
Cardona, Briggs, next!
["When The Lights Go Down" continues playing]
Oh! Not today. I'm not getting into it.
Okay, so, clearly, you're not happy with the way that I ref matches.
I have bigger problems in this locker room than you.
But since you asked, no, I'm not happy.
You aren't calling it down the middle like you said you would.
-How was I not calling it down the middle? -Not for me!
Look, I don't know how you see me with this TNA Knockouts Title,
and since you have been champion at NXT,
you feel some type of way. Almost, like, bothered.
Look, yes, you made this title prestigious,
but you were a big fish in a small pond.
Now, you're swimming with the sharks.
Case in point, on my first trip to TNA, I walked out as a champion,
something that you chased for a very, very, very long time.
Kelani, the only reason that you're even champion right now
is because I made it possible for you.
-See you in Battle Royal. -See you in Battle Royal.
[Vic] Huge main event still to come tonight on NXT.
["Journey Ahead" playing]
[Rome] And his opponent, from Nothing, Arizona,
weighing in at 290 pounds,
Josh Briggs!
[Vic] Booker, there's a lot of excitement right now
going all over the internet about Matt Cardona back in a WWE ring,
but he's facing the man
whom he cost a spot on Team NXT last week.
Josh Briggs was not able to compete at Showdown because of his opponent.
[Booker T] I say this is good fortune for this man right here, Josh Briggs,
to come out here and be redeemed,
come out here and show Matt Cardona what it's all about.
To get a win over Matt Cardona,
this could be the biggest win of Josh Briggs' young career, dawg!
[Vic] That's a very, you know… That's actually a huge point.
We're gonna get to that in a moment. Our GM, Ava, of course,
called Matt Cardona, the master of self-promotion.
And do you think Cardona
should have thought twice before costing Briggs that match two weeks ago?
TNA Director of Authorities Santino Marella told him
he wasn't on Team TNA, so he wanted to create his own buzz.
[Booker T] Matt Cardona, he knows what this thing is all about.
He's a true road warrior, man.
He's been out there and made his own breaks
And, tonight, it's all about doing something.
That's what Matt had to do, do something!
[crowd chanting] Matt Cardona!
[Booker T] People love it.
People are loving seeing Matt Cardona back in this ring, too, man.
[Vic] Well, Cardona mastering with a dropkick!
And, look, you teamed with Cardona, Wrestlemania XXVIII, part of Team Teddy.
And look at Cardona taking it right to Josh Briggs.
[Booker T] Lemme tell you, Cardona knows a whole lot about winning, man,
because if you're on Team Booker, you're definitely on the winning team.
[Vic] He's won tag team titles,
won an Intercontinental Title at Wrestlemania,
former United States Champion, as well.
And that's why this is an important match. This is a huge match for Josh Briggs
to beat someone who has the status of Cardona.
[Booker T] Well, to beat somebody like Cardona definitely is gonna
put Briggs in play for stepping up, getting bigger and better opportunities.
I'mma tell you right now, that's what the promoters
and the higher-ups are looking at,
to see if you are one of those guys that we can invest money in.
That's what it's all about!
[crowd chanting] Briggs, go away! Briggs, go away!
[chanting continues]
[Vic] A fired up NXT Universe. A very unique chant here at this moment,
as Cardona just gets dropped one more time.
Briggs into the cover, hook of the leg.
[Booker T] Just riling this man up, that's all they're doing right now.
Just riling Josh Briggs up, because Josh Briggs finally,
finally said, "It's not about the people. It's not about the WWE Universe."
"It's about me moving up. It's about checks."
"It's about championships." And I love that type of attitude, man.
[Vic] Speaking of championships, How about what the NXT Champion,
Tag Team Champions, TNA Tag Team Champions,
the Hardys had to say earlier tonight?
Do you agree with their message that they sent to Slater and Evans?
Just keep pushing forward. Don't take it personal.
[Booker T] Well, I mean, it's business at the end of the day.
And if anybody looks at this business any other way than that,
they're missing the boat, man. They're missing the point.
That's why Josh Briggs is behind the eight ball right now,
trying to find his way out.
[crowd booing]
[Vic] Well, just mocking Cardona, and… Oh!
Taking a little bit too much time.
[crowd cheering]
And are we gonna see The Complete go airborne?
Take a look at that, Booker!
Cardona is lowing here on NXT!
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Back on NXT, and the NXT Universe, Booker,
I think you would agree, has just fired up
and angered Josh Briggs as they're continuing,
-as you can hear them at this moment. -[crowd chanting]
Briggs big, powerful, and shows zero remorse for his actions.
[Booker T] Yeah, I think that's gonna… Oh! That's going to work against Cardona,
just like that right there. Just dropping big, big shots
-Hold on! Hold on! -[Vic] Will it be enough?
And another near fall.
Take another look. Just feel that impact, not once, but twice.
[Booker T] Oh, double up! Double up one time!
[Vic] What does Briggs need to do to get back into title contention?
[Booker T] I think this is it right here, getting this match right here.
Not at his own behest because he didn't ask for this,
but if he can go out here and get a win, a big win over Matt Cardona tonight,
he puts himself right in title contention.
That's just my opinion. That's just my personal opinion.
[Vic] We found out at Halloween Havoc, it will be Trick Williams, Ricky Saints,
for the NXT Championship.
As Briggs now could be looking for a massive…
-[Booker T] Go away, son. -[Vic] …emphatic chokeslam.
Countered, though, with a DDT. And to your point,
took a little too much time.
[Booker T] That's what I'm talking about right there.
Matt Cardona, they don't call this guy the king of the underground for nothing.
This guy has been grinding, scratching, and clawing,
-trying to get back to that position. -[Vic] And you gotta respect the grind.
[Booker T] Oh, almost definitely, I respect the grind.
I respect the hustle, man. That's what it's all about.
[Vic] Cardona back under the WWE umbrella, not as a broski, not as a hype bro,
he's back as the complete version of himself.
And, now, turning things right back around!
[Booker T] And you know it.
[Vic] Has made his presence felt over the last several weeks here at NXT.
Made a huge presence to his opponent tonight, Josh Briggs,
by costing Briggs an opportunity to be on Team NXT at Showdown last week.
[Booker T] Like that right there by Cardona.
Just sitting in the pocket, throwing hands.
And right now, looking to… Oh! A big shot to Josh Briggs
-right to the side of the snout! -[Vic] Connected with that Reboot.
And now, maybe looking for the Unpretty-Her.
Got all of it!
-[Booker T] Oh, that's gonna be it. -[Vic] Shoots the half.
-Welcome back, Matt Cardo… Oh! -[Booker T] Oh!
Like I said, this is the biggest opportunity
Josh Briggs has had throughout his whole career right now.
If you just let it slip away, trust me, that's gonna be something,
that's gonna be something that'll haunt him the rest of his life.
He can't do it. He can't do it, man!
[Vic] Cardona beside himself at this juncture.
And you're 100% right for Briggs right now.
This is a huge, huge opportunity.
This would be a statement win. Going in again for that Reboot.
Briggs, though, wisely able to roll out of the way.
But couldn't get out of the way that time of that right foot from Cardona.
-What a moment this would be. -[crowd chanting] Matt Cardona!
[Booker T] Cardona's in great shape.
I mean, right now, we're in deep waters…
Oh, he got caught!
Got caught right there by the big dog!
[Vic] Big backbreaker. And right now, finally, boom!
[Booker T] Good night.
[Vic] Monstrous chokeslam.
And there is still some fight left in Cardona.
Take another look. Just take a look at that impact.
Cardona's body bouncing off the center of the mat.
What a way for NXT to kick off our first match tonight.
It obviously kicked off with Ricky Saints and…
Oh, wait.
The chain again, Book.
[Booker T] By any means necessary, man.
[Vic] Yeah, but he'd get disqualified. Great job by our official, Gary Wilson.
Oh! Radio Silence!
-Radio Silence! -[Booker T] Wait a minute!
-[Vic] Oh! -[Booker T] Whoa!
[Vic] How close was this?
Check these shoulders, Book.
[crowd] One! Two!
[Booker T] Oh, man. All instinct right there by the big man. All instinct.
[Vic] Great Job by Gary Wilson. Some may not agree with it,
but right on top of things.
As now, Cardona measuring.
[Booker T] Looking for that big shot, that kill shot right here.
[Vic] Can he connect? Oh, powerbomb!
Big counter from Briggs.
And whether you like Briggs, or you don't like Briggs,
he's answering the bell right now.
[Booker T] Briggs seized the moment right then. He's used to seizing.
But he just caught by double knees right there by Cardona.
[Vic] Looking for that Unpretty-Her one more time!
Didn't connect. Big sharp elbow
[Booker T] Ran into the back elbow right there.
[Vic] looking for that tornado DDT. Was countered.
picking up some momentum and… Oh!
-My word! -[Booker T] That's it!
-Now! -[bell dings]
[Vic] And Briggs was ready for Cardona tonight.
[Booker T] Wow.
[Rome] Here is your winner, Josh Briggs.
[Booker T] Make or break right there for the big man, Josh Briggs.
This is a make or break night for this kid.
-Trust me on that. -[Vic] Right here. Bam!
-Big move. -[Booker T] Landed it perfectly, too.
[Vic] Putting an imprint into the forehead of Matt Cardona.
And the NXT universe letting Briggs know what they think of him.
But nonetheless, big win for Josh Briggs.
Everyone's thinking, everyone's thinking about it.
Everyone knows whoever comes out of Halloween Havoc as NXT tag team champs,
whether it's the Hardy Boyz or DarkState, what are they gonna need?
Number one contenders.
-Thank you. -And who better than Chase University?
Or Hank and Tank, you know?
Or Hank and Tank. Hank and Tank could be chasing you.
But guys, what I asked you was, has anyone seen Tatum?
Yeah, she's right over there.
[Tatum] I'm over here!
No need for a hug.
And no need to answer that question.
Because The Culling has the answers all of you seek.
Hank, Tank, you already had your shot at a rematch and failed.
-Dare I say, washed. -Settle down!
Chase, you. You two, lack… Well, what do you two not lack?
The only two people talented enough and experienced enough
to win the NXT tag titles is Spears and Niko.
And that just is what it is.
You thinking about what I'm thinking?
…talking about. Well, the Hardy Boyz are
kind of known for our little triple threats.
-Yeah. -Come on.
-I like that. -Now that is a teachable moment.
Let's take a picture.
I say we go see Ava right now and get this matchup made.
-Thank you, great idea. -Love you.
Let's do it.
-I can't believe-- -I wanted to surprise you.
-That'll put us one step closer. -Yeah.
And then after I win this Battle Royal tonight,
I'll go on to become the new NXT Women's Champion.
Whoa, whoa, whoa! What about Tatum?
What do you mean, what about Tatum?
She'll be with me every step of the way, Lyra.
Bye, Dev.
-Good luck, Tatum. -[woman] She doesn't need it.
You're a spooky man.
[Vic] Whew. That was certainly a lot of emotions to digest.
["Legado" playing]
[bell dings]
[Rome] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first,
he is the Triple A Latin American champion,
El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr.
[Vic] This international sensation has finally arrived.
Maybe to be the one to shut the mouth of his opponent, Lexis King.
They go one on one
next on NXT.
[Jacy] When we formed Fatal Influence,
we set out to guide and influence
the deepest women's division in wrestling today.
[Fallon] To make the locker room look up to us.
I mean, go ahead and check the receipts.
Championships won, shocking moments.
Main event after main event.
PLE Classics.
Fatal Influence has been running this women's division.
Sure, there were problems at times,
but we never let our problems get in the way of our journey.
And the one we set out to bring along turned out to be the biggest problem.
We need help.
Luckily, that's no longer an issue.
It was time to drop her anyway. Only the strong survive.
She was eliminated by someone who was willing to prove her loyalty to us
in a way that the other never did.
[Vic] Who in the blue hell?
The official didn't see what just happened.
Jacy Jayne retained, but not without a lot of help.
That was you?
Oh, and as for Jazmyn, well, that one was free.
She never really belonged in Fatal Influence.
These two women are titans in this division,
and I've watched them ascend all the way to the top.
And, yeah, I thought in order to get in, I needed to beat you.
But falling short against you, Jacy, only made me realize
that in order to get like you, I need to follow in your direction.
And you took it one step further.
Win at all costs. That's just our style.
Lainey Reid, welcome to Fatal Influence.
You earned your spot.
Why don't we go watch the Battle Royal and see who your next challenger is?
Whoever it is, she doesn't stand a chance.
[Vic] Wow, Book.
There certainly has been a shift once again in our women's division.
["King" playing]
[Rome] And his opponent from Cincinnati, Ohio,
weighing in at 225 pounds,
Lexis King.
[Vic] Well, here comes your TV star.
[Booker T] The star off all television.
[Vic] What's the difference between you saying that and me saying TV star?
It's the same thing.
Why can't you admit that King continuously gets in his own way?
[Booker T] What are you talking about, gets in his own way?
He's got a match with one of the biggest luchadors of all time,
Dr. Wagner, here tonight.
What are you talking about?
-What you talking about? -[Vic] Glad you said that.
So I'll agree with you on that point, right?
The current Triple A Latin American champion defended that title.
[Booker T] You don't just slip on a banana peel, or by osmosis
finding yourself in a match-up like this.
-You don't do that. -[Vic] That's kind of what he did do.
And again, as I was getting back to the doctor himself,
defending that title successfully at September's World Collide against
JD McDonagh, Ethan Page, Dragon Lee, as King able to kick out,
won the title at Triple Mania in August in Mexico City.
[Booker T] We're going to find out how good Dr. Wagner is here
under the bright lights against Lexis King
an up and coming super, super, duper star.
[Vic] Can you sit here and tell me that the Triple A Latin American champion
doesn't deserve an opportunity at the North American Championship?
[Booker T] I'm not gonna sit here and say that.
I mean, that's what a good promoter do.
That's what Ava is doing around here.
Some hell of a good work, putting together some great, great matches. I like that.
During the playoff, would you be worried for your man Ethan Page?
You've got to be nervous, then, for the self-proclaimed
greatest North American, It's not my championship.
If Ethan Page loses the championship, he just loses it.
Dr Wagner becomes the new champion, but I got a lot of faith
in the greatest North American champion of all time, Ethan Page.
[Vic] The Dr.'s made it known.
He said so last week, he wants the North American title.
On the topic of championships, number one contender battle
for the women's title still to come.
Can you believe Lainey Reid, the newest member of Fatal Influence?
[Booker T] I can believe that.
Fatal Influence is looking for high caliber talent.
Lainey Reid already said she's looking to become
the biggest, the largest here at NXT.
[Vic] All right.
Able to stay one step ahead of his opponent.
And now, Dr. Wagner Jr. with a huge chop,
as we mentioned this international sensation making his WWE debut.
[Booker T] You get to play with the reference.
I just hope you didn't…
[Vic] I didn't get that one. You're gonna have to smarten me up with that.
[Booker T] The biggest, the largest.
-Oh, yes, man. -[Vic] He made his WWE debut in June,
teaming with Pagano and Psycho Clown,
but he has singles competition here in NXT.
[Booker T] What a moment, though, what a moment this is!
What a moment this is for Lexis King
taking one of the biggest superstars in all of Mexico
and to get a win here tonight for Lexis.
What is that going to do?
[Vic] I would say it would do a lot.
[Booker T] In a title shot contention.
Go to Mexico and just take over Lexis King.
That's what I'm thinking about. That's what I'm thinking.
-[Vic] Look at Lexis King. -[Booker T] Look at the belt.
[Vic] Well, what was the point of that?
Because I don't think he's gonna like what happens here in a moment.
From behind, King sensing it and King realizing he can't get right
-on the back of his opponent. -[Booker T] Lexis King
doing something that Dr. Wagner did just a second ago.
That's admiring his work.
I like that from King.
-Keeping his eyes on the prize. -[Vic] Hurricanrana, King going down,
bouncing right back up tilt-a-whirl backbreaker.
From the Triple A Latin American champion.
[Booker T] Watch it.
-Watch yourself, Lexis. -[Vic] As Dr. Wagner Jr.,
feeling it with a Moonsault.
to the outside. Who's walking out of NXT with the win?
[Vic] It has been all the Triple A Latin American champion
over the last several minutes as Dr. Wagner coming in.
Oh, no, and that was a nasty spill all the way out to the floor.
And it might now be time for Lexis King
to turn things around in this matchup right there.
[Booker T] Lexis King, he just lowered the good doctor.
And, and you know what?
And you know what? I don't prescribe-- [stammers]
The maneuver there that Lexis King pulled off,
it was very, very effective there.
Give it to Lexis King.
This is the guy.
This is the guy I'm talking about right here.
-This is the guy. -[Vic] Lexis King is taking it
to Dr. Wagner Jr.
And you brought it up earlier. You have to think, in King's mind,
if he wins, he believes he should get an opportunity
at that Triple A Latin American title.
[Booker T] And why not? And why not?
If Lexis King beat Dr. Wagner here tonight, he should be first in line.
Like I said, I'm a promoter.
I'm a promoter. Whoever is a Triple A Promoter, they better book it.
They better book it and do it quick.
[Vic] Well, let's not get too far ahead of ourselves here.
King, though, is rolling right now. Even though--
[Booker T] Who's the booker over there?
[Vic] Tell me. Who is, Book? You know more people than I do.
You live in Houston, you're not on the phone trying to book talent.
Reality wrestling. Big shot to the back of the neck!
-[Booker T] Drive by! Drive by! -King shouldn't have--
Into the cover and a kick out.
King sometimes so clueless. Head in the clouds.
[Booker T] Clueless? What are you talking about?
This is the guy that came here and broke the damn internet.
[Vic] He would be sleeping with the fishes before he knew he was drowning.
Why can't he just believe people?
He didn't believe Myles Borne, what happened?
-Lights out match. -[Booker T] I got a--
[Vic] He didn't believe his opponents last week,
now he finds himself in this match.
[Booker T] I got a used car to sell you in perfect condition.
[Vic] What is it?
[Booker laughs cunningly] You want to buy?
[Vic] Depends on what you're selling though.
[Booker T] It's in perfect condition.
-It's a 1970 Chevelle. -[Vic] Dragon screw.
[Booker T] It is in perfect condition.
[Vic] That knee's not gonna be in perfect condition of Dr. Wagner Jr., by the way,
things are going right now with Lexis King in control.
[Booker T] What are you talking about?
You don't just believe people. You don't just take people's word.
Lexis King is a real man's man.
All right? This is a guy who's making his own break.
He's not falling in the footsteps of his old man.
He's not trying to ride off the coattails of anybody.
This is the guy right here, Lexis King, that's making his own break.
He's gonna rise to the championship his own way.
Can you give him that? Can you?
[Vic] I said some nice things about the man,
but all I'm saying is he loves to interrupt everyone.
He loves to get under the skin of everyone
because he doesn't know when to keep his mouth shut.
And just like last week, saying
that the man under the mask was Tavion Heights, he was wrong
and he's finding out just how wrong he was courtesy of Dr. Wagner Jr.,
who on one leg, on a bad wheel, just delivered that big strike
-following up power bomb, sit down style! -[Booker T] Didn't get all of it, though.
[Vic] He did not get all of it.
I will give you that. King able to kick out at the last moment.
[Booker T] Right now, Dr. Wagner is limping around on that bad wheel,
and Lexis King is going to have to take advantage of that.
I'm sure he sees it.
[Vic] I think it was earlier.
Didn't King have Dr. Wagner Jr. in that Indian death lock
for quite a long time, wearing down the body.
Now he's following up with some big offensive shots,
turning right back around and going right back
to the knee.
-[Booker T] Oh, yes! -[Vic] It's sound strategy.
I can't take that from him.
[Booker T] That's what I'm talking about. Lexis King has got his eye on the prize.
Lexis King is looking to get a title shot
and go over to Mexico and just take over.
[Vic] No one home for King.
He waited a little bit too much time.
Maybe he shouldn't have tried to give himself an invisible crown as now
he turned around and a shining wizard.
Right under the jaw.
And Dr. Wagner Jr., Michinoku,
-cover. -[Booker T] Come on, King.
And that is quite the in-ring debut for the AAA Latin American champion.
[Mike] Here's your winner, El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr.!
[Vic] To steal a quote from you, "Stand up."
Stand up and show this man who came all the way from Mexico
all the way from AAA, disrespected last week, to here to tonight
to pick up a big victory for the international sensation that is
the AAA Latin American champion.
Now, can you give him that?
Never mind. I want to hear the man speak for himself.
[speaking spanish]
Come here
right now!
[Vic] Appears he wants a little more action here tonight.
Wagner, Wagner, Wagner.
Let me tell you something, muchacho.
It is absolutely exhausting being the greatest North American of all time.
No, it truly is.
Everybody seems to be hunting All Ego Ethan Page
and his beautiful Canadian championship.
Legitimately, I have wrestlers from AAA, TNA, RAW and Smackdown,
all coming to NXT to get their eyes on me.
Well, Wagner, you don't have to hunt me down anymore.
I personally went and handled this for you
so that at Halloween Havoc, you, sir, will be challenging
the greatest North American of all time for his North American Championship.
That's me.
Dr. Wagner, and if that even is your real name,
to be honest, nobody knows what you look like, buddy.
[speaking spanish]
Okay, papi, I have no clue what you just said.
And honestly, it really doesn't matter.
Because October 25, I'm still gonna beat you at Halloween Havoc, pal.
[speaking spanish]
Muchacho.
[in English] Let me explain.
I speak with Ava and we're not having a regular match.
I want to face you in a Day of the Death match.
And Ethan,
anything goes.
[Vic] Well, I hope Page is ready.
Because he will defend his North American title at Halloween Havoc.
I'll tell you what. This Maybelline red is probably my favorite.
Is that the Super Stay Matte Ink? I think I have the same.
Yeah. Wait, hang on.
Why are you wearing gear?
What? What shade are you--
No, no, no.
You know there's no tag match, right?
Yeah, there's that 20-woman battle royale tonight.
[scoffs] What? Why are you in it?
Well, the winner gets to face Jacy Jayne for the NXT--
Are you serious?
How many titles do you need?
You know, I thought maybe after the TNA pickings,
you'd be in my corner, you know, actually, forget about it.
I'm gonna take on Blake by myself tonight.
Zaria, no…
-You were in the air for five seconds. -You was.
I appreciate you, Santino, but hey, Ava, Santino.
I know Halloween Havoc is right around the corner.
And I was wondering if you guys have any teams
-that Je'Von and I can go again. -Please?
Look, I'm not sure because tonight is Triple Threat Tag match.
-Then whoever wins that is next in line-- -That's understa--
No, no.
Arianna, are you hearing this?
The X-Division Champion is getting real comfortable around here.
And if I remember it correctly, I think you can clarify this Young OG,
if it wasn't for Dark State, you wouldn't even be holding that title right now.
-All right, brother, come on. -I'm mad.
What's this brother chatting, man?
Ava, is it possible that my future son-in-law has a title shot?
What?
X-Division Championship match on my show.
I'm down. Champ?
-I'm down. You got me. Let's do it. -Perfect. It's official.
Hey, hold on, hold on.
But I'm gonna have my eyes on that match, all right? Just to make sure.
[objects crashing]
[man] I told you! I told you! I told you!
Yeah, we're gonna do this on my time.
-[Ava] Trick, what are you doing? -I'll see you at Halloween Havoc.
[Ava] Trick? What are you…? Get out!
Get out!
[groaning] Oh, my God!
Medical!
Can we get some help? Medical!
Hold on.
[recording playing] Glamour is forever.
[kisses]
[crowd cheering]
[music playing]
[bell dinging]
[Mike] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from London, England,
Blake Monroe!
[Vic] I'm not taking anything away from this match,
what the hell has gotten into Trick Williams?
[Booker T] Trick's taking care of business, man.
How many times I gotta say it? It's about chicks.
It's about championships, man.
Blake Monroe, the mega blond bombshell about to blow up!
Oh, yes, man!
[intense music playing]
[Mike] And her opponent,
from Adelaide, south Australia,
Zaria!
[Vic] I know you're not a compassionate man
so let me just throw it to you straight up.
[Booker T] What are you talking about?
[Vic] You aren't a compassionate man.
[Booker T] I'm very compassionate.
[Vic] Is Zaria's heart affecting her brain over the last week.
And I say that because I want to know
if you see what The Glamour sees. Is Sol greedy?
Has Sol been using Zaria?
[Booker T] I mean, um, let's count it. Speed Championship, uh…
[Vic] And the Women's North American Championship.
[Booker T] North American Championship.
She's been vying for the Tag Team championship.
[Vic] With Zaria.
[Booker T] I would call that a little greedy. Yes, I would.
The thing is, Zaria,
she's too nice. Zaria is a major player.
Zaria was touted when she first came here to become champion very, very quickly.
[bell dinging]
That hasn't happened.
You know why? Because she has been playing second fiddle.
She has been riding in the passenger seat of Sol Ruca.
She has not been driving and putting the pedal down.
That's what Zaria's problem is.
Can she do something tonight? Can she show me something?
That's what I want to see.
[Vic] You got your blood pressure medication.
That can fire you up that easy.
[Booker T] Zaria is a major player. She has an opportunity tonight
here with Blake Monroe, who I consider the mega blood bombshell.
You're gonna have to go out here, do work to get past Blake Monroe.
So we gotta get a chance to see what Zaria
actually have in the middle of that squared circle.
In that 20 by 20, man.
[Vic] So when you look in Zarya's eyes and see the way she's looking at
Blake Monroe, is there a part of Zarya then that you feel
is upset that Sol isn't out here for this matchup?
Remember, it was Sol earlier who opted to get ready for the main event, which,
to your point, Booker,
is the number one contender to become for the NXT Women's Championship…
-Oh, baby! -…at Halloween Havoc.
[Booker T] Good shot there by Blake.
Let me tell you something, Zarya has been ride or die for Sol Ruca.
She has been there at every turn for Sol Ruca.
But what is Sol right there? Of course, of course--
-She's getting ready for the main event. -Of course.
Of course, Zarya should be out here right now.
Of course, excuse me, Sol Ruca should be out here right now.
Zarya here is a little hot about it.
-That's my point, that's my point. -Well, the way you just talked about--
-Ooh! -[Booker T] Ah, man, right to that B.
Zarya is the way you've been talking about your--
-That's B, lateral. -The way you've been talking about
your M double B.
That being the mega plan bombshell that is Blake Monroe.
Yes, I mean, Blake Monroe, like I said, she's shown me something
on her last few items and she's nothing to play with.
She is the real deal and Blake Monroe is here.
to dominate this women's division.
Blake is here to win the championship and move on to the main roster to greener,
greener pasture.
-That's the way I see it. -[Vic] Well, she made her intentions
known and she is eyeing up the women's North American title,
as we mentioned, which is currently held by Zarya's tag team partner, one Sol Ruca.
And right now,
-there's some of that power on display. -Oh, baby!
Oh, baby.
And will this be a signature win for Zarya if she's able to knock off Blake Monroe?
It would be a win to put her in title contention.
And the thing is, why haven't Sol Ruca given Zarya a title match?
-'Cause they're friends. -Huh, why?
[Vic] They're friends, they're tag team partners,
they're allies, they're buddies, they're pals.
[Booker T] You don't think Zarya want an opportunity to be champion here?
You don't think she want that same prestige?
So if Stevie Ray was the WCW champion, you would have challenged him
and would have fought your brother?
[Booker T] That's apples and oranges, man. That's apples and oranges.
Me and my brother, that's totally different.
-You're talking about pals. -[screams]
I'm talking about buddies, that's totally different, okay?
Well, I guess we'll have to ask and answer questions later
as this matchup continuing and it's Blake Monroe
who just turned things around here on NXT.
[all cheering]
Back on NXT, what a matchup this has been between Zarya and Blake Monroe,
who again has caught Zarya and trying to wear Zarya down.
And I still can't get over how Blake can even take a dig at Zarya.
How you can sit here next to me and also take digs at Zarya
about Sol Ruca using her.
-[Booker T] What are you talking about? -Sol Ruca has not been using Zarya.
I'm not saying that she's using her or anything like that, but it's facts.
As far as Zarya should be higher up on the totem pole right now.
And you know what I'm thinking, it's Sol Ruca holding her back.
-Yes, that's a fact. -You wanna talk about facts?
-That's just a fact. -[Vic] You wanna talk about facts?
Blake Monroe used Jordynne Grace, and we all saw what happened at No Mercy.
Cover, hook of the leg, and it kicked out.
I'm not gonna sit here and deny that, but like I said,
you should trust the snake to bite you,
that's what Blake Monroe is. Blake is not here to play around.
She's here not to take part. She's here to take over.
And I agree with that mentality, that modus operandi.
Go in here and get under somebody's skin and do it real quick.
-That's Blake Monroe. -[Vic] Well, Monroe also compared
Zarya's partner, Sol Ruca, to Jordynne Grace.
-Ah! -We don't know if Zarya
is the jealous type, which is what Blake Monroe has said last week.
But we do know that Blake Monroe is the jealous type, Booker.
I wouldn't necessarily say that. Blake is here for a reason, man.
She's not here just to look around and play around with the girls
in the locker room or anything like that.
When it's about being the best, you got to be able to step on some toes,
and step on some toes, and keep on walking.
Oh, here comes Zarya, look at the eyes. That's what I'm talking about.
[Vic] There's that fire that burns deep within Zarya.
And the powerhouse with a big pump kick. And Zarya, who last week
had to listen to Blake Monroe.
Monroe called her jealous.
Tried to point out how Sol and Jacey were celebrating after they led NXT
to a victory in the women's Survivor Series matchup.
-[Booker T] Good shot. -[Vic] And you talk about
that was a massive shot.
Zarya now rolling and maybe to what you said, Booker,
starting to feel and starting to show her true potential here
with a statement win as Blake trying to hold on for dear life to that top rope.
[Booker T] Zarya is a powerhouse, she has all the talent in the world
and the thing is, I just think she needs to believe in herself a little bit more.
Right now, got caught by Blake, but fights out of it.
[Vic] Double noggin knocker between those two,
and it was Blake for a moment who had another sleeper hold applied,
continuing to wear down Zarya at this juncture in the matchup.
And now…
What the hell is Blake doing?
[Booker T] Exactly what I'm talking about right here, Blake.
[Vic] What are you talking about, getting disqualified and losing?
Blake is a major player, sometimes losing in the process
of winning at the same time, Vic.
Well, the woman from hell with some evil thoughts, but, hey.
-What the hell? -There's Sol.
Sol did come to the aid of Zarya.
Sol was here to back up her friend and partner.
Wait a minute, what?
What the hell's in her, is that a hair pick?
[grunting]
[Vic] What is in the hand?
Oh, no!
Right to the throat, the official did not see,
and then the beauty shot.
[audience] One, two, three.
-[Vic] In an unglamorous moment. -[bell dinging]
[Rome] Here is your winner, Blake Monroe.
-Cheating to win. -[Booker T] You see that?
I did see. I saw a hair pick to the throat.
-Look, look. -Come on.
-Look, that's all on Sol Ruca right there. -[Vic] How in the hell?
-[Booker T] That's all on Sol. -[Vic] How is that on Sol?
[Booker T] That's all on Sol right there.
Right here, Sol Ruca doing what any friend, any tag team partner would do.
Came out here to help Zarya.
But in this moment, look at Blake Monroe.
Cutting corners, always a step ahead.
That hair pick right to the throat of Zarya.
And then following it up with that beauty shot.
-As the Glamour victorious tonight. -[bell dinging]
But now Blake will turn her attention to our main event and try to become
the number one contender to the NXT Women's Championship.
At Heat Wave, I announced that the WWE Speed Championships
were officially coming to NXT after a very successful women's tournament,
resulting in Sol Ruca retaining her championship at No Mercy.
I'm thrilled to announce that next week, the Men's Speed Tournament
will officially begin.
This tournament will feature various competitors from different brands
such as Friday Night's Smackdown Axiom
who will take on WWE Evolved's Shawn Legacy
and TNA Zachary Wentz who will take on NXT's Jasper Troy.
Whoever wins these matches will then advance to the finals,
and whoever wins the finals will get a shot at the Men's Speed Championship
against El Grande Americano.
Thank you, and best of luck to all the competitors.
Another major decision just made by our general manager, Ava.
[bell dinging]
[Rome] The following is a Triple Threat Tag Team match
scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, Hank Walker,
Tank Ledger, Pete, and Tank.
I know you're ready, Book. Huge tag team clash in moments.
The former NXT Tag Team Champions are here.
There's gonna be three teams, but only one winner is coming
your way next, right here on NXT.
["Accomplished" playing]
And your opponent, first, representing Chase University,
Uriah Connors and Kale Dixon.
I want to get your honest opinion. We've gotten into the fall semester here.
How do you think classes went this week on the campus?
[Booker T] I mean, are they happy classes? Are they happy classes?
I mean, I thought it was just, you know, PE all year round for these guys.
-You think it's just gym class? -Yeah.
-That's what I just said. -No, he's been in there.
He's teaching these.
Men and women of Chase University.
-[Booker T] Who? What men and women? -[Vic] The students.
I look here, I see Dixon and I see Connors, that's it, that's it.
I don't see anybody else in Chase University.
-The rest of the students are at home. -I don't see anybody else.
-They're in the dorms. -Okay, okay, they're not here.
[man on speaker] Truth will ultimately prevail.
But there's pain bringing it to light.
["Truth and Pain" playing]
[Rome] And representing The Culling,
Niko Vance and Shawn Spears.
-Back to all seriousness. -[Booker T] Yes.
[Vic] How difficult are these triple threat matches?
First team to score a pinfall or submission is victorious.
[Booker T] You really can't prepare for matches like this.
I don't think it's a game plan. You can go study or devise
or anything like that, but one thing about Shawn Spears being flanked by Niko Vance,
the X Factor, a guy who's looking to come up, a guy who's looking
to make some big, big money in this business.
Oh, yes, that's the kind of guy you want on your team.
-Ring the bell! -[bell dinging]
Oh!
[Vic] Triple threat rules, you see the three teams getting ready
to slug it out.
And who's the favorite in this match to walk away victorious…
Gotta give the favorite to Hank and Tank being former NXT champion.
I mean, they won the reality of wrestling championships as well.
So these guys got experience, experience factor.
Oh, yes, here we go.
These are the dangers you were talking about,
how hard these matches are to compete in.
Feel bad for the official, Danny, but right now, meeting of the minds.
Connors with a roll on shoulders down, near fall.
[Booker T] Whoa, wait a minute. Oh, we got a--
-Man, so close. -[Vic] Three teams, three different styles
-and everyone now in the NXT… -[Booker T] Oh, baby! Oh, baby!
…Tag Team Division is chasing The Hardy Boyz.
[Booker T] Niko just got caught with a big shot there by Tank Ledger.
Tank just running wild right now, man!
[Vic] And he just got shut down by the veteran Shawn Spears
who just takes out Dixon, tag was made, though.
And Hank, now, the legal superstar.
-[Booker T] Baby! -[Vic] Caught one more time.
And this could be a breakout match-up
for someone like Niko Vance as a side bossman,
slam wipes out Spears.
[Booker T] Hank Walker, baby. Hank right there rolling down the track.
-[Vic] Whoa! -Oh, yes, baby! With a lot of steam!
[Vic] And how can Hank and Tank relight that fire they once had
-that made them the Tag Team Champions? -[Booker T] Look at them.
I mean, right now, it's all about confidence--
Honk, honk, honk! Oh, yes, man!
[Vic] You didn't even finish your sentence. You just went for the honk.
[Booker T] Confidence. That's what I was talking about.
-Right now, they got all of that. -[Vic] Heads up!
Well, maybe The Culling should have taken some film study at Chase U.
Talking about The Culling, Tatum, Izzi,
they'll be in our main event, the Battle Royal,
to become the No. 1 Contender to the NXT Women's Championship.
I got to imagine on the campus of Chase U if they were film studying,
they would've been watching Harlem Heat matches.
[Booker T] You know what? I doubt that.
-I doubt that, trust me. -[Vic] Why?
[Booker T] Very, very seriously, I doubt that.
I mean, when's the last time these guys won a match?
Harlem Heat was about winning.
I mean, ten-time Tag Team Champions.
What are you talking about? Hall of Famers. These guys-- Come on, man!
[Vic] 'Cause they're trying to learn from the best. They break up the count.
Dixon able to have this match-up continue, but that's just irate--
-[Booker T] Let's talk about Niko Vance. -He got very angry. Again--
-[Booker T] Let's talk about Niko Vance. -This could be his breakout match.
[Booker T] This is a moment for Niko to go out and prove to the world
just exactly what he means to The Culling, but not just that,
prove to the world just how good he really is inside that square circle
by getting a victory for his team.
[Vic] Why can't you talk about Connors and Dixon
the way you talk about Niko Vance?
Even though Niko is in control of this match right now.
[Booker T] I like Connors and Dixon. There's nothing I don't like about them.
I mean, it's just Chase U. Chase U has been
you know, not good for a lot of young people.
And the thing is, you got to agree with me on that.
-I mean, come on-- -[Vic] I never said I disagree with you.
[Booker T] Jacy Jayne went on a campaign
to actually keep that school alive single-handedly. Come on.
Should she have done that? Should she have done that? No. But she did.
[Vic] And the lesson she learned helped her become a double champion
and the current NXT Women's Champion, and she'll find out her fate
-at Halloween Havoc later on today. -Wait a minute!
[Vic] As Hank and Tank, a little two-for-one,
as this Triple Threat Match continues to roll on.
Again, for the official right now, he's losing all control,
but it's first team to score pinfall,
-submission-- -[Booker T] Goodbye, baby!
Whoa, Connors! Dixon!
[Booker T] Just took advantage of that, but could not capitalize.
[Vic] Everyone down in this Triple Threat-- Hey!
[crowd cheering]
-[Booker T] Oh, baby! -[Vic] Booker!
-[Booker T] Oh, baby! -[bell dinging]
-[Vic] That's OTM! -[Booker T] We just came up out the mud!
We just came up out the mud!
-[Vic] OTM has returned. -[crowd chanting, clapping] OTM! OTM! OTM!
-[Vic] Price. -[crowd chanting] OTM! OTM!
-[Vic] Nima! -[Booker T] Oh, yes, baby!
That's what I'm talking about. Chaos.
[Vic] You talk about a sudden ending.
-[Booker T and Vic] Bam! -[Booker T] Destruction.
-All of that. -[indistinct shouting]
[Booker T] That's them boys, man.
-That's them boys, straight out the mud. -["About That Time" playing]
[Vic] Well, I think we can agree
after we disagreed a lot during that match-up…
You can't outshine the struggle, and you can't outrun the mud.
-OTM back, baby. -We're back, baby!
[Vic] …that OTM has just put everyone…
on notice.
[Booker T] Straight up out the mud, right?
-Dude, are you okay? -[sighs]
I think she got my windpipe, but, look, I'll… I'll be okay.
Look, I'm sorry.
I should've been out there from the beginning. This is all my fault.
But thank you for always sticking up for me.
-I'm always gonna be there for you. -Thanks.
You know, we're gonna beat Charlotte and Alexa for those tag titles.
I have these,
and I want you to have your opportunity,
which is why I'm giving you my spot in the Battle Royal.
-Are you serious? -Yeah.
I hate to admit it, but Blake was kind of right.
-I am being a little greedy. -[chuckling]
Look, I want ZaRuca to have all the gold.
It's your turn.
Come here.
[grunts] Oh, okay.
-Are you okay? -Okay. No.
-You have the Battle Royal. -I'm okay. I'm okay.
-Come on, let's go. -Yeah, let's go.
Williams!
-Where is Trick Williams at, huh? -Ricky.
No, no. There ain't nothing to talk about unless you know where Trick Williams is.
Listen, you're gonna want to hear this.
Trick is gone, okay? There's no point in this.
-[scoffs] How convenient. -Mm-hmm.
He's gone. I don't know if you saw, but I tried to give him
a title shot at Halloween Havoc…
-Yes, I saw. -…just for him to pop up on the titantron.
-And then, he attacked me from behind. -I know. And--
I'm going to stand up to a smug son of a…
by the name of Trick Williams, believe that.
Okay, Ricky, listen. You don't need to do all that
because you're gonna see Trick next week.
What I need from you
is to keep it together throughout the contract signing.
That way, you guys can officially have your title match at Halloween Havoc.
You know what, Ava?
For you, I can do that.
-Thank you. -You're welcome.
You can understand why Trick Williams…
What he did, I understand that.
But you've got to understand Ricky Saints and why he's angry, why he's mad.
I get it. I get it from both sides, all right?
Let's just say that. All right?
Well, let's talk about what's gonna take place at Halloween Havoc.
Before they meet for the NXT Championship at Halloween Havoc,
the challenger, Trick Williams, and Champion, Ricky Saints,
make it official next week, right here on NXT.
After weeks of back and forth all over the continent,
AAA Latin American Champion, Dr. Wagner Jr.,
looks to dethrone Ethan Page
for the North American Title a week from Saturday
at Halloween Havoc in A Day of the Dead Match.
Also in Arizona, it's a rematch.
The Hardy Boyz will face Darkstate for the NXT Championships.
Who walks out with the gold at Halloween Havoc?
And on the spookiest night of the year,
Jacy Jayne will defend the NXT Women's Title, but against who?
We're going to find out in our Main Event.
Who heads to Halloween Havoc? We find out now on NXT.
[man] It's not over until I win.
["Win" playing]
[yells]
[bell dings]
[ring announcer] The following is the 20-Woman
No. 1 Contender's
Battle Royal!
Introducing first, Jordynne Grace!
[Vic] Jordynne Grace called the action right down the middle last week
in what was a hectic, chaotic
Survivor Series-esque match between the women of TNA and the women of NXT.
-[Booker T] I give Jordynne credit. -[Vic] About time.
I said, you know, she has a lot of integrity.
I said she has a lot of respect for this business.
["Get It Girl" playing]
♪ Get it, girl ♪
♪ Get it, get it ♪
♪ Get it, girl ♪
♪ Get it, get it ♪
[ring announcer] Next, Lash Legend!
[Vic] Last Legend would love to turn her fortunes around in Battle Royal.
Of course, was the runner up
at Evolution.
Can she be the last woman standing?
Can she be the one
-to face Jacy Jayne out West… -[Booker T] Champ!
-[Vic] …in the desert at Halloween Havoc? -[Booker T] Let's go, Champ!
Let's go, Champ!
That's Jacy Jayne.
[Vic] Got to wonder what's going through her mind right now.
It's been a busy night for Fatal Influence.
Found out they got a new member, Lainey Reid.
[Booker T] The biggest, the largest…
[Angel Warriors' entrance theme song playing]
[yells]
[cheering]
[ring announcer] Léi Ying Lee and Xia Brookside,
Angel Warriors!
[Vic] And if you remember what happened last week at Showdown, it was a 2-2 tie.
But it was also a great conversation between Santino Marella and Ava.
Ava saying, "Hey, I'd like to extend the olive branch."
"I'd like to continue the partnership. I'd like to expand the growth."
"I want to invite your TNA Knockouts
to be part of this 20-woman 'Over the Top Rope' Battle Royal."
"Can someone from TNA find themselves at Halloween Havoc?"
[Booker T] Let me tell you something. I love Ava, you know, and her approach.
I love this open-door policy, but I wonder…
I wonder if this whole thing could backfire on Ava.
[Victoria Crawford entrance theme song playing]
[Vic] It very well could.
And this woman could be the one heading to Halloween Havoc.
[ring announcer] Victoria Crawford!
[Booker T] Wicked. Wicked, man!
♪ In the booth, breaking necks Breaking rules, breaking checks ♪
[Vic] Well, for those that have followed Victoria Crawford's career know
that she is a history-maker in the WWE.
Can she make a little more history
at Halloween Havoc?
All she's got to do is be the last woman standing.
-[crowd chanting] J. Parker! J. Parker! -[Booker T] You know the name.
[ring announcer] Making her way to the ring, Jaida Parker!
[Booker T] There it is!
[Vic] Is it her time?
Twenty women, "Over the Top Rope" Battle Royal,
who will be the No. 1 Contender for Jacy Jayne
and head to Halloween Havoc.
[clamoring]
How does it feel, huh? How that feel?
[clamoring continues]
-What y'all want? -Get out of my way!
Think you can take something from Darkstate and get away with it?
Hey, y'all picked the wrong damn ones!
Think you upped the score, y'all boys, huh? Ain't nobody safe
till we get back what's ours.
-Come on, cuz. -[all clamoring]
-[man 1] We need help! -[man 2] We need some help over here.
[man 1] Medical, over here!
[clamoring continues]
-[man 1] Please get medical for us. -[man 2] Medical!
[Vic] Buckle up, Booker.
Next week, the X-Division title is on the line.
TNA wrestler Leon Slater will defend against Stax.
Who walks out with the gold
After OTM's blindside attack earlier,
they will meet the former NXT tag team champions Hank and Tank.
We got tag team action next week on NXT.
And we heard the monumental announcement from our general manager.
So next week, superstars from Smackdown, from NXT, from Evolved, and TNA wrestlers
will meet in speed tournament matches.
You do not want to miss NXT.
Well, Booker, the ring has filled up 20 women.
One golden opportunity.
-Who is headed-- -[bell dings]
-[all cheering] -[Booker T] Oh, here we go. Here we go.
[Vic] You look at the ring, you got TNA wrestlers,
you got superstars from NXT,
you got some standouts from Evolve in there as well.
And it's gonna be interesting as it starts to break down.
Does TNA start to fight TNA? Does NXT start to fight NXT?
[Booker T] Don't think so. This is about an opportunity
to cash in on a lottery ticket?
That's a shot at the NXT women's championship,
It's every woman for themselves.
[Vic] Ooh! Tatum… Whoa! Tatum over the top ropes.
You better re-establish yourself in the center of the ring.
That's Victoria Crawford from TNA, trying to get Paxley out.
Paxley and Lash, both have powerful punches.
And Blake Monroe.
We saw Zaria go at it one on one earlier tonight.
It was very nice, don't you think, of someone like Sol Ruca,
who you called greedy to hand over the opportunity to Zaria.
Hell of a sacrifice by--
[Booker T] You think that's why she did it?
-You think that's why she did it? -[Vic] Yeah. I don't think… I do. I do.
[Booker T chuckles] You're so naive.
Are you kidding? I just like to see the good in people.
That's Carmen Petrovic who came up over the top.
And Petrovic has been eliminated by The IInspiration.
[Booker T] A match up like this, you could be the lowest guy
on the totem pole and for one looking for a title shot
and you could end up at the top rung.
I'm talking about… If you win this match, you cash your ticket
[Vic] Over the top rope. Both feet must hit the floor.
Winner again will face Jacy Jayne at Halloween Havoc,
a week from Saturday.
And I again want to give props for our general manager.
Mighty big of Ava to invite the knockouts.
Growing partnership with TNA.
[Booker T] Like I say, I give Ava lot of credit…
-[exclaiming] -[Booker T] …olive branch, so to speak.
But like I said, I just hope this thing doesn't backfire on Ava.
She's doing a hell of a job.
[Vic] Whoa! Victoria Crawford up and over.
So is Arianna Grace, who's trying to get back into the match up.
Both those women went over the top rope right here in front of us.
Wren Sinclair, almost looking like Road Dogg Jesse James back in the day,
just hugging that bottom rope, not wanting to get eliminated.
[Booker T chuckles] You gotta be still.
-[Vic] No offense here, but… -[Booker T] You wanna go stealth
in a situation like this.
Find yourself in one of those moments where you're just trying to hide,
and buy your time in a situation like this.
[Vic] Oh, a friendly handshake!
This is your fault! This is your fault!
[Vic] Didn't pay off. That is a double elimination.
Huge elimination by Jordynne Grace.
[Booker T] Jordan got two for one. You got to love that.
Jordynne Grace… It's a big moment for Jordynne.
Jordan has been jumping at the bit.
She's been scratching and clawing, trying to get to that championship
and this type of matchup right here.
The odds are not in your favor.
[Vic] Can say that again. There's Kali Armstrong,
who with one swing of a right hand, has her first elimination.
That being one half of the Angel Warriors
and the other half is Xia Brookside, who just pounced onto Armstrong
-after seeing her partner get eliminated. -[Booker T] She's mad.
She's a little hot.
[Vic] Well, the night kicked off with us learning
that Ricky Saints wants to defend his NXT championship
against Trick Williams in the Arizona heat at Halloween Havoc.
Tonight will end with the fate of Jacy Jayne!
[all exclaiming]
[Vic] I guess that would count another elimination
for the TNA knock out champion.
I don't think Wren Sinclair was trying…
[Booker T] She was trying to follow a cover right there.
It just slipped? Just a bad slip right there.
[Vic] That's Kendall Gray.
I don't know if it's very wise right now,
because as you're looking at this ring and we've now had a few eliminations,
you take a look at teams, you take a look at women that want to work together.
Obviously not the MO of this sort of matchup,
which is over the top rope, both feet hit the floor,
-but the knockouts-- -[Booker T] Oh, wait a minute!
[Vic] …in there together. The odds are in their favor. Two for one.
Holding out for a moment.
[screaming]
[Vic] Kendall Gray doing her best trying to separate the two.
And that's Cassie Lee, a veteran of the game, so is Jessie.
McKay and The IInspiration standing there. But do we agree on that as a team?
A formidable team? As a team that has gold?
I mean, they're trying to stay in there as one.
They got to have the odds in their favor. Do they not?
[Booker T] IInspiration knows exactly what this thing is all about.
We can get everybody out and we'll figure it out at the end of the day.
-Oh, wait a minute. -[Vic] There's one elimination.
-Half of The IInspiration… -[Booker T] That's not gonna happen.
[Vic] …has been taken care of by Kendal Gray
Xia Brookside ran right into that top turnbuckle.
And right here in front of us,
Zaria with Sade from TNA and holding on.
-[Booker T] Oh! So close. -[Vic] Oh, my word.
[Booker T] Somebody like Zaria really needs this matchup right here, guys.
[Vic] And Lash… Wait a minute. Lash and Sade. Former friends.
-[Booker T] Buddies. Pals. -[Vic] Former partner.
What's Lash thinking?
[Booker T] She's gonna save her. She's gonna save her little pal.
[Vic] That's a feel good moment.
-Zaria! -[Booker T] You see that? You see that?
Sade's hopes have been dashed
as another superstar or wrestler eliminated
as Xia Brookside right now trying to take out Armstrong.
Armstrong who's been a standout in evolving
look who's made her way down to ringside.
The double champ. Sol Ruca, who gave up her opportunity.
Xia Brookside officially has been eliminated.
By Kali Armstrong, the first Evolved women's champion.
Let me tell you right now, somebody who has an upside,
somebody who can really cash in
and make a break for herself, is Armstrong in this matchup.
[Vic] Putting on the brakes, holding on for a moment.
Jada now trying to catch Lash
Lash with a big kick and Miss Parker's eliminated.
-How good that must feel for Lash Legend. -[Booker T] Personal.
[Booker T] That's a personal beef right there.
Legend got one up here tonight.
-Lash better not take too much time to-- -[all exclaim]
[Booker T] Man…
-Damn! -[Vic] Xia Brookside just paid the price
for that elimination.
Jaida Parker…
snapping.
And now, finally, some security.
Getting out here. But Lash… Lash!
Everyone! Every woman in this match coming together as one.
And tossed out Lash Legend has been eliminated.
Which one of these women heads to Halloween Havoc?
Back on NXT and all these women competing,
fighting for the opportunity to become the number one contender
head to Halloween Havoc to face Jacey Jayne
for the NXT women's championship.
And could it be Thea Hail?
Thea now… Ducking, diving.
Trying to eliminate the other half of The IInspiration,
that being Jesse, who's holding on, but Kali Armstrong grabbing a hold…
[Booker T] Whoa! Wait a minute!
[Vic] Kimura's locked in. Kali trying to fight.
Again, no submissions. You gotta go over the top rope, both your feet.
[Booker T] Oh, wait a minute.
Oh, Izzi Dame making it Dame over.
And while Thea Hail was eliminated in that moment.
Thea Hail had an elimination during the break from TNA Heather by Elegance.
[Booker T] Thea Hail is one who has been so close as well to…
capturing the championship.
[Vic] Take a look around the field. Started with twenty, down to eight.
And you know what, I mentioned earlier, I talked about The IInspiration.
What about Izzy Dame and Tatum Paxley?
The members of the Culling. They're still in. They're still fighting.
[all exclaim]
[Vic] Blake Monroe.
Attacking Sol Ruca!
-[Booker T] The hell's going on. -[Vic] And Zaria realizing it.
And… Oh, Zaria just eliminated herself.
[Booker T] Wow! Are you kidding me?
Are you kidding me?
[Vic] Zaria couldn't bear to stand witness and see her partner…
[Booker T] Let me tell you something,
that right there is gonna…
Is gonna haunt her, perhaps for the rest of her career,
leaving something like this on the line.
Something like this. Are you kidding me?
[Vic] Look, I get what you're saying. We got to focus on this matchup
As Lola Vice… Lola's out.
That's another elimination for one half of The IInspiration.
[Booker T] TNA is looking real good here tonight.
[Vic] Take a look in the ring. There's one true TNA wrestler.
But there's two members that are representing that brand.
Not only Jesse but also Kelani Jordan.
And Kendall has just eliminated
the other member of The IInspiration.
And Paxley wasting no time, pouncing quickly on the Kendall Gray.
And now we're down to five.
Five will turn in at some point to one, and that one will head to Arizona.
That one will head to a championship opportunity…
Oh, look at the feet, look at the balance.
-[Booker T] Wow! -[Vic] Jordan gets overpowered.
Jordynne is holding on with one hand.
Grace, right now showing you some strength.
Look at this. Have you ever seen this?
[Booker T] The strength of the juggernaut.
-Whoa! Wait a minute. That elimination. -[all exclaim]
[Vic] It's feet, Booker, not hands.
And Kelani…
No way!
Kofi Kingston-esque…
-[thuds] -[Vic] Oh!
[Booker T] Good night! Good night!
Big shot there by Jordynne Grace.
Jordynne understands what this is all about?
It's a big elimination. We are now down to the final four.
Paxley, Grey, Izzi Dame and Jordynne Grace.
One…
One of these women will head to Halloween Havoc.
And look at the odds who they're in the favor of right now, Book.
[Booker T] I mean, Jordynne Grace finds herself in the final four.
I mean, if anybody who wants it and,
and any… anyone who needs it is Jordynne Grace,
in my… in my humble opinion.
-[audience exclaiming] -[Vic] Oh! Turning things around.
-And now… Grace. -[yells]
-[Booker T exclaims] -[Vic] Grey!
What a moment this will be for Kendal Grey from Evolve,
finding herself in a championship opportunity at Halloween Havoc.
Big swing and a miss, though, got caught by Grace.
Jordynne Grace right now,
trying to overpower the competition and get another opportunity
at the NXT Women's Championship!
-[Booker T] Dude! -[Vic] Big spinebuster.
-[Booker T] Dude! -[Vic] But she's got to get them
up and over the top rope.
All this power doesn't do her any good.
-She's got to eliminate 'em. -[Booker T] Right now…
No, no, no. It does her a lot of good.
Right now, Jordynne Grace is feeling this moment
and right now, can she take advantage of it?
That's the question.
That's the big question for Jordynne Grace.
[Vic] Oh!
Look at that combination offense from those in The Culling
in a big match…
-Chokeslam from Izzi Dame. -[Booker T groans] Big shot…
-Izzi Dame. -[audience exclaiming]
Izzi right there is pressing the button, man.
"Right now, I'm going to get a big victory."
And the thing is, Izzi has been so close,
has been so close to cashing in on a moment like this.
[Vic] Izzi Dame right now trying to work overtime here.
Kendal Grey fighting back in and showing you the scrappiness
that has made her one of the top women out of all.
[Dame yells]
[Vic] But she just got caught.
She got overpowered and she just got--
-DDT! What a counter. -[Booker T] Wow!
Wow! What a maneuver there by Kendal Grey.
[Vic] Could we be seeing Kendal Grey evolve
into the next number one contender to the NXT Women's Championship?
Big German suplex rocking Jordynne Grace.
Grey back up. Paxley, swing and a miss.
-Overhead belly-to-belly. -[Grey] Come on!
[Vic] You've got to be impressed
-with Kendal Grey. -[Booker T] Yeah. Very…
K… Kendal Grey.
Right now, she's looking like she's gonna cash in
and perhaps become the… that number one contender, baby.
[Vic] Kendal Grey already has some eliminations in this matchup.
She took out the Knockouts Tag Team champion.
She's trying to get Tatum Paxley out.
Hoisted up, though…
That's Jordynne Grace.
Grey doing her best.
Swing and a miss. Oh! Got caught.
[Booker T] Whoa, man!
-[Vic] Bodies all around. -Come on!
Everyone wants to become that number one contender.
And Kendal Grey tossed up and over,
but a hell of an effort from the Evolve standout.
But it could be Izzi's moment. It could be Grace's moment.
-It could be Tatum's moment. -[audience booing]
There's three women left.
Only one will win.
And Tatum right now just holding.
-Jordynne Grace! And-- Oh! Oh! -[Booker T] Oh!
-[bell dinging] -[audience cheering]
[Vic] Tatum's headed to Halloween Havoc.
[Rome] Here is your winner and the new number one contender
to the NXT Women's Championship,
Tatum
-Paxley! -[mouthing]
-[crowd chanting] Tatum! Tatum! Tatum! -[rock music playing]
-[crowd continues chanting] -[Vic] How good this must feel.
[crowd chanting] Tatum! Tatum! Tatum! Tatum! Tatum! Tatum!
[crowd continues chanting]
[Vic] Frustration boiling out.
But the NXT universe is on their feet for the new number one contender.
This was the last few eliminations in this matchup.
Again, there goes Kendal Grey. The matchup started with 20 women.
And then right here, Izzi Dame, Jordynne Grace…
The momentum carried them over.
Paxley hung on to the bottom rope and punched her ticket to the desert.
[Rome] …and the new number one contender to the NXT…
[Vic] Izzi Dame
has to be frustrated.
-Rightfully so. -I'll see you at Halloween Havoc.
But as the champion and Fatal Influence look on.
What a moment…
for Tatum Paxley.
[inaudible]
I'm the perfect champion.
[Vic] And look who's here to celebrate.
It's Lyra Valkyria.
It's an early treat for Tatum,
but on the spookiest night of the year,
can Tatum put to rest the ghosts of her past?
Jayne, Paxley, for the Women's Championship.
A week from Saturday, it goes down at Halloween Havoc.
[inaudible] Saturday, it goes down at Halloween Havoc.