[intro music playing]
[Triple H] Then.
Now.
Forever.
Together.
[Joseph] The ghouls, the ghosts…
["Halloween Halloween" playing]
…wrestlers from TNA, AAA and NXT,
on the spookiest night of the year.
Get your candy ready for Halloween Havoc.
[bell rings]
Ethan Page enters the world of Dr. Wagner Jr.
in a Day of the Dead Match.
Oh, my gosh, how disrespectful!
[Booker T] That's legal. Day of the Dead.
[Joseph] And Page,
powder to the eyes.
-And Page conquers another challenge… -[bell rings]
…as his ego will only grow after tonight.
Zaria's here to defend the honor and the championship
of her friend Sol Ruca against Blake Monroe.
And Zaria though, just saw Blake Monroe take out her injured partner.
[Booker T] Monroe is gonna take advantage of it.
[Joseph] And for Blake Monroe, the most glamorous champion of NXT.
[Matt Hardy] in a Broken Rules Match that has no rules,
you are sentenced to deletion!
[upbeat pop music playing]
[Joseph] DarkState has awoken the brothers Hardy.
And with the tag team titles hanging in the balance,
who will delete the others?
All four men are legal in this Broken Rules Match.
[Booker T] Nobody does it like Jeff Hardy.
Oh, my God, man!
[Joseph] A Doomsday table snap,
and DarkState recaptured the titles and deleted the Hardys from NXT.
[Paxley] Girls like Jacy Jayne,
that always mocked, bullied, belittled me my whole life.
But that's gonna end at Halloween Havoc.
When I have my best friends holding me in the air
and the NXT Women's Championship in my hands.
[Booker T] Tatum Paxley fighting like this is her one and only shot
at this championship,
and she's looking, trying to cash in by any means necessary.
Here we go!
[Joseph] Izzi with the Women's Championship
What was Izzi looking to do?
Cemetery Drive.
Paxley shocked the Universe.
Tatum Paxley is on top of the NXT women's division.
[Paxley] You guys thought that NXT was already crazy,
it's gonna get even crazier next Thursday! [exclaims]
["Terror of the Night" playing]
[Joseph] Two men that want to be at the top,
one for the glitz, the other for the prestige.
But there's only room for one.
Saints, Trick for the NXT Championship.
[Booker T] Trick is looking to make history here tonight.
We got three-time NXT Champion
and the only person that's standing in his way is Ricky Saints.
You better keep your eyes on the prize, which is, the NXT Championship.
And then with the top-rope assisted Tornado DDT.
Saints weathers the storm and retains.
-[bell rings] -He is the absolute measuring stick…
of NXT.
["Millions From Now" playing]
Welcome to NXT.
[crowd chanting "NXT"]
And we're on the heels of the spookiest night of the year
and the NXT Universe is absolutely fired up.
And that's because of what's gonna happen tonight.
There is Jordynne Grace ready for our massive main event
with the TNA Knockouts Championship on the line
as she's the challenger, there's the champion, Kelani Jordan,
confident as ever as she looks to prove she is indeed championship material.
-When these two-- -…Playing with you.
Don't… Get your hands off that freakin' button.
What's wrong with you? What's wrong with you, stupid?
Hey, do yourself a favor,
mind your business while grown folk talk.
This is my house. I've been runnin' things here for years.
Y'all gonna try this today? Hell no!
Get your hands off the freakin' button. You're too stupid.
What you laughing at? Today's the day, man.
Stop playin' with me, Ricky Saints.
Yeah, don't get too comfortable with my title, dawg.
I'm coming for you. Watch out, stupid!
Grown folk talking.
Yeah, yeah. Watch out, Ricky.
You think you can get away with that?
Halloween Havoc, you think you get away with that?
Huh? Yeah.
You got the right one today, bro.
[Joseph] Trick has snapped.
-I mean, you can't condone this. -[Booker T] Grown man, man.
This is my house. It's always been my house.
Three years, I've been doing everythin'.
-Puttin' it on my back! -[Booker T] See what I'm saying?
Gotta condone it.
That's a grown-ass man. What you talking about?
Get the camera out of my face, man. What's wrong with you, stupid?
[Joseph] He has lost it. And--
I ain't playing with you.
You got the right one today, bro.
[Joseph] You might wanna watch out. Trick's here.
[Booker T] Chill out, homie. Chill out.
[crowd chanting "Trick got whooped"]
Hey, do I look like I'm freakin' playing?
Shut up while grown folk talkin'.
I've been runnin' things here for years.
-You think I got… -[crowd continues chanting]
I'mma say what I gonna say.
Hey, Ricky Saints,
we all know what happened at Halloween Havoc.
I gave you the best you had.
Ninety-nine out of hundred times I beat your ass.
Y'all saw what I did to Ricky Saints.
Y'all saw what I did.
-I beat him like a drum. -[crowd booing]
I beat him like a bum.
I beat him like the bum that he is.
I got no problem proving how much of a bum you are,
Ricky Saints.
One more time.
I want my title match.
I ain't leaving until I get my title match.
[crowd continues booing]
[Booker T] He's got a point, man. He's got a point.
Wow, Trick.
I already told you if you wanna have
a real conversation about this like adults, we can do that
because throwing a temper tantrum isn't gonna get you anywhere.
And look, Trick, I hate to break it to you but there was no controversy on Saturday.
In fact, you just lost.
No, forget all that. Forget all that.
Y'all saw what happened?
Y'all heard the people.
Trick Williams is still the biggest star
NXT has ever had to offer, huh.
[crowd chanting "Trick got whooped"]
All right. Hey, "Trick got whooped"?
Ricky, you like to talk about resumes, right?
How long you been in the business?
Put in Trick Williams' tape. Look what I did, huh.
I became the Iron Survivor.
I defeated the Mad Dragon.
Trick Williams showed Melo who is him.
Trick Williams threw hands in the Underground.
Trick Williams took Ethan Page and beat him down
in the Devil's Playground.
Huh? I showed Pete Dunne I am the last man standing.
Damn it, Trick Williams is golden.
-Let's talk about. -[Booker T] Facts.
[mixed cheers]
-[Saints] Whoa, whoa, whoa. -Come on out here.
That's real big talk for a guy who got his ass beat Saturday.
-Let me go and cut it down. -[Joseph] Uh-oh.
-Ricky and Trick. Ricky and Trick. -[Booker T] What the hell! Come on.
[Joseph] You better clear out the back.
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
[announcer] Time for tonight's NXT Spotlight.
[Axiom] They say styles make match ups, and this one is a tale as old as time.
Size versus speed. David versus Goliath.
[Joseph] Axiom will meet Jasper Troy in the tournament finals.
[Axiom] Jasper, you can't beat what you can't catch
[Joseph] And Axiom just had the right amount of speed tonight.
[Axiom] I am just one win away from a chance at the Speed Championship.
And tonight,
I make it happen.
[Booker T] You feel the ground shaking right now?
That's that man.
Axiom,
a lethal aerial artist, a savant inside the ring.
But there's no counter for power.
-[Joseph exclaims] -[Booker T] One shot, that's all it takes.
[Troy] I can't wait to snatch you out the sky,
punish you and beat you.
[Joseph] Swallowed into the vortex of a black hole.
[Troy] And then my path of destruction leads right to you,
Grande Americano in that Speed Championship.
[Joseph] Finally back here on NXT, Booker.
Some order has been restored.
["Just The Frax" playing]
And we are set for the finals of the Speed Tournament.
[bell rings]
[Rome] The following is the final Speed Tournament Match
with a three-minute time limit.
Introducing first,
from Madrid,
representing Fraxiom,
Axiom.
[Vic] And as things start to settle down here
inside the performance center in Orlando, Florida, Booker,
this is really a tale as old as time, Speed versus power.
[Booker T] I mean, Axiom said it himself.
I mean, David versus Goliath.
I mean, you know, you can even throw the tortoise and the hare in there.
["Evil Challenger" playing]
[Booker T] Yeah!
[yelling]
[Booker T] Here we go.
[announcer] And here's the opponent, weighing in at 340 pounds.
He is the winner of LFG Season One,
Jasper Troy.
-[Vic] Who won that race? -[Booker T] You feel that?
-[Vic] Between the tortoise and the hare? -[Booker T] You feel that?
-You feel that reverb? -[Vic] I feel the ground trembling.
[Booker T] That's that monster making his way, man.
Oh, yeah. [mumbles] …said it last week.
Said it last week. One shot, one shot. That black hole, man.
That black hole. Neil deGrasse Tyson said,
"That's the best way to go if you're gonna go."
[Vic] That's what I wanna bring up too. For Jasper Troy, is his best attribute,
that sudden impact power.
[Booker T] Well, the hatrdest one as well. You know what I mean? Steady.
[Vic] Thank you for getting back to my question.
[Booker T] Steady is the race. That's what it's all about.
[Vic] Well, we've already seen what NXT is about.
The raw emotion, the passion that spilled out
between Trick Williams and Ricky Saints to start the night.
But we're 20 seconds into this speed matchup,
and that slap might have just woke up Jasper Troy.
Of course, the winner tonight faces El Grande Americano
for the speed championship.
Two weeks right here on NXT.
[crowd chanting] Axiom!
[Vic] It looks like a little… tortoise and the hare, but a little cat and mouse,
[Booker T] Got me right there.
There is Rayo and Bravo here, obviously for El Grande Americano.
[Booker T] Axiom trying to stay on his bicycle right now.
But he's got two minutes and 13 seconds,
and he's not gonna be able to win like that with a guy like this.
[Vic] Oh, unloading right now is Axiom,
who went down to the wire with Sean Legacy of the all, last week.
-[Booker T] Oh, yeah. -[Vic] …got caught. Hoisted and driven.
In a turnbuckle and 60 seconds off that clock, now under two minutes
and right now, again, more of that power with a back brace.
[Booker T] "Let me get my hands on you." That's what Jasper Troy is all about.
This is a guy, like I said, he came up the hard way, man.
This is a guy who came up the hard way.
He didn't have a silver spoon in his mouth or anything,
and right now, he can taste success. It's so close.
[Vic] All about time here in the speed matches,
just like it will be at Deadline in Texas on December 6
as we're about 90 seconds left and Jasper Troy has taken over,
and look, it's obvious the size advantage Troy has over his opponent.
But right now, the wit, the smarts of Axiom
trying to chop down a much larger superstar.
[Booker T] That was smart, trying to take away the base,
from the big man right here.
-But Jasper Troy, like I said-- -[Vic] Uh-oh.
-[Booker T] Oh, wait a minute. -[Vic] Missed a dropkick.
[Booker T] I didn't see that coming. I didn't see that coming at all.
[Vic] Again, there's Rayo, Bravo looking on for the speed champion
as we are just about 60 seconds left in this matchup.
And you heard what tonight,
What the Speed Tournament meant to both these competitors
as Axiom right now trying to lock into submission.
-Jasper Troy doing his best. -[Booker T] 55 seconds.
[Vic] Jumping knee! Jumping knee just rocked Troy!
Troy right now is down.
Troy right now is hurt.
-Axiom charging in… Squish. -[Booker T] Oh, yeah.
[Booker T] You see that right there? No, he got mushed.
That's what that was. Wait a minute.
[Vic] Whoa, he was looking for that black hole slam, I believe.
Counter. Axiom right now, 40 seconds.
It's almost 35 seconds.
He's got Troy down to a knee trying to get Troy down to two,
trying to squeeze the life out of Jasper Troy.
[Booker T] No way he's gonna be able to do that.
[Vic] He just took a-- look at the clock. It's under 30.
And just got dropped.
He took his eye off the ball and just got dropped.
Jasper Troy. Troy now realizing there's 20 seconds left.
-Come get some, young man. -[Booker T] Oh, rumble.
-[Vic] Big slam. -[Booker T] Young man rumble.
[Vic] But Book, there's 15 seconds.
Troy's got to move, at 10 seconds.
[Booker T] Oh, baby.
-[Vic] Swallowed into the vortex. -[Booker T] Beautiful, beautiful…
-[Vic] Troy caught Axiom. -[bell dinging]
-[Booker T] Yeah. -[Vic] Troy is headed to the championship.
[Booker T] Uh-huh.
[announcer] Here is your winner, Jasper Troy.
[Vic] One win from glory for Jasper Troy.
-And right there. -[Booker T] Yeah.
[Vic] Jasper Troy became the ruler of this matchup,
hitting that massive black hole slam.
He looked at the clock, he knew he got the job done.
And for Jasper Troy now,
he can mark it down, along with everyone watching around the world.
It will be Jasper Troy getting his opportunity,
going one on one with El Grande Americano
in two weeks from tonight on NXT for the Speed Championship.
I'm sorry that we couldn't chat earlier. I've been dealing with Trick and Ricky.
They're driving me nuts.
But I spoke to the doctor and he said it looks like
you're making a lot of progress with your knee, which is great.
-How are you feeling? -I mean, I'm still in the brace,
unfortunately, but I'm off the crutch, so that's a good thing.
That's awesome.
He didn't want me to tell you he's still unsure about
your exact in-ring return date, and he also wanted me to stress to you,
don't rush it. Don't do anything crazy.
But I want to talk to you about your speed championship.
I know Saturday didn't really go as planned,
so I was wondering if you still wanted someone to defend that or…
I…
I don't think so.
This division needs a fighting champion, so I'm gonna relinquish it.
-[scoffs] -Really? Are you sure?
-Yeah. -Okay.
I want to focus on my rehab because I intend on getting back
in that ring as soon as possible and winning back both of these titles,
which I never lost in the first place.
Well, I get it.
And in that case, there will be a speed women's tournament starting next week.
And look, this is one of the worst parts of my job,
but I don't want to see you injured again.
-So please don't rush this. -Okay.
[Vic] Huge announcement from our general manager.
But social media was buzzing Saturday.
The universe was shocked.
We hear from our new women's champion, Tatum Paxley, next.
[man] Truth will ultimately prevail.
But there is pain in bringing it to light.
["Truth and Pain" playing]
[crowd chanting] Tatum! Tatum!
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
the new NXT women's champion,
The Culling's Tatum Paxley.
[Vic] Booker, you can feel the emotion,
the love, the support for the NXT universe.
This is a woman. This is a champion who is no longer to be mocked.
[Booker T] No, she can't be mocked anymore.
A moment she worked so hard to get to, and now she's getting.
She won the championship. She's got a hell of a entourage behind her, man.
[crowd chanting] You deserve it! You deserve it!
[crowd cheering]
Well…
We did it!
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Tatum! Tatum!
Guys, guys.
I have dreamt about this moment for so long,
to stand in front of you guys as your new
NXT women's champion.
[crowd cheering]
Halloween Havoc was the best night of my entire life,
and all I could think about is how excited I was
to come back and share it with you guys.
But, guys,
this isn't about me holding this title.
This is about what this title represents.
I am never going to forget
the heartache that I went through to get to this exact moment.
[man] You deserve it!
What it felt like waiting for that chance
when it seemed like that chance was never going to come.
[crowd cheering]
Guys, the opportunities, they're rare.
But when I got mine, I made the most out of it.
And I know that I can be a little bit intense
or too much. Some say a little too trusting.
But if this creepy little weirdo
can be NXT women's champion, then anyone can be.
Which is why, which is why I want to be
the type of champion that gives everybody an opportunity.
I want to open up a fair door for every woman
in that locker room to be able to feel--
Um, um, Tatum.
[indistinct]
-Are you being serious? -What?
Tatum, I just don't picture you as the type of champion to just hand out
opportunities to everyone. What, so you can risk losing
your NXT Women's Championship as fast as you want it?
Tatum, guys, guys.
[crowd chanting]
Look, Tatum, I say this with love.
It's been a long four years for you.
But you made it, you earned it, you're our champion,
and there is no one here happier for you than I am.
But you need to remember something.
You have been chasing this title for a long time
and you have come up short every time.
So are you sure you're willing to risk putting that title on the line already?
I mean, Tatum, if it were up to me, you need to make people earn a shot
at that title, just like you earned your shot at that title.
And if me and Nicole have anything to do--
No, Izzy, no.
I'm going to do this, and it's going to be amazing.
Guys, everybody, everyone listen.
I heard that you guys were upset that we didn't have the wheel
for Halloween Havoc.
And I kinda missed it too.
So I brought it back, but with a twist.
I'm gonna go spin the wheel
and whatever name it lands on is going to be the name of the girl
that gets an NXT Women's Championship match against the NXT Women's Champion,
me, tonight.
Oh, come on.
-[Vic] That's a hell of an idea, boy. -Hey, hey, this way.
Come on.
[Booker T] Wow.
-[Vic] Oh! Look at the name. -Look at it.
Tatum, I just really don't think that this is a good idea.
-What do you mean? Yes, it is. -Izzy, your name's not up there.
Well, of course Izzy's name is not on it.
Izzy and I would never fight for this title.
Izzy, I don't want anything to come in between us.
I mean, I don't want anything to come between us either.
But are you sure you want to do this so soon, Tatum?
I'm spinning this wheel.
[exclaims] So excited!
-Round and round it goes. -[Booker T] Bend the wheel, make the deal.
Who's it gonna land on?
Yeah!
Lola Weiss, I'm so happy for her.
Tonight it's going to be Lola Weiss versus Tatum Pax,
your NXT Women's Champion tonight.
-[squeals] This is so good! -Well, it looks like we have another
championship match here live tonight.
Pax Lee, Lola Weiss, but our first championship match is moments away.
-Yeah, Ricky! -Yeah, yeah, you got the right one today.
-Hey, look, man, you see Ricky? -What?
Look, you seen Ava?
Now I got time for this today, man. Ricky!
-Are you ready for it? -And you've asked me this like ten times
-in the last 15 minutes. -I know, but Lash is like big and strong
-and the last time-- -Look, are you trying to give me
a pep talk or are you trying to make me nervous?
No, I'm sorry, I just want this to go on. I feel like it's partially my fault
-you're in this situation. -Look, I get that, but I've been doing
my homework, I've been studying. I know Lash is the most dominant woman
-in NXT. -She is.
But I'm not backing down and tonight, Kendal Grey is putting herself on the map.
Hell yeah, you are. Lash is about to go into the gray area.
You got this.
And about the whole Ren QCC thing, I was actually wondering if--
-I got a match, I gotta go. -Okay, yeah, yeah, we'll catch up later.
-Well, are you gonna come? -You want me to go out there with you?
Yeah, girl, we're in this together, let's go.
Heck yeah, I'm out there.
[Vic] We are set for the first of three championship matches here tonight.
[bell dinging]
[announcer] The main contest scheduled for one fall is for
the Evolve Women's Championship!
Introducing first, from Atlanta, Georgia,
Lash Legend!
[Vic] I mentioned three titles on the line side because
our superstars on NXT are always ready to defend their championships each
and every week.
["Get It Girl" playing]
[imperceptible]
♪ All bark, all bark And no bite ♪
♪ And all bite, all heart, all heart Damn right ♪
♪ Go on, get it girl, you deserve it ♪
♪ Let 'em all know ♪
Challenger seems to always have something to say, huh, Booker?
[Booker T] She's the Bougie Bully, man.
Oh!
["Girls Rule" playing]
And her opponent from Las Vegas, Nevada…
she is the Evolve Women's Champion,
Kendal Grey!
[Vic] First defense of this championship for Kendal Grey.
Booker, what does a victory do, not just for Kendal Grey,
but also for Evolve?
[Booker T] No, no,
It definitely would put Kendall Grey in that,
that mindset that, "Hey, I can do this. I'm not just some fly by night,
some flash in the pan here today and gone tomorrow."
And everybody over there in that Evolve locker room.
They got to be, you know, chomping at the bit.
You don't say, wait, am I gonna get my shot?
Oh, yes, man, but my thing is this,
Kendal Grey come out here with Rhea Sinclair,
is that some kind of a security blanket, some kind of a crutch?
I don't like that.
-I mean, this is a big night. -This is a huge night.
[Vic] Lash certainly focused in on Kendal Grey and that Evolve title.
Grey won the championship on Evolve's succession.
Evolve, of course, every Wednesday.
Ren might need some help though in the pep talk department
after what we just witnessed a little bit, she gets tongue tied a little bit.
No, no, no, Ren knows exactly what Last Legend is all about.
She's felt the pain, she's felt the power of Last Legend, she knows.
Well, also, you take a look at Kendal Grey, not afraid,
not gonna back down.
Dominated the collegiate field at Life University,
three time NAIA national champion.
She's scrappy, she's gritty, she's determined.
And right now, she is definitely gonna get a lesson.
Trying to pick the foot though, trying to lock in her ankle lock.
And Lash quickly getting to the top rope. This is, I mentioned, the first
of three championship matches tonight. I gotta get your--
Oh, yes!
Do you like Tatum Paxley's decisions in that wheel?
I don't, I don't. I really don't like Tatum Paxley.
I believe, such a quick turnaround.
This might be the quickest turnaround for a championship of that magnitude
that we've ever seen.
Rey trying to rely on her amateur background in this juncture.
It is Lola Boyce Tatum, Paxley tonight for the NXT Women's Championship.
I don't even know if the rest of The Culling even knew
what was going on.
But it's Lash Legend right now leaning down,
showcasing her power, her skill.
Trying to make herself the Evolve Women's Champion
as there's a run on the outside.
-Oh, yes, look at the power. -Unreal.
-Look at the power. The Last Legend. -Unreal.
You know what, one thing that Kevin Bray needs to understand,
that there are levels to this game that truly are, man.
There really are.
Grey right now, a little sidestep, get the hell out of the way!
Oh, yes, here we go, we're going for the ride.
Just throwing Grey to the outside.
You see the look in Kendal's eyes right there.
What the hell have I got myself into?
Gary Wilson checking on Kendal Grey as Ren Sinclair firing up,
but Grey coming right back into the fight, not backing down,
sidestepping, flying through.
Hitting behind, taking down, shoulders down, and a kick out.
[Booker T] I like that right there. I mean, Kendal Grey, she's an athlete.
-I mean, she played soccer. -I mean, she's an amateur wrestler.
I mean, she's done a little jiu-jitsu. I mean, she's settled on wrestling,
-but she's done a bit of everything. -Whoa!
-Oh, yes. -A fix and a kick out.
Kendal Grey, though, and you could say this, Booker,
we have a lot of athletes that walk through the door here
at the Performance Center. Not everybody picks it up.
She seems to have picked up things very quickly as a champion.
Let me tell you something, two years in, just a little over two years in,
and Kendal Grey is a champion.
That lets her know she has the aptitude to perhaps make it to that next level.
-That next level is right here in NXT. -Booker, let that sink in.
Two years, two years having no idea, never set foot in a ring,
-and she's become a champion. -Well, it lets me know that.
She's been studying this game, and like I said,
she's not just somebody who just wanna play the game.
-Booker, Lash just caught Kendal. -Look at the power, oh, yes! Yes!
Lash one more time, overpowering and then just planning for it.
You can't, you can't beat that.
Lash Legend always the baddest while looking lavish in control
of this Evolve Women's Championship matchup.
Kendal Grey doing her best to fight back. And this has gone back and forth,
but really, that's just in the last few minutes.
It has been all Lash Legend, who again is showing dominance.
Oh, yes. Did you see that? We got the check.
-Wow. -Man.
Steal the gas.
Take another look and feel that form, holy.
Tell you something right now, Kendal Grey has not felt anything
like that in her short career thus far, I promise you that.
[Vic] These two prove that no one runs from competition on this brand.
Expect the unexpected. I mean, just go back to how we started the night.
Go back to Saturday at Halloween Havoc.
Not since Stand & Deliver, WrestleMania weekend in 2022,
have three titles changed hands in a single night.
We got another three titles on the line tonight,
and it's not looking good for the champion.
[Booker T] It's not looking good, but I'm looking at the posture of Grey.
You can tell she's thinking… Oh, she just got caught with another big shot.
[Vic] You start to wonder, too.
you talk about the inexperience, only being in the business for two years,
is Kendal Grey just taking on too much in this match?
[Booker T] Like I said, you can tell she's thinking. But right now,
Lash is overpowering her. But she just landed one shot.
She's trying to get back in this. And a dropkick to follow it up.
[Vic] You saw the big dropkick,
but you wonder, did she just have a spurt of energy?
Because she is in a lot of pain in this moment, holding her neck.
And there you see whom I believe is Jordynne Grace
putting in a little extra reps, getting in the work,
because she will main event tonight against the Knockouts Champion…
-[Booker T] See that? That's 200… -…Kelani Jordan.
[Booker T] That's 225 pounds on the rack Jordynne's warming up with. My God, man!
[Vic] Don't think I've lifted that in my entire life combined.
[Booker T] First time you saw a gym, you was going 55 miles per hour.
[Vic] Grace starting to fight back in this matchup.
Champion, right now, trying to rally. Wren Sinclair on the outside,
trying to fire her up. Running right into Lash.
Lash didn't even go down to her feet, Lash is barely feeling rocked.
But Kendal, right now, has Lash down to her knee.
-Coming back… Oh! -[Booker T] See that? Like I said,
Grey put her hands to her head there.
She's thinking too much. She's not just reacting.
-Wait a minute, I like that. -[Vic] Up and over!
[Booker T] Oh, there it is!
Don't waste no time, Kendal.
You can't think about these people.
They won't get you the win or hold that title for you.
[Vic] But they certainly can fire you up, 'cause adrenaline is coursing
through the veins of Kendal Grey.
[Booker T] Pick a leg, right there.
Too much power, though. Too much power from Lash Legend.
[Vic] Been the story since the start of the match.
But also, let's talk about the resilience of the champ.
Ooh, Kendal, look at that. Going down low.
She tried this earlier, to no avail.
This time, though, that double stock pays off. And Lash Legend, right now,
just able to get out of the way. Man!
What…
-What's Kendal thinking -[Booker T] Kendal's on the move!
Uh-uh!
[Vic] Might be regretting.
[Booker T] Lemme tell you, right now, Kendal Grey,
an opportunity, a door just opened for Kendal.
The thing is, can she take advantage of it?
That's the question right there.
Oh, like I said, there are levels to this game, and right now,
Kendal Grey is stepping up!
She's stepping up, man,
and doing a hell of a job!
[Vic] Well, Kendal listening to Wren Sinclair.
Sinclair trying to fire up Grey, trying to fire up the NXT Universe.
-Kendal Grey… -[crowd chanting] Kendal! Kendal!
…laying it all on the line here tonight.
And you talk about kicking a door open.
Welcome to NXT as Evolve Champion…
-And again got caught! -[Booker T] Oh, got caught, man!
Threw all caution to the wind.
-Oh, high risk, no reward! No reward! -[Vic] Oh, man!
And how much more can Kendal take?
Just getting out of the way.
Jumping right in. And Shades of Grey!
-And cover! -[Booker T] What?
-[Vic] That's gotta be an upset! -[bell rings]
-Are you kidding me? -[Booker T] Wow!
[announcer] Here is your winner,
and still the Evolve Women's Champion,
Kendal Grey!
[Vic] Kendal Grey retains,
and I wonder how Grey is gonna celebrate tomorrow night.
Take a look, though. Grey showed you a lot here tonight.
She had to. She showed you that she indeed could be the future.
In the same way we talk about Je'Von Evans,
the same way we talk about Leon Slater,
we could be talking about Kendal Grey in the same light.
And maybe… [chuckles]
just maybe, a sign of solidarity
between Wren and Kendal, as Grey continues to evolve.
["He Who Dares Wins" playing]
Well, one championship match already.
This was the second and third championship match
we found out earlier tonight.
Spinning the wheel to make the deal.
Yes! Lola Vice! Oh, I'm so happy for her!
Tonight, it's going to be Lola Vice versus Tatum Paxley,
your NXT Women's Champion! Tonight!
[Vic] What a championship match that is going to be.
But also, Myles Borne, ready for competition.
And it can only be one person, Tavion…
either me…
or you.
But just know, whatever happens in that ring…
you're always gonna be my brother.
That'll never change.
Just be ready…
to do whatever it takes, because…
I know I will.
At Halloween Havoc,
I came up to Ava specifically for a match with Josh Briggs,
as I felt disrespected, and Josh was out of line,
coming in thinking he knows everything, which is his usual position.
But look, I come to speak to Ava, and I don't know how it got misconstrued
into entertaining her with the match against Myles Borne.
Myles is my brother, first and foremost.
We came from NQCC, and that's my dawg,
you know what I'm saying?
But brothers fight, and that's the reality.
And when he said that he thinks he's the only reason
that I'm out the NQCC and I'm out here shining on my own, well…
well, now I got something… something to prove to Myles.
-Tatum. -Lola!
Congrats on winning the NXT Women's Championship, Mama!
-I'm so happy for you. -Thank you, Lola.
And, hey, congrats on the wheel landing on your name.
You now get a fair opportunity at this title.
Tatum, you earned that championship.
I'd be holding this title if it weren't for Lainey.
Pero now, because of you, I finally get a fair shot.
Of course.
Pero, Tatum, for as happy as I am for you,
I'm sorry I gotta tell you this, Mama,
but tonight, I'm knocking you out and becoming the new NXT Women's Champion.
Lola, I love your passion.
I really do.
But you need to understand me.
I worked my ass off for this,
and my reign will not end that quickly.
-Not for you and not tonight. -So have I, Tatum.
-[Izzi] What's going on here? -Izzi! You're here!
Yes, everything's perfect!
[chuckles]
Tatum, I have to tell you, I don't think pressing Lola is your best idea.
Why?
Everything's great, Izzi. Come on. It's my first title defense. Let's go!
[Vic] Well, who walks out with the gold?
Trick Williams is GOATed.
Let's talk about it.
[Vic] But this happened earlier tonight.
That's real big talk for a guy who got his ass beat Saturday night.
Let me go and cut it down!
[Vic] And look, this night started off with a bang.
Needless to say, it has been a busy night for our general manager, Ava.
♪ One, two three, four One, two three, four ♪
♪ Five, six, seven, eight, nine ♪
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Fountain, Colorado,
weighing in at 260 pounds,
Tavion Heights!
[Vic] And, Booker, you know better than most, to get to the top,
you gotta go through friends.
[Booker T] Oh, yeah, man. Just obstacles. Obstacles.
Over, around, under.
Sometimes, with an obstacle, you gotta go straight through it.
Oh, yes, man! How you like that?
[Vic] I like it. That was deep insight. That was deep.
["Make Your Move" playing]
We heard from both of these men earlier
just what this fight is going to mean.
[announcer] And his opponent, from Wilmington, North Carolina,
weighing in at 220 pounds,
Myles Borne!
[Vic] And to that point, was Myles on to something
when he said that he gave Tavion Heights the blueprint to succeed,
the blueprint to step up, to step out on your own?
[Booker T] I'm not gonna go that far. Maybe he gave Tavion a little push.
Okay? I'll give him that.
But the blueprint? The blueprint?
-[Vic] Don't get mad at me. He said it. -[Booker T] The hell is he thinking?
[Vic] They also said, "May the best man win in this matchup."
So when you take a look at these two, the bell's about to sound,
and you know the backstory for both.
You've seen what they've done, how they've come up in the WWE,
-what they've done in NXT. -[Booker T] Yes.
[Vic] The show of respect and sportsmanship between the two.
In your opinion… in your opinion, who has the higher ceiling?
[Booker T] I really can't answer that question.
I say both guys, Myles as well as Tavion, got a hell of a, hell of a lot of talent.
But I can tell you this, the blueprint is Tavion Heights going to Japan,
getting that invaluable knowledge to bring back here and go to work.
Let's see how this play out.
We'll find out a lot about these guys tonight.
[Vic] There's only room for one at the top. Who's the one you'd choose?
You've gotta pick. Off the fence.
[Booker T] If I had to pick, it'd be Tavion.
[Vic] Okay, fair enough.
And the advantage is because of what you just said,
because of the time he spent in Japan honing in on his strategy.
[Booker T] That's just the reality of wrestling. He's done good there.
But, no, this guy definitely has something.
One thing about this business is that if you look at a guy like Tavion Heights,
he has all… he checks off every box.
You know what I mean? Passes that point. That's Tavion Heights.
[Vic] Let's not forget both these men were teammates,
actually teamed together this past spring.
But back to Borne giving Heights that outline…
Borne forced Charlie Dempsey's hand, did he not?
-[Booker T] No. -Several months ago.
And he left the NQCC first.
He lit the desire for more maybe in Tavion Heights.
Think that's what Myles is getting to as he goes over,
and a kick-out from Tavion Heights.
-[Booker T] I mean, Myles-- -[Vic] Whoa!
-One more time. -[Booker T] Whoa.
-[Vic] Another near-fall. -[Booker T] Borne has a lot of talent,
but I'm sure he's thinking about just a few weeks ago as far as Team NXT…
-[Vic] Crucifix! -[Booker T] Whoa. Him being the weak link.
But right now, he has a chance to redeem himself,
go out here and beat Tavion Heights,
a guy who's hella skilled in that squared circle.
[Vic] He missed the uppercut, looking for the backslide.
-Shift of the weight, landing on the feet. -[Booker T] I like that.
[Vic] We are at a stalemate.
[Booker T] See that? Call a time-out, take a break right here,
get the win back.
[Vic] What a night it's already been here on NXT from the very start,
as roll right through, nice counter.
-Whoa, and-- -[Booker T] Double counter.
[Vic] These two, so equal. Great job by our official in this match.
Dallas Irvin seeing that Tavion's hand grabbing onto that bottom rope.
As I was mentioning, great night.
We still have two more championships to come.
We just saw the Evolve women's champion retain.
[Booker T] I don't like this right here so far.
One thing about this match,
I know we've got a lot still left in the show,
but right now these two-- I haven't seen one punch.
I haven't seen one boot to the mush, or anything like that.
These guys are being too nice in the squared circle.
I want to see a fight. I want to see a fight.
[Vic] They're just trying to outwrap each other right now,
outwork the other, outwrestle one.
Maybe they don't want to come-- Because they're friends, brothers,
as you mentioned, maybe they don't want to throw hands.
Maybe they don't want to fight that way.
Maybe they want to show who can outwork the other.
[Booker T] You're not gonna make it to the top just thinking like that.
All right? You're not gonna make it.
Whoever the guy that's gonna go out here
and say, "Look, I'm gonna win this match and win it by any means necessary."
It's about stepping on some toes. It's about stepping on some toes.
And keep on watching.
[Vic] Well, these two embody NXT striving for greatness.
Imperfect, yes, but learning, Booker.
And a deep desire to be the absolute best,
as open into that high crossbody, into the cover,
and that might've been the most high-impact offensive move
we've seen in this match-up.
[Booker T] These guys doing a lot of hugging each other, you know.
But like I said, I want to… I want to see somebody go out here
and, you know, take it to the streets. You know what I'm saying?
Like I said, it's about that check at the end of the day,
it's about checks, and it's about championships.
These guys need to get that in their heads, and they need to do it quick.
[Vic] Heights argues he has done more than Myles Borne in his time here in NXT.
Looking for that suplex, nice counter, landing on his feet,
as Myles Borne coming right in, telegraphed it.
Look at Tavion Heights. Not only the power, not only the speed!
But the agility, the athleticism. Spinning clothesline.
-[Booker T] Now we talking! -[Vic] Pull to the leg, and a kick-out.
[Booker T] Tavion is thinking about what he needs to think about.
[Vic] Which one of these two leaves tonight with a victory?
Tavion Heights and Myles Borne realizing the man who just joined us on commentary…
Yes, Booker, he does have a headset. Is none other than Josh Briggs.
And, Briggs, I know you can hear the NXT universe right now.
-[Briggs] Well, I-- -[crowd singing indistinctly]
-[Briggs] Listen. -[Vic] I hear them.
[Briggs] They think this is their show when I'm the star--
-[Booker T] Whoa! -[Vic] Big moonsault.
-Into the cover. -[Booker T] We got something here.
-[Vic] And, ooh! -[Booker T] Oh!
[Vic] I got to ask, Josh, while you're out here. I mean…
As you take another look,
Myles Borne showcasing some athleticism as well.
What are your issues with the two men that are in the ring right now?
Big slingblade, and looking for an ankle lock right now by Tavion.
[Briggs] I mean, did you see what they were saying about me at Halloween Havoc?
They ran to my boss,
and they cared more about their hurt feelings like they were online.
[Booker T] You know what? I hate a snitch. I have a snitch, man.
[Vic] Looking for a tap. Trying to get a submission.
[Booker T] I mean, the one thing about, you know, having a stitch.
-You know, stitches get stitches. -[Vic] Nice.
[Briggs] Bro, I'm saying… You're looking like a snitch.
-[Booker T] He is a snitch. -[Vic] I'm not a snitch.
-[Briggs] I'm with you, Book. -[Vic] How does this turn on me?
Let's talk about the match-up right now, as Tavion Heights-- Bam!
-[Booker T] Oh, my God! -[Vic] What a snap!
-[Booker T] That could be it! -[Vic] Quick powerslam and still not it.
I mean, is there nothing about Myles Borne that impresses you?
[Briggs] Look, he's impressive. He has spurts…
He was spurts of impressiveness, but these kids, they spent the first fight--
-[Vic] Cover. -[Booker T] He said the word.
"Kids" coming in, trying to step on your territory.
They were hugging the first five minutes of the match.
[Booker T] I said that too. These guys are rookies.
-You're a professional. -[Briggs] What you looking?
Get your ass back in the ring before I break your jaw.
-Rookie mistake. -[Vic] Quit egging this on.
-…break your jaw. -You're next.
Watch this. Watch this. Yeah, that's what I thought.
What did he mean-- He just threw the headset.
What's charged Briggs-- Oh, yes. See, Briggs?
Whoa!
Tavion flying right out here.
-But Bri-- What the heck-- Booker! -[Booker T] Whoa!
[Vic] Borne wiping them both out.
-I didn't see that coming. -[Vic] I don't think Briggs saw it either.
Dallas Irvin trying to restore order right now.
Big drop-kick from Myles Borne.
Borne right now charging in, and, oh, Tavion again, one step ahead.
[Booker T] That was smart by Tavion, holding onto those ropes.
Oh, looking for the belly-to-belly! He's gonna count!
-[Vic] Got countered! -[Booker T] Whoa!
-[Vic] And Myles upsets Tavion! -[bell dings]
[ring announcer] Here is your winner, Myles Borne!
[Vic] I mean, Book, I--
I don't want to talk about Josh Briggs.
This match, when people think about a back and forth contest,
these two were going toe-to-toe, tit-for-tat.
[Booker T] Yeah, they got [mumbles]
Guys out here trying to mess it up for both of these guys,
but give it up, give it up to Myles Borne.
Give the big vic, this kid just redeemed himself.
-Oh, yes! -[Vic] I'm glad you see it that way.
[Booker T] Oh, yes, I see it that way.
[Vic] Nice show of sportsmanship between those two
who left it in the ring tonight for every-- Hey!
-[Booker T] It ain't over yet. -[Vic] What's Briggs' problem? Seriously!
-Get out of here! Come on… -[Vic] Briggs and Tavion,
after what we just witnessed, this hard-fought fight--
-[Booker T] This guy! This guy! -[Vic] Holy hell!
[Booker T] Oh! What the hell!
Here!
You feel what I'm saying now, Ricky? If you're scared, say you're scared.
Do what you do, but give me my title back, because you're stupid,
over here looking like a doggone wannabe Trick Williams.
You'll never beat Trick Williams. I ain't the one to play with, dawg.
I ain't the one to play with.
[Vic] It doesn't look like he's scared, Booker!
We need more security! We need the locker room!
[Booker T] Oh! We got a fight, y'all! We got a fight!
Ava, do something! Do something!
[indistinct shouting]
-[Booker T] Yeah! -[indistinct shouting]
[Vic] Well, we're trying to get everything settled out here ringside.
There's Kelani Jordan, the TNA Knockout Champion.
She defends that title in our main event,
-[man] Truth will ultimately prevail… -[Vic] But the night continues, Booker.
We don't slow down. We don't stop.
…bringing it to light. [echoes]
[crowd cheers]
["Truth And Pain" playing]
[Vic] Because she spun the wheel to make the deal.
Tatum Paxley, for the first time, will defend her NXT Women's Championship.
[crowd chanting] Tatum! Tatum! Tatum!
Congratulations, champ.
Thank you, Chelsea. Congrats is definitely in order
after defeating Wagner III in his own match.
Oh, and you ripped his mask off. I almost saw his face and I would've vomited.
Let's not puke or have anything leave.
Let's keep it all inside and keep you 100%.
We have a big match this Sunday.
AAA Mixed Tag Team Titles.
Ethan, I can picture it now.
Mixed Tag Team Champion, Chelsea Green, and double champ, Ethan.
-I love that for us, -The celebration will be muy grande.
Actually, could you imagine stars like us with that much gold?
Things in Mexico might get hairy, so if you don't mind figuring out
-the security situation? -Oh, I got it under control.
-Perfect. -Wait.
Oh. Of course. You won't see them, but they'll see you.
Ooh. I like this dynamic. So what's the deal with this?
You trying to still fill this spot or what?
Ethan, I cannot give the position of Slaygent to any average Joe. Come on.
I've been scouring the globe.
I have gone to London and Paris and Tokyo. I've literally--
♪ I believe in Joe Hendry ♪
Whoa!
♪ Say his name and he appears ♪
♪ I believe in Joe Hendry ♪
A word of advice.
You two need to worry about beating Mr. Iguana and La Hiedra
before crowning yourselves as champions.
Hey, I thought you swept the premises.
I did. It's… it's his thing. He just appears.
I'm not really in the business of taking advice
from people that jump out of garbage cans.
So if we could wrap this up, that'd be awesome.
That's right, Joey boy. Next time you see us,
we're gonna be mixed Tag Team Champions.
Let's clear. Let's clear the area.
Come on, come on.
Let's go, Joe.
♪ I believe in Joe Hendry ♪
[female voice] Uno, dos, tres.
[Vic] Doesn't look like Chelsea's security really did their job.
[Lola Vice's theme playing]
[Mike] And her opponent, from Miami, Florida,
Lola Vice.
[Vic] We are set for our second Championship Match of the night,
but I want to remind you Friday Night's SmackDown
and Saturday Night's Main Event are coming to the Delta Center
in Salt Lake City, Utah, this Friday, October 31st,
and this Saturday, November 1st.
Who's going to walk out as Saturday Night's Main Event World Champion
CM Punk or Jey Uso?
[Lola Vice's theme continues playing]
Well, you're ready.
[Booker T] Oh, yeah.
It's all about the NXT Women's Championship.
And Book, do you agree with the challenger
that this is her first fair opportunity at this title?
-[Booker T] Is it? Is it? -[Vic] Her words, not mine.
-I'm asking you. -[Booker T] That's the question.
-[Vic] Is it? Is it? -[Booker T] Is it? I don't know.
I don't think so. I don't think--
The Culling is out here, right? The Culling is here.
-Izzi Dame is here, right? -[Vic] I see what you're saying.
[Booker T] Izzi don't like what's going on right now.
Am I right on that?
[Vic] I see what you're saying.
And look, I think Izzi, and Spears, and Niko Vance…
-[Booker T] Look, look. -[Vic] The Culling.
-They were confused at what happened. -[Booker T] Let me tell you something.
Izzi had the right idea.
You don't just give out title shots.
Who negotiated this?
I mean… What's the payout?
-What's the pay… -[Vic] You mean the taxi went rogue?
[Booker T] What's the payout here? Hell yes, she went rogue.
[Vic] But I see what Tatum's point is,
because obviously, you like Izzi's thought process.
But in the NXT Championship, opportunities are handed out.
I get it, I get she wants to be a fighting champion.
I get it, she's still being a little high from that win just three days ago.
But, such a… that's my point.
That's my point. Three days and we're turned around in the middle of this race.
[Vic] But can't you see Tatum's point of wanting to give out opportunities?
I mean, this is that Bash at the Beach 2000 opportunity.
[Booker T] What's that saying to always have preparation?
Preparation is the only luck you're ever going to have.
I don't think Tatum actually is prepared to come out here
and give her all, just three days after she just won the title.
Are we in agreement here?
[Vic] I don't disagree with you, but look,
I think of John Cena's Open Challenges that were adopted by Sami Zayn.
We just saw it dragging off through the same thing
when it comes to United States Championship on SmackDown.
Tatum said, at the end of Halloween Havoc, that things were going to be crazy.
And they certainly are.
-A nice transition. -[Booker T] Oh, wait a minute
[Vic] Looking to snap that arm from Lola Vice.
Vice trying to break the grip of the Champion,
Tatum Paxley, who won this title Saturday in the desert, trying to shift her hips,
shift her weight relinquishing the whole.
[Booker T] You just made my point for me, just made my point.
How many times does Sami Zayn have?
I mean, I mean…
[Vic] He had, like seven in a row.
[Booker T] And now look at him. Now look at him.
Too much pressure, too much pressure.
And right now, I think Tatum Paxley might be putting too much pressure
on herself in this match-up.
[Vic] Oh, you think she's blinded by wanting to give off opportunity?
What you're thinking is she's blinded by wanting to be everybody's friends.
[Booker T] No, she's on the high, man.
She's on a high from Saturday Night,
winning that Championship after how many years.
-After how many years… -[Vic] A long time.
Exactly my point.
But it is… I mean, she wants to be the Champion to everyone.
It's refreshing, seriously.
In many ways, it's refreshing.
[Booker T] I've been there. I've been there.
I mean, I won the Television Championship,
I wanted to defend that championship
each and every week on television.
And I'ma tell you right now, I almost ran myself
into the ground defending that championship.
[Vic] It's funny you bring that title up because over the weekend
you talked about Zaria and the championship she has to defend.
And I want to bring up someone you're informed of…
I'm pretty sure Stevie Ray defended that title before you
a couple of times in WCW.
-[Booker T] No, he didn't. -[Vic] I'll digress.
We'll talk about it later.
Statisticians on social media will do their work.
As Tatum Paxley…
There's Izzi Dame looking on.
Lola, though, got lucky tonight to have the wheel land on her name.
Could have been anyone in the division
except for the fact…
-…until I get my Championship Match. -[Vic] That's Fatal Influence.
-Now what? -…to disrespect me?
-[Booker T] Wait a minute. -It's unbelievable.
Hold the damn phone.
[Vic] Now what the hell is going on?
As another submission locked in, Lola Vice right now
has been in control of this matchup.
Could be moments away.
Another shift to the hips, another shift to the weight.
Shoulders were down.
Tatum swings wildly.
Lola charges in, ducks and elbow.
And… Whoa!
[Booker T] Wow, that was hot.
[Vic] Able to get out of the way. I talked about the names on that wheel.
-Fatal's names were on there nowhere. -Tatum!
-[Vic] Izzi… Huh, what? -[audience jeers]
[Vic] Fatal Influence?
[official] What are you doing?
[Vic] Jacy Jayne just took out Izzi Dame on the outside.
-Get her! -[Vic] Booker!
[audience jeers]
-[Booker T] Yeah. -[Vic] The former Champion,
Lainey and Fallon…
-have marched from their car… -[Booker T] I mean.
-…through the front door… -[Booker T] Come on.
-Let's think about it! -[Vic] And they're right here now.
-[Booker T] Jacy Jayne was robbed… -[Vic] We got a Championship Match!
…in Halloween Havoc.
-Come on, man. -[Vic] Was she?
[audience chants] Lyra! Lyra!
[Vic] Champion and challenger.
-[bell dinging] -And Chip Danning has no choice.
How is this fair?
[audience jeers]
[Booker T] Who said it was fair? I didn't say that.
-[Vic] You said it was wrong. -[Booker T] I didn't say it was fair.
I didn't say it was wrong.
-[Vic] A bunch of sore losers. -[Booker T] But what it is…
I do know, is business. Alright?
That's what it's all about.
Yes! Yes!
[Vic] And Champion Tatum Paxley, firing back.
That's who she beat at Halloween Havoc.
And then there's the cavalry.
Like a pack of hyenas.
[Booker T] Oh, that Lainey Reid is earning more money, man.
Oh, the latest addition.
The number one draft pick. Oh, yes!
-[laughter] -[audience jeers]
[audience gasps]
And a Rolling Encore from the former Women's Champion.
[Booker T] Yes!
[Fatal Influence's theme playing]
[Booker T] Stand up!
Stand up, man.
[Vic] From one Champion to another.
Blake Monroe beat Zaria at Halloween Havoc,
and we will hear from the glamorous one. Next on NXT.
[glamorous music playing]
This Maybelline Superstay Matte Ink is perfect.
Just like Halloween Havoc.
I didn't just win a title.
I tore apart a dream.
I snatched Sol's soul when I pinned her love, Zaria.
This North American Championship isn't just mine.
It's my mirror.
It reflects the envy, the scandal,
the obsession that follows me wherever I go.
And to every woman in that locker room still breathing hope for my title.
Remember this.
When you chase The Glamour, hell is never too far behind.
I am not your hero.
I'm a reminder that beauty can bleed and still smile while doing so.
Every step I take, every time you see me with this title, let it be a warning.
I can take everything you love and make it mine.
Isn't that right?
Sol.
So I've decided I'm going to have my first offense in a place fitting for me.
New York City.
And when the lights hit me there and the world thinks
it's ready to see The Glamour in full,
it'll be too late.
Because nothing burns brighter and darker than Blake Monroe.
My starlight curse will live forever.
[kisses, chuckles]
Yeah, you are missing a crazy night, Leon.
Trick and Ricky keep throwing hands.
-[Leon on call] Again? -Yes.
[Leon] Those two are asking for it.
-I swear. -Bro, all night.
And then, Tatum brought out the Havoc Wheel for her first opponent,
-and guess who she got. Lola Vice. -[Leon] You're lying.
-That's gonna be fire, man. -Bro, crazy.
What you got going on now?
[Leon] Honestly, bro, nothing much.
I mean, I got a call with Santino coming up in a couple of minutes
-about some X-Division title stuff. -Word.
Hey, bro, you already know I'm about to drop hints about a tag team title match.
-You get me? -Bro, then I'm gonna ask Ava. I got you.
-[Leon] Hey, I appreciate you, man. -Hell, yo.
I was looking at this one… Oh, my bad, bro.
-Santino's calling me right now. -All right. Yeah.
All right. Love Black.
-Hey! -Yeah, what up?
-Hell, what up, little bro? -Come on, dawg.
-Hey, there he is. -What y'all want, dawg?
-Dang! -What y'all want?
We just missed your best friend, Leon, huh?
-Yeah, real funny. -Y'all had a cool little exhibition match
against La Parka and Iguana at Havoc.
But if y'all think that makes y'all ready for the ones that beat the GOATs
at their own game, then you really must be out your damn mind, bro.
No, you out your damn mind.
When Leon gets done with his championship business,
just know we got something for both y'all asses.
-Oh, is that right? -Yeah.
Hey, he ain't really bothered. I know that.
And you know y'all really strike no fear in our heart,
-especially not you, bro. -Yeah, all right.
Yeah. Hey, hey, how about we shoot the ones next week
and we see if you even make it to your little tag title match?
-Oh, yeah? -Yeah.
-So, let's. Yeah. -All right.
-We'll be seeing you real soon, OG. -Yeah, bro.
-'Quon gonna kick your ass, boy. -[all laughing]
[Vic] How about what's coming up? Starting next week,
due to Sol Ruca's relinquishing of the Women's Speed Championship,
we will crown a new champion.
And it all starts next Tuesday
with the start of the first round in the Women's Speed Tournament.
It's gonna happen right here live on NXT.
After interrupting the NXT Women's Championship match earlier tonight,
Fatal Influence will face champion Tatum Paxley,
Izzi Dame, and Lola Vice.
It's a 6-Woman Tag Team Match live next week,
that just made official from the desk of our general manager, Ava.
But we're now set for our main event this week on NXT.
["Win" playing]
[shouts]
[Vic] And you can feel the rage in the challenger.
Could be her golden opportunity.
Booker, can she recapture gold tonight?
[Booker T] Jordynne Grace came here for one reason and one reason only,
and that was to capture gold.
But that was the NXT Women's Championship gold.
But now, this is familiar territory.
I'm talking about three-time Knockouts Champion,
and looking to do it one more time.
[Vic] It's the Juggernaut versus the Standout
for the Knockouts Title, live next on NXT.
Sol, sorry, quick question. What do you think about Blake Monroe's first--
I can't stand seeing her with my title.
I'm sorry.
I'm entering myself in the Speed Tournament.
I'm winning back that title for you and us.
Both of you, shut up!
You're not the only one that lost a title this weekend.
I've been overlooked for too damn long
and worked way too hard to let my title go like that.
So, Lola, Izzi, Tatum, we'll see you next week.
Move!
…standing! Trick Williams is GOATed.
Let's talk about it.
-[Saints] Whoa! -Come out here.
That's real big talk for a guy who got his ass beat Saturday night.
Let me go and cut it down.
[Vic] Booker, I mean, this has been since the very beginning of the night,
when Trick Williams hijacked the truck outside.
I mean, do you remember ever, ever, ever, ever,
having a disdain for someone like these to have?
[Booker T] A title will make you do that, man.
Cash, money, I got championships. This is what it's all about, man.
This is it. This is it.
-I get it. -[Vic] Order has finally been restored
as we get set for our championship main event
live here tonight on NXT.
["Out Of This World" playing]
And there's the champion. And it seems the issues between these two
I mean, they were also getting a little bit out of hand.
[Booker T] I don't think it's personal at all.
I think Jordynne Grace, a little frustrated, perhaps.
But I'm gonna tell you, Kelani Jordan, like I said before,
we've watched this young lady grow up right before our eyes…
-[Vic] True. -…over these last 365 days.
And now she's the Knockouts…
The TNA Knockouts' el grande campeone.
Oh, yes, man!
[Vic] And for Kelani Jordan, this is the second defense of her title,
as we are set for a championship clash this week on NXT.
And with that being said, let's go to our ring announcer,
Mike Rome.
[Booker T] He looks ready, too, man.
[bell rings]
The following contest, scheduled for one fall…
-[crowd] One fall! -…is for the TNA Knockouts
-World Championship! -[crowd cheering]
Introducing the challenger, from Austin, Texas,
-Jordynne Grace! -[shouts]
That belt belongs to me and it always will!
Always will.
And her opponent, from Boynton Beach, Florida,
she is the TNA Knockouts World Champion,
Kelani Jordan!
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] It is the Juggernaut challenging the Standout
for the TNA Knockouts Championship.
It's nice to see you not make fun of Mike Rome.
You did not like his costume on Saturday.
[Booker T chuckles] No…
-[Vic] Give him some props. -[Booker T] No, this is important.
Jordynne Grace looking to become champion again.
I've been highly anticipating this matchup here tonight.
[Vic] I wanna put this into perspective. Three different women's titles
have been defended tonight.
Three different brands have been represented of all.
NXT, now TNA. History tonight,
and our women proudly being represented here on NXT.
[Booker T] The ladies are definitely doing a helluva job.
And let me congratulate Kendal Grey, all right?
I mean, young standout rookie, like I say,
but she's definitely stepped up here tonight, beating Lash Legend.
[Vic] These two women, as you said, friendly, I guess.
There's not really any animosity between the two.
[Booker T] No, like I said, I don't think it's personal.
This is all about business and winning right here.
This is a pressure situation for Jordynne Grace, I must say.
[crowd chanting] Let's go, Kelani! Let's go, Jordynne!
[Vic] As Jordan picking up some steam. Going up, landing on her feet,
Just getting overpowered for the moment by Grace.
Kelani thought Grace didn't do her job as an official on Showdown.
Grace was trying to keep order, as an official should,
and didn't quite see a pinning predicament.
[Booker T] I thought Grace did a helluva job.
-[Vic] She might be-- -[Booker T] Oh, yes!
[Vic] Fast pressing of right hands, firing away from Grace.
And Grace here, a former three-time Knockouts Champion,
as you pointed out, Booker.
Second-longest woman to hold the title in terms of total days.
She's actually been TNA Knockouts Champion
longer than Kelani Jordan has had ring time.
And a victory, though, she'd become the seventh woman
to hold this championship on four separate occasions.
[Booker T] Yeah, but tonight, it's all about momentum.
And that's something that Jordynne Grace hasn't had here in the WWE, is momentum.
They say the joke about when it gets momentum,
it's almost impossible to stop.
[Vic] Big kick from Kelani.
And by the way, that's not a knock on Kelani.
That also shows you how fast Kelani, much like Kendal Grey, has taken to…
-[Booker T] Oh, baby! -[Vic] …this sport,
becoming a champion so quickly.
[Booker T] So unique there by Kelani. So young in this business.
But right now, gonna throw all caution to the wind.
Is she gonna do it? Oh, yeah!
[Vic] Looking for that moonsault, sticks the landing,
wipes out the opposition, and is standing tall, is the champion.
[Booker T] Got a lot of flavor right there to add to it, as well.
Doesn't even look like the same young lady right here, Victor.
[Vic] It certainly does not. I mean, someone who really…
You mentioned it, this is someone who wanted to prove for so long
that she was no longer a little sister in the locker room.
She didn't need to be taken care of.
She could fight on her own, and is now punishing the challenger.
Who's walking out tonight the TNA Knockouts Champion?
[Vic] Jordynne Grace, the challenger,
looking to overpower and reverse the …slam.
But she's doing it on one leg because before the break, remember,
Jordynne Grace's left knee was rammed into the solid steel on the outside
on the steps. Throughout the break,
Kelani Jordan continued to focus on the lower body, Booker.
As you said, smart, it takes away the power, does it not?
[Booker] It takes away the base, takes away the base of Jordynne Grace.
She's got so much power in the lower extremities.
Right now, Kelani Jordan, her game plan is working.
[Vic] And something we haven't talked about that
we should highlight is you can't agree,
or maybe you do with Kelani's removal from the locker room here in NXT.
[Booker] You know, that's just, that's business, man.
That's like having a spy in the locker room you just can't have.
Oh, damn!
[Vic] That was a return to sender and Grace now blocking out the pain.
[Booker] That momentum I'm talking about, Jordynne Grace is beginning to feel it.
[Vic] A second time, the air being driven out of the lungs
of Kelani Jordan, looking for the trifecta, counter,
and then chop block.
[Booker] Right back to that base one more time.
[Vic] For Kelani she's, I hate to give you credit, Booker, by any means necessary.
[Booker] Sometimes you gotta grow up.
You got to grow up hard, you got to take the lumps and bumps.
You got to dodge landmines.
And the thing is, Kelani Jordan, she's been there.
-She understands… Oh, yeah! -[all exclaim]
[Vic] But look at, Booker,
how the challenger not letting go of the left wrist,
not only dropping, but as you said, holding control
and continuing to apply the pressure and a big
spine buster, falls into the Trevor, and the Champion able to kick out.
[Booker mumbling] …out there. if you're listening.
[Vic] Take another look, feel the impact.
[crowd chanting] NXT! TNA!
[Vic] NXT universe split here tonight
as Grace trying to power up Kelani Jordan.
Kelani sensing it, seen that move one too many times, able to escape
and then counter. Dream Street takes out the leg one more time.
Kelani picking up some steam into the splash…
-[all exclaim] -[Booker] Oh, baby!
-[Vic] Challenge on-- -[Booker] Oh, baby!
[Vic] Blocking out the pain.
Adrenaline will make anyone do some crazy, crazy things.
And look at Jordynne.
That being Grace, not Kelani, But Kelani, able to land on her feet.
Nice counter and again staying one step ahead,
ducks the clothesline, flies in, got caught.
I thought she got caught.
That was a split legged stunner.
-[Booker] That's it. -[Vic] For the retention.
Another kicked out by Jordynne Grace.
What has been the Achilles heel for Grace
since she's arrived here at NXT?
[Booker] Being too nice. Like I said before, you can't have buddies.
You can't have pals. You can't have friends or anything like that.
And the thing is, Blake Monroe, come on, you agree with me or not,
she played Jordynne Grace. From day one.
[Vic] I wonder what Jordynne Grace is feeling right now seeing Blake Monroe
with some gold here in NXT, and she still doesn't have any,
which might be adding to the drive here tonight.
-[Booker] That knee just buckled. -[Vic] Big back elbow from Grace.
Grace, one more time, able to hoist up
and then drop the Champion looking for a little Grace, pretty sure
-the knee slipped. -[Booker] That knee right there.
Kelani was in the drop zone, but just took advantage of it!
[Vic] And Kelani folding up Jordynne and the referee in great a position.
Heads up, though, from the Champion to the challenger.
That knee gave out again from Jordynne Grace and the Champion
now looking maybe again for another single leg grab.
[Booker] I don't think Kelani Jordan would have taken advantage
of that, you know, a year ago.
That just goes to show how far she's come in this business.
-[Vic] Look at this. -[Booker] Wait a minute.
[Vic] Jordynne up on one leg and… Oh!
Jackknife style.
-[Booker] She's out. Wow! -[Vic grimacing]
That was gross.
And Jordynne Grace, right now,
you start to wonder what's going through her mind.
Picking up, hoisting up, power bomb, into the cover quickly.
[crowd chanting] This is awesome!
[Vic] And this is two passionate women that want to be a Champion,
the Knockouts Champion in TNA, a title Jordynne Grace
has held three times in the past, looking to make it four,
trying to spin around Kelani, Jordan with the counter, center of the ring.
Still not enough to keep Grace down. Grace, popping right back up, got caught.
Super kick, Champion just rocked the challenger.
-[Booker] That was quick. -[Vic] Challenger's knees buckled.
You gotta wonder how much is left in that leg for Jordynne Grace.
Because so much has been taken out. Grace pulling herself up.
That was unique. But again, Jordynne Grace never gonna quit, never gonna stop.
And what's on her mind now, Book? Is this smart?
[Booker] I can only tell you this.
Jordynne Grace knows how much this opportunity
means to her. I mean, it's about going out here,
trying to become Champion all over again.
I'm talking about four time TNA Knockout Champion.
[Vic] That's what she's trying to become.
A four time champ.
Grace trying to…
Whoa! Both women teetering.
That was dangerous, and off the top!
Spanish Fly!
[Booker] We got counter! Oh, yes!
-[Vic] No! Not yet enough. -[Booker] Man!
Jordynne Grace…
-[Booker] Don't go! -[Vic] Holy…!
[Booker] What the heck!
It's Trick Williams, Ricky Saints.
I thought these two were separated.
The safety barricade! Ricky just went through the barricade.
Kelani just grabbed the title.
She's got the Knockouts title.
The referee in this matchup, Derek Sanders, is on the outside.
[Booker] What the hell?
[Vic] She had second thoughts.
Sanders, turn around! German suplex.
[Booker] This is over! What the…
-Wow! -[Vic] But still on the outside.
Holy crap, there's chaos.
There's a lot going on right now.
Wait, the referee.
All of them. Get the damn ring security.
Oh, my…!
[Booker] Referee still giving a little leniency here.
This is a Championship match.
-[Vic] What's going on? -[Booker] We need to get the [mumbles]
[Vic] But look what's going on in the ring!
[Booker] Oh, wait a minute, by any means!
[Vic] Kelani with the Knockouts title.
[Booker] By any means!
[Vic] Derek Sanders didn't see it!
[Booker] Oh, yeah!
[Vic] Damn it! Kelani steals it.
[Mike] Here is your winner,
and still the TNA Knockouts World Champion,
Kelani Jordan!
[Vic] Kelani Jordan just stole the title.
I can't believe that Kelani Jordan finally showed.
[Booker] Look, that was the biggest shot of the night right there.
I'm talking about Kelani Jordan, just loco.
She just showed me she's got everything
-and I mean everthing… -[al exclaim]
[Vic] Look at these two.
You're talking about killer instinct.
These two showed it all night.
Trick's gonna get a fine for that.
No!
[crowd chanting] This is awesome!
[Vic] Trick Williams is gonna be fined!
[Booker] It's out of control.
Ricky Saints should be fined.
[Vic] No, Ricky didn't put his hands--
[Ava] Hey! Listen to me.
Listen to me.
You two want to fight so bad?
Fine.
You can do it until one of you can't stand any more.
Two weeks, NXT Championship match.
Last man standing.
[Vic] Booker, you just heard from the General Manager.
This is absolute hell.
[Booker] Back up. Back up!
[Vic] Get the hell out of the way, Book!
It's gonna be Human Demolition Derby.
Who will be the last man standing?
[crowd chanting] NXT! NXT! anding?