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Then. Now.

Forever.

Together.

Just outside of Boston, we are in the fifth largest city in the state of

Massachusetts. And for just the second time in NXT Branded Premium Live, it

comes to you live from Lowell, inside the historic Lowell Memorial Auditorium.

And as you can see, the NXT Universe has been filing in with anticipation for

tonight.

There is the young OG arriving earlier today with an opportunity to make

history, become the youngest NXT champion ever. But to do that, he's

have to end the reign of the ruler, Ova Femi, who is approaching 250 days as

champion, who walks out of Heat Wave with gold around their waist.

And there you see the Canadian contingent made up of the North American

Ethan Page and Chelsea Green. They're in a mixed tag team match representing

their home country against a pair of United States Olympians. Tavion Heights

the right and the only female gold medalist in WWE history, Tyra Mae

which duo is victorious.

The juggernaut Jordan Grace has a lot on her mind tonight as she has promised to

show her opponent what ugly really is.

And that can't fit too well with the glamour. Blake Monroe, she may not leave

the same way she arrived, that being in one piece.

And the NXT universe is ready and fired up for tonight and WWE

Heat Wave.

After a scorching summer.

And a record -breaking stretch of suffocating heat.

Tonight, there's no sign of relief.

For over 200 days, I have carried this NXT championship.

Who is worthy enough to take this title from me?

Sometimes, all it takes to light a fuse.

Yes, me.

Is a single spark.

You continue going after the biggest dog in the yard.

He's bouncing!

At NXT, he waves.

And Young O .G. becomes the new NXT champion.

And that's that.

With combustible tension ever present in the air.

No one is safe!

We hit at whoever!

Dark State is on the scene!

And we barehead our scope on them tag titles.

Some come forth to put out the fire.

Hey, take it, take!

Take it, take it, take it!

Some

can't avoid

adding fuel to the fire.

I'm not here to play nice.

Blake Monroe just stuck it to Jordan Grace.

But always risk getting burnt.

The Chuggernaut is absolutely possessed.

A heat wave?

I'm going to show you what ugly really looks like.

Some can't stop their ego from fanning the flames.

Two divisions, two brands, and the one at the top, it's me!

Jay -Z Jane will defend her TNA knockout championship against Ash by Elegant and

Masha Slamovich.

While others let their passion burn bright. Stand up and salute the Canadian

standard of excellence.

You need to be knocked off that Maple Leafs fucking puncher stand and all. Who

will represent their country? Which duo will stand tall?

Tonight, we let the pride.

And

close

off the summer in red hot style.

Welcome to Heat Wave.

And now, WWE presents Cheatway.

The following

contest

is a triple threat.

From Port St.

Lucie, Florida, Jada Parker!

Whoa, what a way to kick off the night. Welcome in ringside, Vic Chosin

alongside Booker T. Corey Graves not here with us tonight. He is overseas

getting ready for tomorrow night and Monday Night Raw, but Book, are you

to feel the heat? This park is in the house, man. It's already hot already.

Are you ready?

Are you ready?

Let's do it.

It is WWE Heat Wave.

Boy, you're in rare form already.

I don't know how you're going to be able to keep yourself composed for this

triple threat.

Here we go, baby.

Next, Rock Point Beach, Florida, Kalani Jordan.

Two -thirds of the equation in the matchup. That right here, this moment,

is Kalani Jordan.

Mother, father, her family is here to see her become the number one contender.

Why, Booker, are we looking at the next challenge for the NXT? You know why?

Because she's the winner. And she's ready for this moment. This is the

opportunity of her life. This is Heat Wing, dog.

Come on.

Well, the same can be said for the other woman in the ring, that being Jada

Parker. Let me ask you this then. Why is it Parker's time in NXT? Let's look at

every side of the coin. Jada Parker has been working so hard to get to that

number one spot. Can she hide them? Can she hide them and wait to that number

one spot tonight? Can she do it? Yes!

I got a call fair here, Book. So we talked about Kalani. We

talked about Jada.

How can Lola Weiss take that next step?

Lola Weiss, she's got that hot, hot Cholula. You ever heard of Goyo?

Goyo. What? They're good. They're good.

I just want to throw that out there, man. No, man. Lola Bison is definitely

the cusp, on the precipice of definitely stepping up. I'm looking forward to

this matchup.

Three women, one opportunity.

Who will be the number one contender to JTJ in that NXT Women's Championship?

And right off the rip, they are starting to swing. But look, Book, let's talk

about this too.

All three, I believe, I want to see what you think, have the right to believe

they're next in line.

They can believe that. All of them can believe that. But this is about what?

What have you done for me lately? That's what it's about. But tonight, there

again, opportunity is on the line.

There's the athleticism from Kalani Jordan put right on display. This is the

first triple threat in Heat Wave history. That includes EZW.

Oh, yeah.

Wing and a miss.

Both side, a little bit of a stalemate.

And now Jada Parker right back into the fight. No problem about that.

That's the attitude.

We're going to take Jada Parker all the way to the top, baby.

How exciting is it, Brooke, to see the women's division highlighted tonight?

Bam! Big body slam here at Heat Wave. The women's division here at NXT is

stacked. And I'll tell you, the addition of that secondary championship

definitely put these ladies in a different mindset. We've got to go out

and we've got to grind.

I love it.

Meaning of the Minds, of course, this matchup still the TNA Knockouts

Championship still to come. And then Blake Monroe, Jordan Grace, a grudge

tonight here in Lowell. Can't wait for that right there. I mean, Jordan Grace

has got a lot to prove. And I'm sure she's got a lot on her mind here tonight

coming into heat waves.

Oh, yes, baby.

That was hot. That was hot.

I stole your line. My bad.

Oh, yes.

Oh, yes.

This is what you were alluding to a few moments ago, Book.

Oh, baby. Oh, we're going to see it. Oh, we're going to see it.

Jada Parker in control.

Here we go, baby.

Here we go.

Oh, yes.

Give me some.

Give me some.

High -stepping all the way to that number one contender spot.

I love it. And she's just three seconds away is Jada Parker.

Parker on the prowl, dumping out Kalani. That's smart strategy because now it's

down to just one -on -one her and Lola Weiss. Isolate your opponent right here.

You've got to get a three count. One, two, three. It's not that easy.

Oh, yes.

Did you cover? Here we go.

Look at the leg.

And a kick out as Kalani was just making her way back into the ring. Near fall

for Jada Parker.

And, you know, after this, too, we have Kalani back in control.

Who has the biggest chip on their shoulder entering this matchup?

You got to understand, I mean, Kalani Jones, she's the youngest out of the

three, but she's the only one with championship around her waist. No, no.

think right there, that gives her the edge coming into a matchup like this. No

matter what, championship, champion's advantage.

Oh, yeah.

Oh, what a twist.

Big leg drop.

To become the number one, and Jada Parker there.

Jada Parker in the right place at the right time, and that's what it takes in

lot of these type of matches right here. You talked about Kalani Jordan being

the only one to be a champion in this match. Did you not just a second ago?

Isn't it wild to think Jordan, though, has never competed for the NXT

championship, and both of her opponents have? That has to motivate Kalani

tonight.

That's what you need to be thinking about right there.

Ronnie just flashing over to her mother. A thumbs up. She's in control.

Oh, yeah.

A little go behind. Could be looking for a German suplex. Nice counter though by

Lola Weiss. Lola Weiss center of the ring. Just caught an elbow.

Ducked the second. Front face block. Oh!

Nice DDT.

Beautiful counter there by Ronnie Jordan.

And all of ice escaping at two.

I can tell you right now, Kalani Jordan came into this thing with a game plan

and those keys to victory.

That's what it's all about, those keys to victory.

Kalani, who knows who else could take risk all the way up top, but there's

third member of the matchup, Jada Parker.

Oh, got caught.

Certainly did, and now trying to lock it in properly.

Got caught right there.

That triangle's not deep. I don't think it's deep. It's not deep enough just

yet. I'm getting ready to ask you that same question. It doesn't look like it's

cinched in all the way or at least as deep as you said as Lola would like. And

Jada trying to fight her way free.

Last year at this event it was Lola twice.

Wow. Jada just got taken out by Kalani.

This is the dangers and also the excitement of a triple three.

What do you think is going through the mind of the double champion, J .C.

J .C. James, she's living the best life right now. Double champion.

First class fights.

I mean, hair treatments. I mean, nails done.

What are you thinking, man? She's not thinking about this.

Well, she has to because the winner of this is the number one contender for one

of her titles. And the second title she holds, she will defend tonight. That

being the TNA knockouts title.

Parker looking for the knockout right now. Hoisting up. Blocked out by Kalani.

Look, Jasmine Nix was going to go out and do all the recurve and stuff like

that. Come on, man.

So you're admitting that JTJ then bullies around the rest of Fatal

He's not bullying.

Oh, super kick under the jaw. Talking about what's happened to me lately.

Kalani, John, she's feeling it, man.

Look, Kalani's been trying to shed this little sister stigma, so to speak.

Corkscrew up over field. Wipes out.

I think she's done that already.

I mean, I think Kalani Jordan finally got the message.

Hey, Kalani. Oh,

Kalani right now. As she's focusing in on Lola Bison, it was Jordan and Lola

teamed up to beat the aforementioned fatal influence two weeks ago.

And now trying to pop in and, oh, little, I guess you'd call that what, a

stunner split.

Near fall.

Kalani, though.

Beautiful, beautiful competition. Kalani is looking for a single crab.

Kicking right to the spine of Lola.

And turn it over. Single leg crab is locked in below. It's a little

That's right out. Little girl, I mean, from a couple of years ago. Kalani

knows exactly what she wants here in the WWE. And that's to be great. That's to

be great. She wants to be a Hall of Fame.

Everyone's shooting for the moon. Trying to roll right through. Oh, yeah.

That's a dragon sleeper by Lola.

Tinched in. Nowhere for Kalani to go. If Kalani taps out, Lowell will become the

number one contender. Our official is in great position in this matchup. Joy

Gonzalez. Another counter.

The ball.

Just got caught right there. Now the combination offense from Lowell. Oh,

Educated feet right here for the fights.

That is swinging for the fences like she's a member of the Red Sox. She is

kicking for a goal.

It is beaten down.

The opposition. Wait a minute.

Let me pop.

My deck right here, Vic.

Oh, yes.

Here we go, baby.

Yes, yes.

Yes.

Oh, yes, baby.

One more time for your mind.

Can we get a little more?

One more time.

How you feeling, Buck? Dazed and confused.

Oh, a pump kick. But it feels good.

Kalani and Jada. Here we go. Can we get a cover? Lola looking to become the

number one.

She's on Dream Street right now.

Kalani is getting cinched right back into that dragon. How great has it been

Lola to compete in AAA?

That is an experience right there.

That international experience as well.

Rockbuster cover and a kick out.

Giving her another opportunity and a kick out again this time by Kalani. It's

allowed Lola to really hone in on her craft as Jada Parker who is battle

Main events, premium live events. That certainly has to help her here tonight

Heat Wave.

All that can go out of the window. It's going to come down to who wants it most

in this type of matchup and who's in the right place at the right time. I think

that's what's going to come down to victory.

We're just seeing just how deep the women's division is here in NXT.

Buster could be what sends Jaden to a championship.

And Kalani still kicking.

Just able to get out.

Reminded me of Ron Simmons patting it.

Blind Buster right there. You can feel it from the top of your head to the tip

of your toes, man.

You know, we're getting into the deep waters of this matchup.

How? Can Parker right now prove her point? How can she back up all her tough

talk? I mean, it's hard to say other than just go out here and do it just

she's doing right now. I mean, she's got her eyes on the prize.

She's got her foot on the gas.

The thing is, can she cash in and become number one contender to cash her

ticket? That's the question, Vic. The next part of that is, has she learned

to harness her anger? Has she learned to harness her frustrations not to make a

mistake? Everything is just one thing. Every match, you're going to learn just

little. Just like you leave a piece of your body in every one of these type of

matches as well.

Both women right now as Lola making her way back in. All three on their feet.

All three want to be the number one contender.

Long way down.

This is the one you have to say is in control of the matchup at this juncture

Lowell is starting to come alive.

The look on Kalani's face right there told me a lot. She took the brunt of

right there, Vic.

Pivotal point in this matchup. Again, triple threat rules. First time in the

game, pin falls to mission.

It will be victorious, and the winner will have a date with destiny, an

opportunity.

At the NXT Women's Championship.

And all three are showing you just how bad they want it. Just how bad they need

it. We're here right now. Oh, baby.

What a back out. Talk about those deep waters. We're here right now, man.

All three trying to swim.

Kalani now.

Able to drop Jada in the drop zone, so to speak. Right now, she's very

comfortable. What a fine counter.

Jada got the double knees up, and that might be just what Jada needed. That's

what I'm talking about right there. Being in the right place at the right

right now.

Jada Parker's right there about to cast in so close.

Gord Buster using Kalani as a weapon.

Jada looking for hypnotic. It's that got caught by Lola.

Kalani back to her feet.

Kalani trying to turn around, hoist up.

And drop.

Lola Boyce has it 6 -15.

Looking for the submission.

Kalani just trying to break it free. There's a death grip around Kalani right

now by Lola. Kalani's going to sleep right now, man.

Lola is out in China.

this event.

Lola fought Roxanne Perez.

What a difference a year makes.

Going to Mexico and having that experience, that extra hand, it's

bring into this match at Heat Wave. I think that's what actually catapults her

to this spot, this week.

There was the hypnotic from Jada Parker and Lola Weiss. The right place, the

right time to become the number one contender.

To the NXT Women's Championship.

Soak it in now, Lola.

Because you got a date with destiny.

Things are about to get spicy in the women's division.

Are we looking at the next women's champion?

Next Sunday.

WWE and Paris.

An absolutely incredible scene.

Create a masterpiece.

This is what world wrestling entertainment is all about.

WWE Clash in Paris.

One of the greatest Mexican boxers of all time.

All of Mexico is watching with him.

Terrence Bud Crawford is on a whole nother level.

He doesn't get any bigger than this. This is truly a super fight. The sport

boxing will change forever.

Tickets on sale now at Ticketmaster .com.

Last week was just another example of what happens when you step... I've been

telling you for weeks, but you ain't listening, bruh. I move different from

everybody else.

I said I was going to run through that whole entire WWID program and send their

ass back to them bingo halls they came from.

Samantha's enjoying her wait. Put down. That's put down. Showing legacy. Put

down. First time. Put down.

Vanity Project.

What's up, y 'all? Get it done.

It's not if. It's when I snatch out a lost turtle from the hands of an ID

program clown and bring that turtle right back to the crib.

And the way I see it, ain't a damn thing standing between me and Jackson Drake's

goofy -ass man.

So what are we doing, Gar?

Let's warm up and chill this work out.

Oh, yeah.

Hey, Gar, why don't you try it like this?

See that peak right there? Oh, I see it, dude.

Let me try it.

Can't defeat this peak.

I bet you said it's just their best day. Why don't we get to it? Oh, we're about

to savage it up, dude. Let's do it.

Got it? I got it. You got it?

I got it. You got it? I don't got it. Come on. Who is it? It's Gall. Who is

It's Gall.

How do you do that pose?

It's Jamar.

It's Jamar. It's Jamar. No, no, no, no, dummy.

It's Gall.

It's Gall. It's Gall.

Well, it's Jamar when I do it. It's Gall's way or the highway.

Anyways. What a great workout that was. The pump is ferocious.

And what an impressive stud you are. I mean, I am.

Anyways, let's grab some protein shakes, all right? We got to fuel those peaks.

Let's go.

Come on. Oh, yeah.

Jack Cartwheel, you really thought you were doing something last week, stepping

up to me?

See, was he and his buddy Capatino Jones, you don't understand it?

Harley Riggins and Jax Presley are blue hip athletes.

We've been recruited our entire lives.

Evolve was begging for us to come and beat the place up. That's right.

Adrenaline Drip had their last cup of coffee here at the PC.

What are those guys even doing here?

But we're going to be the ones to show them out.

I just can't believe it.

I was so close to bringing the North American title back to the calling a few

weeks ago.

I'm sorry I let you guys down.

You didn't let us down, Tatum.

You made us proud.

Nico's right.

You were exceptional.

I'm still trying to figure out, though, why Izzy didn't let me help you. Because

I knew she could do it on her own spheres.

Tatum didn't need a doll to help her beat Sol.

And honestly, if it weren't for Naya and Lash distracting her, she would be the

women's North American champion right now.

Bringing truth to life.

Wonderful, Izzy.

You really believe that, Izzy? Of course I do.

I stopped him because I wanted you to win on your own merit. Like I know you

can.

You guys really are the best. And you make all of us better.

And we're going to prove it.

Ava told me this Tuesday you and I are going to work together as a tag team

against Ren and whatever misfit she can find as a partner.

If she can find somebody.

Like you said, there's no helping them.

It's time to show the world how strong we really are.

Your growth just continues to inspire me. This is your moment, Tatum.

The NQCC has crumbled.

They are a shell of their former selves.

And the culling?

We're stronger than ever.

Now go finish them off.

Oh, I'm going to, because I have my family, and recalling always the best.

And that just is what it is.

I cannot imagine the emotional rollercoaster that Jordan Grace has been

faces Blake Monroe tonight here live.

At Heat Wave.

We are set for our first championship match of the night.

The following contest gets over one ball is for the NXT Tag

Team Championship!

Thinking their way to the ring, they are the NXT Tag Team Champions, Tank

Walker, Tank Ledger, Tank and Tank!

Before we dive into it, Booker, which two members of Dark State are they about

to face? Dark State has kept it a secret as to which two members will compete in

this matchup.

You know, that's the one thing about Dark State, you gotta always expect the

unexpected. I don't know who it's gonna be.

Well, man, you think it shouldn't matter. It's about defending those

championships in the middle of that ring anyway.

Well, it's going to be very interesting because I would think it would be

Sugar's as he continues to just inch closer and closer.

You know, I would love to see the Sugar Man step in this ring and do his thing,

man, because you're talking about unpredictability.

That's that thing.

Well, it's all about the NXT tag team titles.

But again, right now there's six men in the ring. We need four.

Five games. Who's it going to be? Five games, man.

I love it.

We got the sugar man. We got the sugar man here, baby.

A pair of sugars.

Referee. Oh!

Well, that was Deion Lennox. The official hasn't called for the bell yet.

hasn't officially.

And finally, there it is. So take a look now, book at the field. It is going to

be Osiris and Deion Lennox taking on Hank and Tank. I like the player there

Doug Stead. He seemed to be turned around just a bit, but not a lot. Oh,

Deion Lennox, this guy right here. This one is the smart one.

You got to watch him play that good boy gimmick when he first came in. But look

at him now.

He's also the hothead of the group. He can go from zero to 60 very quickly.

Sugars on the outside was the one pulling the strings.

Manipulating the champion.

Had a plan. It looks like they executed it for a moment. But as you said, Hank

and Tank, they're prepared.

Right now, Tank's in it.

Whoa. Get still.

Oh, yeah. Well done.

The two better be picked up. Back up.

Tackle, cover, and a kick.

You know, what has really impressed you with the duo of Hank and Tank? I mean,

they're resilience.

I mean, these guys, what, tag team champions now for a hundred and twenty

days. Fifty -seven after the day. I mean, right now, these guys definitely

peace. They're going to fly by night. They're going to flash the pace. They're

going to dig on the board. These guys, they're going to dig.

They also were able to defend those titles in that reality of wrestling.

You know what?

Give these guys the opportunity.

That was their first tag team championship.

That right there motivated Hank and Tank that they could go out there and do

anything. And that right there put them in position to win the tag team

championship.

Axe him and Nathan Frey, the best tag team champ in NXT history.

Well, there's Osiris with just pure power.

You know what I call him, right?

Osiris Tobias.

Oh, yes, man.

Well, right now he's trying to take down Hank and Tank and another one with

ease. It's hoisting up. Nice counter, though. Again, tag team titles on the

line. First championship match of the night. And, oh, Deion Lennox on the

outside. Shooter's holding on and finally able to break away and make the

And now all four men in the ring.

I like this right here. Flew it down just a bit.

Look at the others on the outside.

Trying to get some equalizers.

Fischel has his hands full tonight. I'll tell you what.

He may do, but I want you to think about Hank. Hey!

He just wiped out Osiris.

They've been attacked by Dark State. They've been stalked at some point. They

were attacked two months ago. Even a few weeks back.

And now the champion. Hey!

Can I get a shucky ducky? That's a shucky ducky quack quack moment right

dog.

Take another look.

There was a lot of meat flying through the air. That's just the confidence to

hold the tank, man. These guys are definitely showing the growth over these

two months.

Right now, to go in here and pull off a win against Dark State, just tell these

guys that they're it. They're the team. They're the team to beat. And here's the

thing, too. Tank and Tank represent what Dark State despises.

Hard work. They trained.

They waited. Remember when Dark State arrived, they didn't want to wait. They

just wanted to take. You know, we only know what we see on paper with Dark

State. You don't know how they train or anything like that. You look at their

bodies. The guys definitely got to be training.

Look at Osiris. Big shot, man.

Look, if we start breaking down the tag team champion a little bit differently,

as right now Darkstead has really turned this thing around.

See, there's mind games right here, too. You know, the two guys on the outside

just stalking. That just gives you more to think about. Even if they don't do

anything, it just gives you more to think about. Well, then, to that point,

is the hothead of the group.

Here is the man who can just snap in a second.

Theon Lennox, is this then the first adversity the champions have faced since

winning the gold in Vegas here at Heat Wave in Lowell? I mean, you might be

right against as far as that goes. I mean, but one thing about Hank and Tank,

these guys, I think they're built for adversity.

I think they're built for being the tag team champions. And like I said, I don't

think these guys slipped on a banana peel. It didn't happen by osmosis or

anything like that. These guys won. I mean, Hank, I mean, former security

for God's sake, come on.

That's true. And Osiris.

continue to apply the pressure on the outside.

Dark State knows they cannot win.

The tag titles be a count out. They got to get Hank back into the ring. This, of

course, Dark State's first attempt to win a championship. Dark State love to

retaliate. They've embraced chaos, crazy antics. Some would say Cutler James is

a special kind of crazy who's on the outside as Osiris trying to hang on to

Hank, who's desperately trying to create some separation. It has. And now trying

to make the tag. Long way away from his partner. Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

Here we go. Wait a minute.

Tried to lock in that headlock right there.

They tried to slow the momentum down just a bit.

This tag team matchup is settling in. Reaching for the tag one more time. I

mean, they were so close.

Swing and a miss to Osiris.

I just think it's been about the reckoning with Dark State. It's about

here at NXT.

They've been able to outmaneuver the champions for weeks. And again, as I

this match settling in. Bam!

Do you like who Dark State has selected for this championship matchup? I mean,

Deion Lennox, I mean...

He's a hell of a talent. I mean, those signs, the bars. I mean, you're not

to find anybody here at NXT with more muscle. Another cover by Dion for the

title. Here we go.

Hell yeah, I like the team, man. It's all about competition here at NXT.

And now look at Dion.

Right back on top. With the squeeze on him right there. That's a squeeze.

Me squeezing Hank, that's for sure. Look, there's no fear in Dark State.

truly believe in their mission to reshape this brand in their liking, to

all the power, which means they've got to have the gold. And, Booker, in your

opinion, what happens to this division if these rogue athletes do win gold here

tonight? I don't think it's going to be catastrophic or anything like that.

Other teams are just going to have to step up, step up and do exactly what

guys are doing right now. Oh, nice job.

Damn.

Oh, yes. Here we go.

Sacrificed himself for a moment.

And now, this is that moment.

Needing to get into the match.

Needing to tag back in. Here comes Tank.

Here comes Tank.

And Tank is firing on all cylinders here in Lowell, Massachusetts. I love this

guy right here.

Belly bump.

Look at that cartwheel.

There's a little springing hip step.

Oh, yes, man.

He's on fire right there, dog.

Well, Sugars doesn't want to get disqualified.

He just got taken care of. And take!

My kid has just taken down Dark State.

Yeah! And look, it was a rough year to start for these guys.

Whoa, that's a little bit of a bubble bomb, if you'd call it that. That could

it. That could be it. The title.

Cyrus breaking up. It was a tough, rough start of the year for Hank and Tank,

but they learned from the Hardys. They learned from Frax team, who you talked

about. Motor City Machine Guns, they listened. I mean, they actually

and maybe that was the key to winning the title.

Here

we

go. Here we go. Bam.

able to kick out. And right now, if you're tanking, you just saw what

to your partner. You've got to realize, man, Spinebuster, you're on your own.

We're about to see the champions here, dog. The tag was made.

We're close.

Calculated chaos. Tank's on his own, man.

It's how you would describe Dark State.

That's it.

What the hell?

No, no, no, no, no, no. There is still some gas left in the tank. Pun intended.

Wow.

Back to this right here.

That is how we've seen Dark State win time and time again.

But here tonight, in a high -pressure situation, not yet.

NXT Universe trying their best to rally Tank. I'm looking around, Book.

I don't see his partner anywhere to be found. Tank is going to have to fight on

his own.

Right now, he's in a no -man's land. But I'm going to tell you right now, Tank

Ledger, he's a fighter. He's not a quitter. We just saw that.

He just kicked out of that big move right there. That should have been a

count.

Tank again.

Trying to fight back.

Trying to rally.

Oh, there's a little two for one. And Hank and Tank tonight have been able to

outmaneuver Dark State, which hasn't been the case for months.

Tank's mind. Tank's going for it, man.

Oh, yeah.

Down it, boy.

Oh, yeah.

And that goes back to things he's learned from the Hardy Boys. A swan

But Tate knows that Tate's rallying back to his feet.

Stoners just got wiped out on his own accord.

Tate, you've got to make it back to your corner.

Cutler, take it down.

Dark State is taking out themselves.

Tate, Tate. Tate right before our very eyes. Oh, my God.

Tate can take.

Trying to overcome.

Bam. Fuck. Bam. Slam. Great job. Can this be it? Can they do it?

Hank and Tank looking to overcome the odds.

What the hell?

Wow. Hooker, that was everybody in dark state.

Oh, baby.

Like I said, Hank and Tank. Here we go, baby.

Here we are.

Oh, yeah.

Boom.

Coming into play right here.

For the tag team division.

The landscape has shifted in the way of the Dark State.

You're talking about a new era. This is it, man.

Certainly a power shift.

As Hank and Tank, it didn't matter which two members of Dark State they faced.

They knew they were going to be outnumbered. They came in with a plan.

But in the end, they were just overwhelmed by all four members.

This is the turning point.

That's the nail in the coffin, so to speak. A Dark State doomsday device

as Osiris able to bring gold to Dark State.

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About this.

Lexus, what were you thinking on Tuesday?

I'll tell you what I was thinking, Ava. I was doing Miles a favor.

You know, he loves to play the sympathy card. I thought, why not double down on

him? Right. He's deaf and blind.

It builds character.

I should find you. I should suspend you. Yes, but luckily for you, Miles is

insisting. You guys have a match on Tuesday. A match. He's insisting. We

match. Even though he's deaf and now he can't even see.

Do you really want to keep pushing it?

Think hard.

Fine.

He can't see.

He can't hear. Which means he can't win.

You really want me to go out there and wrestle a broomstick on Tuesday? You got

it. Look, you know what?

Because you took away Miles' vision, I'm going to take away yours.

I can't believe I'm saying this, but on Tuesday, you guys are going to go one

-on -one in a blindfold match. A blindfold match? That's not... Fair?

going to take away my vision? Our general manager, Ava, has been busy. We

some breaking news. We just learned that Lola Weiss will get her NXT Women's

Championship match at No Mercy.

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No Mercy.

because I'm the personal concierge.

So for the millions watching at home and the thousands of you degenerate losers,

stand up and welcome your soon -to -be TNA

Knockouts World Champion, Miss Ash, by elegance.

Elegance.

That certainly was one, uh,

Way to do an announcement book.

Focusing on business at hand, how bad does TNA, the brand, how bad does TNA,

company, need a victory tonight? Big, man. It's a big night right here for Ash

Bialik to go out there and bring that TNA World Championship back home.

Because I'm going to tell you right now, nobody's talking about Liam's players.

Nobody's talking about, you know, the Hardys. Because you're always talking

about the two top titles in the company. Right now, they belong to NXT.

Of course, it's a big win right here, man. A big match, man.

My bad, my bad.

Excited. You've been excited all night long.

Excited.

Look at that.

Again, much like in our opening matchup, this is under triple threat rules.

No disqualification, pinfall submission in the center of the ring, and the

champion does not need to be factored in the decision to lose the title.

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I'm sure we're going to see a few suplexes from Masha Slamovich to both

this woman.

There is the double champion moments ago. That is Sal and Henley.

Jasmine Nick, Fatal Influence, has arrived.

That's up. That's up, man.

And their opponent, representing Fatal Influence, she is the

NXT Women and TNA Knockout World.

I just got one thing to say about J .C .J.

Oh, don't do it like that. Well, there is the president of TNA Wrestling,

Silva Booker. He has to also be feeling the pressure of this matchup. He's got

to be proud of J .C .J. I mean, come

on, Vic.

I'm sure you would like a TNA wrestler to once again hold the knockout title.

This is about TNA wrestlers. This is about ratings, man.

This is about a Viking ratings, man. That's what it's all about.

said that she needs the championship back. Do you feel the urgency then out

Masha Slamovich as we head into the match? With Masha, she wants to be

She wants to go out there and redeem herself because she's out there driving

right in the middle of the ring. Well, this is an interesting start because

TNA wrestlers were going at each other this past Thursday on Impact, almost

forgetting about JC Jane. If they do that tonight, this very well could

Jane from behind, shoulders down. Great job by the official, crucifixed by

Masha. Her shoulders are down, that being JC Jane able to... The kick out is

this one continuing. Ash rolling right through. Title on the line and a kick

out. So close right there. I mean, I don't think there are going to be any

alliances in this matchup right here. And I think J .C. Janus is going to have

to find a place, a final way to exploit that little thing right there to put her

in a great position to walk away and steal.

Oh, yes. Here we go.

Nice neck breaker by J .C. Again, it was this past Thursday. Masha Ash very

vocal on their feelings towards one another as J .C.

has wiped out the field in her own right. And look, I already know. Oh,

How impressed are you with the continued success of J .C. James? I mean, J .C.

James is something that she's been working for for years, man.

Oh, Masha!

Wow.

That was a gnarly landing right there. It certainly was. And take another look.

First, this was Jaycee wiping out Ash. Fail influence.

Too excited. Took their eye off the ball and then paid the price. And Masha now

getting Ash back into the ring.

Jaycee's been isolated.

Jaycee's been wiped out. Masha knows she can strike right now.

Snapmare into the center of the ring. Picking back up. Ash with a followed up

snapmare. Bam! Kick right to the spine. And Masha again wants her title back.

into the cover. There we go.

And that was a near fall.

Marshall's looking good right now, but she's got to feel like she's got the

whole TNA locker room down, going out there losing that championship to Jason

James. So right now she could be a little overzealous, I think. Held the

knockouts, titled it Slanovich for 267 duties as James getting back in at JC

now. Oh, nice kick of her own.

Bailey action.

And again, triple threat match so hard to predict. And if you look around,

Slemdich, the only one out here that doesn't have any sort of backup, so to

speak.

In comes J .C. What are you talking about?

Nobody's doing anything outside. I didn't say that, but he doesn't have a

plan. There is no one to help her. As into the cover goes J .C. with fatal

influence on the outside. They have a look at disappointment now as Ash kicked

out. That was a look of relief by the Elegance brand on the far side.

Big shot there by J .C.

Oh, yes, man.

Oh, get some.

J .C. Jane, the first NXT superstar in history to hold.

TNA and an NXT title at the same time.

Has Masha back in.

Trying to take Luke back over. And how hard is it to win? And to the cover goes

Masha for the title and a kick out. How hard is it to win a match if you're the

champion? Honestly.

No, no, no. I mean, it could be difficult.

But right now, like I say, all these women are vying for the same thing.

Just like earlier. I mean, you've got to be in the right place at the right

time. Preparation is not going to be your only thing. That's from behind for

title and another kick out by Jane.

And almost caught off guard for a second. Look, to Ash's point, Ash

should already be the knockouts champion.

After being the number one contender, she was not able to bring that title

And now, ooh!

A little blockbuster into another cover and another near fall. I know what they

say about if -a, would -a, could -a. Should -a?

Exactly my point. Ash's first match on NXT since September of 2023.

She would love to be the one.

to restore order in TNA.

So would Masha. And maybe, just maybe, as this matchup goes on, that's

J .C. can maybe force a mistake later on. Maybe fatal influence on the outside

can help someone slip on a banana peel to your point earlier. Perhaps, but I

tell you, you've got to give Ash a lot of credit there. She stepped up her

Oh!

Sit down.

Powerbomb. Here we go.

Covered. Ooh, there was not a lot on that kickoff from J .C. Jane. That left

shoulder just.

Booker just got off the mat. That's wasting a lot of time right there. You

to keep your foot on the gas in a match like this because there again you got

somebody else waiting in the waiting in the wing there. There comes Masha. Oh

yeah. Masha just got dropped by Shane from behind.

Fatal influence loving what they saw as charging up and oh nice drop kick from

Masha.

Very innovative there by Masha Slamovich. Talk about history being made

Heat Wave. This is just the second time the TNA knockout title will be defended

on NXT here at Heat Wave.

Masha Slamovich, the former champion, looking to bring Kool back home.

Two for one.

Let's get the three.

Masha was close to recapturing the knockout title.

No doubt, sis.

Good Masha.

Just landed out of old school, man.

Just sitting in the pocket, throwing hands, man.

Jane needed to step out of the way for a moment. I have to imagine Jane.

It's hard not to be thinking of Lola Weiss, the new number one contender,

though we are here in this triple threat match for the knockout of the title.

She's got history with Lola Weiss. She's got that on her mind. But right there,

it's about keeping the eyes on the prize.

The way to steal the TNA Women's Champion. Here we go. Oh, Masha now.

As Seamus would say, I thought she was looking for a little white noise and

assisted cannonball. And Masha now is the one in control. Can Masha be the one

to bring the TNA knockout title home? And J .C. Jane again, just able to kick

out. Take another look at that.

Bam. He's talking about innovative offense.

That was, again, some very innovative offensive maneuvers from Masha Slamovich

in this matchup. And that shows you just how much pressure she may be putting on

herself to pull out new plays from her playbook. I mean, right there with that

big shot. I mean, she went to land the big shot and finished the match at the

same time. Just couldn't pull it off. But I can tell you right now, Masha

Slamovich is looking to close the door here, man.

NXT Universe has been in a fever pitch here inside the historic Lowell Memorial

Auditorium for WWE Heat Wave. This is starting to break down, and I don't know

if I like Jason's chances in a slugfest with Slammin' It.

Oh, yes.

I like your chances.

Firing right up, and now Jane.

Coming right in. Masha, though, putting out the breaks, and it's Masha now. Look

at the flurry. It's a combination offense.

Kick strikes.

Masha again. Doesn't connect.

Jane from behind.

Charging in. Big knee right to the side of the face. You ain't lying, man.

Masha's out.

Masha's out, man.

Only thing holding her up may be that middle rope, and now with a little

Oh, we're going to finish it. Get a cover, baby.

Neckbreaker. Rolling mashup. Inside leg is hooked, and Ash saving the matchup.

Ash in the right place at the right time, right there to break that up.

Now we've seen JC Jane, a double champion, twice the appearances, twice

media, twice the travel. Got to wonder if her take is someone at E into this

matchup, something that the other two women could take advantage of.

J .C. James, she knows the ride is going to come to an end one day, but she

rides to the wheel, fall off, baby.

Oh, yeah.

Here we go.

Here we go. In that right shoulder, Jane right now, almost a sense of

disbelief, but now is not the time to start doubting yourself, Booker. J .C.,

mean, she got that sit -down, but she couldn't get the deep cover right there.

That could have been a three -count.

So close.

There is fatal influence on the outside.

JCS has been the nicest to these two women over the last several weeks. Very

rude lately to them. But they're still here showing their support.

As JCJ now trying to go up top.

As again, the NXT universe

split here.

Masha Slamovich now with the upper hand. This could be Masha's moment in J .C.

Jane, that championship pedigree.

Just one step ahead of Masha. Here we go with the high -risk district. Here we

go. Off the top.

J .C. Jane.

Big kick under the jaw.

Into the cover.

Meteora saving the matchup.

Again was asked.

And every time it seems one of these women has an opportunity, the other is

there to kick out. And right now, oh!

Man, J .C. awareness.

Gary Wilson, the official, noticing the foot on the rope, which, by the way, was

placed there by federal influence. Now the elegance brand not happy.

Ash. He saw it. He was going to let this thing fly.

But that's a decision by the official.

That's referee's discretion.

Fatal influence is gone.

Machado rolling up Ash. Center of the ring for the title. And a kick out.

The field has just changed. If you're JC Jane, she's got to be thinking WTF

right now.

Trying to go in for a kick.

Caught. Oh, no.

Bad position.

Everyone is wiped out except for one woman. Take another look. It was extra

elegant. Who is willing to risk a little bit more in that moment for the title

to come back home.

Ash's left shoulder kicking up again. I just peeked over at the TNA president,

Carlos Silva. He's sitting behind him. He is right now on his feet because he

sees two and a wrestlers fighting for the TNA knockouts title.

Big kick.

Josh's knee got caught by Ash.

Did you hear that? They heard that in Boston. Looking

over. Ash now.

Trying to seize her championship moment.

Tornado DDT.

Ash got all of it. The personal concierge. The elegance brand on the

Connected. Ash. Oh, J .C. James.

To the knees. To Rito.

What the hell?

That had to be a slow count, man.

That had to be J .C. thinking the same thing I'm thinking.

Give credit to Masha Slamovich for some resiliency in that moment.

Masha rolled back through. And a no!

That was just as close. Rolling on top.

Mid -control, bam.

J .C. James, just how close did she come to retaining? You could have slid a

piece of paper under the official's hand.

The rolling encore hit by J .C. This was that moment. But the elegant strand who

was still ringside was able to isolate J .C. James, open the door for this

woman, and act by elegance.

Flies through the air to bring the PNA knockout title home.

This rep, you don't do much, man. I mean, that was a bad call. Bad call.

Well, look.

Carlos Silva is happy. He's relieved.

He's heard all the doubters. The naysayers, they're now silent.

Ash brings gold to TNA while making the knockouts to Vision.

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Ah, there he is. Ricky, you're alive.

What up, Billy?

Man, after the hell you went through a trick last week and you got thrown over

the top rope through the announcer table, I wanted to come and check up on

and make sure you're okay. I appreciate it.

I'll be honest with you, I didn't know if you were going to make it or not.

But you did, and you proved exactly why you belong here. You proved exactly what

The Undertaker saw in you. Come on now, I appreciate you, my boy. And look, you

did your thing against Jasper, too. All right, now I ain't going to lie.

Your boy's kind of super.

All right, but tonight I have a bigger mountain to climb. You feel me? It's

going to be a hard -fought victory.

And after the match, I'm leaving as NXT champion.

I like that. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Just a general reminder.

The Undertaker wouldn't have said all those things about you if he didn't

you couldn't get it back. That's real. That's facts.

All right. In addition to that, you got the WWE universe behind you. You got my

support. I believe you. I appreciate you. I truly believe that you are the

future of WWE, of NXT. Thank you. Thank you.

The future of the NXT championship was absolute.

What? I know. Listen.

You don't like to hear that, and I understand that a thousand percent, but

wanted to tell you man to man, because tonight you're going to do something

no one has done yet, and that is dethrone Oba.

And when you walk through that curtain tonight, I want you to know that old

Ricky's going to be waiting on the other side for that golden opportunity.

All right, well, I appreciate you. I got to lock in, but tonight after the

match, NXT is going to get real bouncy.

Yep. Well, I look forward to that, champ.

Champ.

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We continue here at WWE Heat Wave because Blake Monroe's night, well, she

show up at Heat Wave as the Wicked Witch after her evil actions as of late for

Jordan Grace.

She's looking for more than just a victory tonight at Heat Wave.

I was never supposed to be here. I couldn't be the most beautiful in the

would never be the tallest, but I could get wider. I could get stronger.

I could force people to notice me, to see me.

And I did that.

And I became a champion again and again and again. I became the face of an

entire women's division. I could have stayed there or I could take a risk.

Jordan Grace entering the Royal Rumble match.

Anything can happen.

Glamour is forever.

Oh, my God!

NXT just became glamorous!

You can call me Blake Monroe.

The glamour doesn't just walk into the spotlight.

She's the reason it exists.

The glamour is the girl you've been waiting for.

Raises the bar, turns heads, and redefines what it means to be a star.

Writing down big glamour is forever.

Blake,

where are you? Jordan, I sent my driver. We are going to have a glamour workout.

I'm talking nail, hair, maybe a massage.

The great American Bash is not going to know what hit it.

First, we beat Fatal Influence at Bash. Then, I beat Jason Evolution.

What a win for this newly minted tag team.

How does this affect tomorrow night's Evolution?

This is the biggest match of my career. It would really mean a lot to me if you

were in my corner.

It's your moment. I don't want to take away from it.

You won't.

I'll see you out there. Blake Monroe.

It has proven an incredibly wise decision from Jordan Grace.

Blake Monroe

just stuck it to Jordan Grace. The real question is why.

Breaking news.

Blake Monroe despises everything about Jordan Grace.

Jordan isn't good enough.

When you look at Blake Monroe and then you look at Jordan Grace, who would you

rather be?

Grace is back. She's nuts.

Get her out of here.

From glamorous to villainous in a blink of an eye. I'm not here to play nice.

I'm here to be the woman this brand revolves around.

The Chuggernaut is absolutely possessed.

I'm going to show you what ugly really looks like.

Drama is forever.

The following contest is scheduled for one fall.

Introducing first, from London, England, Blake Monroe!

I'm going to be real for a second, folks, and ask you something serious.

What has Blake gained by making a mockery of Jordan Grace like she has for

the last month or so? What has she gained out of it? Look, man, it's about

stopping all the victims that Jordan Grace perhaps may have here in the NXT.

Just throw it all on yourself, and look at the spotlight.

Where is it? Where is it? It's on the Mega Blood bombshell. Oh, yes, man!

It's not over until I win.

And her opponent, from Austin, Texas.

Jordan Grace!

Well, she's been shaking in her boots right now to Blake Monroe because Jordan

Grace is focused. Let's just cut to it. Do you think Grace is good enough?

Because her opponent has said time and time again, she is not. Oh, hell yeah.

Jordan Grace is good enough. She just needs to get out of her head. I mean,

Jordan Grace thought it was going to be a cakewalk here at NXT. She's won titles

everywhere she's gone except, except right here at NXT.

She's got to get past the bank of blood. Oh, she'll hear tonight.

Oh, yes, man. Well, this has gotten personal fast between these two.

Set to go and right up.

Yeah,

that might be the smartest thing Blake Monroe ever did. Where are you running?

Don't hide behind, holy crap, don't hide behind me.

You okay?

I'm scared.

Oh, that's cracked by Jordan Grace. Hey, Grace right now right on top, and she

said she's going to show Greg Monroe what ugly truly can be.

And she may not be looking for a win here. She may just want to make Blake

Monroe pay. No, I don't believe that. I mean, Jordan Grace definitely wants to

win because she wants to put herself in line to win gold here at NXT.

Trust me on that. I think this is also exactly why you've been trying to tell

over the last several years there are no friends in this business.

I mean, come on.

You've got to understand, Blake, she played Jordan Grace.

I mean, she just threw her in and just played on all of her emotions.

I mean, going to the spa, getting the treatments and all that, the glamour

Oh, yes, man. I mean, how would you feel if you were Grace, if you were called

pathetic, if you were played as you just said? You'd be pissed, too, wouldn't

you? The thing is, I'm not going to put myself in that position.

They got no scammers. They call you. They call you. They want your bank

information. That's what that's all about.

Grace is known worldwide. Grace a multiple -time world.

champion, showing she belongs in the WWE. Even you have to appreciate the

journey of Jordan Grace, and that was a very short trip for Blake Monroe.

I appreciate it 100%. I mean, Jordan Grace, she stepped right into the deep

waters here in the WWE, and she's willing to prove her battle, and I love

I'm going to go back really to last month, too, because Grace, we could make

argument, could be the NXT Women's Champion right now. If not, for Blake

costing her at Evolution last month in Atlanta. I don't believe it. I mean,

right now, I mean, Blake Monroe, she did exactly what she needed to do to put

herself in position for this match. Beat Judge Grace.

Oh, yeah.

Beat Judge Grace. You're at the top of the food chain, man. Well, Blake Monroe

just ripped Jordan Grace down spine first.

went Grace across those steel steps. Think about it. Oh, and now again, Blake

continuing to pry the cross.

Who's one of the biggest threats in the women's division right now today? It's

Jordan Grace. You want to take out that threat. You want to do it quick.

Blake Monroe would love to have a countout victory, but Jordan Grace, this

a little bit more to her tonight. All cruelty springs from weakness. There's a

lot of cruelty coursing through Blake Monroe's veins.

since she arrived here in NXT.

You even have to think that all the things Blake has said, all the things

has done, all the violent, villainous things. Into the cover goes Blake

hooks the leg and kicking out.

Blake has shown just how ugly she can be. It's a business.

That's the way she's supposed to be. I mean, I like the Henry Powers, Blake

Monroe. My thing is, you know what? You know what? I'm going to put in my fade

five. I'm going to do it tonight. I'm going to put in a double one. Right now,

Blake Monroe is double one in Booker T's fade five. And there he is, breaking

news. Oh, drop kick from Blake. I think he's just trying to make up for messing

up her name in Houston. As Jordan Grace rocked to the outside. And Blake Monroe,

all joking aside, is in control of this matchup and looking to make a serious

statement. in the women's division here at NXT.

And now just try to continue to maybe rip away at the arm, rip away at the

shoulder, because, frankly, if you take away Jordan Grace's power, you've taken

away her game. No, no, Blakely Rose, she's not just a police.

She's showing it right there. It's all about going out in the middle of that

ring and proving that you are the best, that you can stand across from anybody

in the middle of that square circle. And she's doing it. Here she goes.

Wow. Grace able to kick out.

Blake Monroe has said time and time again, she believes the spotlight was

invented for her. I mean, Heat Wave right now on social media is ablaze. I'm

sure Blake will take all the credit, as now it's Monroe looking for a

submission. Jordan Grace did a nice job of keeping her hands pressed and trying

to roll over for a cover, and that forced.

Blake Monroe to relinquish the hold, and then what a kick. And now it's easy to

see Blake Monroe has targeted a body part, and she is trying to

take apart the juggernaut. I always talk about the playbook. Right now Blake

Monroe is maybe two, three steps ahead of Jordan Grayson. Jordan needs to put

the hammer down to bring out that juggernaut if she wants to get a victory

Well, Grace now trying to get back into it, shake off a little bit, and weather

that early storm from Blake Monroe.

Grace, who came with a lot of emotion. Maybe she's trying to harness some of

that as Monroe. Coming in and, oh, sling blade. Again, back to my point. For

another cover and another kick out. I mean, Blake just a step ahead, just a

faster than Jordan Grace right there.

Blake Monroe, who you have dubbed your MBBS in this match.

Give us what those letters mean again. What is that?

Mega Blonde Bombshell. I like that. Mega Blonde Bombshell. Oh, yes. I like that.

I like that. I like that. I like that right there, though. Now, another

submission right now by Blake Monroe.

And look, if you're Blake Monroe, you've got to figure out a way to take away

the power. But somehow, Jordan Grace continuing to fight. And how smart.

How smart of that was Jordan Grace? She knew she didn't have all the strength.

She used her environment to her advantage.

Take another look, Book.

Little hot shot right there.

Going back, little shades of hot stuff. Andy Gilbert right there.

Right there. Jordan's in a good spot, a good place right now. For Jordan Grace,

her personal journey.

Her transformation is what made her into a superstar.

Can't imagine her rage tonight. There's a lot of support for Jordan Grace around

the world as she is trying to rise up in this match. Here we go, baby.

This is a fight. This is a fight right here. I love it.

And look, Jordan Grace also heard what you said earlier. There's a lot of

that think she's a fool for falling for Blake Monroe's actions. I mean, I mean,

I mean.

Oh, what it is. You've got to understand the point. I mean, I mean.

Oh, man.

Jordan Grace put herself in a bad, bad position to look that way. Right now,

she's got a chance to prove all the doubters that she is one of the best.

Here we go. Here we go. Short arm clothesline using Blake Monroe's

the backslide to continue to apply the pressure.

Watch Roby's line all over the place right now. Those big shots.

Lauren Grace doesn't give a damn right now. She just wants to punish, hurt, and

brutalize Blake Munn.

Beautiful spine.

Spine buster didn't go for the cover. Floated her right through. Front face

lock. Jackhammer.

Jackhammer. Center of the ring.

You've got to give some credit now to Blake Monroe, at least I have to, for

showing some resiliency.

Blake having to wear without a kick out right there. It shows me a whole lot

about her. We are live in Lowell, the historic Lowell Memorial Auditorium.

Jordan Gray, Blake Monroe, continuing to

push through this matchup.

Jordan keeps clutching at that left wrist, though. Something's going on. I

know if it's a... Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Blake

hang on for dear life.

Blake holding on.

Jordan Grace possessed.

Reversed. Alabama slam in Massachusetts.

German suplex. That's it.

With a bridge.

And Blake again able to kick out. A low layup for Blake right there. Gave him

the ability to kick out right there. That was a...

Bad spot for Blake because she maneuvered out of it.

What a match.

What a night this has been thus far.

Here for WWE Heat Wave. Jordan Gray still clutching at that left wrist. I

what's going on right there, Vic. Well, I go back to not only the steel steps,

but I also go back to Blake Monroe, who ripped Jordan Gray down to the mat, who

was putting her shoulder time and time again into the steel post.

And just able to walk through, step through.

flow through, and now has another submission locked in. She remembers well

-traveled around the world, over in Japan, using some of her expertise as

Monroe right now, trying to get the juggernaut.

Crucifix! Not able to keep Blake down, and Blake back up with a big knee. Will

this be enough?

What a fight. Take a look.

Placement. Didn't get the job done, though. Still some fight left in the

the heart, and the soul of Jordan Grace. A lot of credit, man. Right there,

she's going toe -to -toe with Blake.

with Jordan Grayson. This is a fight, man. This is the hell of a fight we got

here. You know, I go back to what you talked about, Stu, when you talked about

Blake Monroe's arrival. Do you think it was premeditated, her plan before her

arrival, to target someone like Jordan Grayson? Like if they were to start with

the biggest dog in the yard right now, the biggest dog. The biggest dog is

Jordan Grayson. Here we go.

Here we go. That's a pin. I'm going to tell you. Wow.

That's exactly what I was just thinking. Wow.

Right out of my mouth.

Wow. Say it again for Jordan Grayson. And Jordan Grayson now can't. be

she didn't get the win. Jordan Grace right now has to remember the trials and

tribulations. Every nasty, mean, diabolical thing Blake Monroe had to

Jordan Grace just perhaps let 10 to 20 valuable seconds just slip by. Right

the clock is ticking, man. The sand in the hourglass is running out.

Jordan Grace has to remember when Blake Monroe invited her ringside.

To see her debut, just to rub it in that she wasn't champion, that she cost

Blake the title in Atlanta.

The ultimate mean girl might be getting taken out, but just delivered a

headbutt. Did you hear that? Braces rock. Answer it back.

There's the rage.

Being unleashed, another headbutt. Double up. Double up, baby.

Blake is dangerous, man. Is this going to be it for Blake Monroe?

No, no, no, no, no. What is it going to take, Booker, to keep Jordan Grace down?

Blake is going deep in her playbook, man. This is a wildly Blake Monroe that

we're looking at in the middle of this league, dog.

And showing you the depth of the women's division.

And we know that Lola Weiss is the number one contender.

Has an opportunity at no... mercy our next premium live event and perhaps the

winner of this match will find themselves on the other side of no mercy

championship opportunity jordan grace has had a few already and i just saw her

body buckle that arm is hanging now the left shoulder just just went out right

there booker what's that going to do to a fighter that that uses their power i

mean she's got one arm now jordan grace is one arm let me tell you something

that That nerve is something, man, because like I said, you can grab the

Here you go. No way. Blocking out the pain.

My God.

Adrenaline. My God. My God.

for both these women. Like them. Hate them. Gotta respect them. And again,

to the shoulder, breaking the hold.

And that has been the focal point tonight.

And oh, the stop!

And that turnbuckle's unprotected, Booker! That could be it! That could be

DDT!

And Blake Monroe shocked the universe!

Wow!

Step ahead of Jordan Grace. And I'm looking up. Jordan Grace can't be at

She was able to fight through this matchup with one arm. But right there is

the turnbuckle became exposed.

Jordan Grace didn't realize it. Deliver that reverse Alabama slam.

Would continue to fight through the pain.

Deliver this.

Blake's actions.

But very soon, Monroe might just give NXT a makeover in her own glamorous way.

This November.

It is quite the feeling here. It is electric.

The Padres home field. It's the whole new lineup.

When WWE.

And absolutely.

Petco Park.

Oh,

my goodness.

The epic performance that no one will ever, ever forget.

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I had it.

It was right there. And then Lola turns around and beats me with a roll -up,

man, a roll -up. Do you know who she is?

Do you know who she is? She beat me, me, for a championship opportunity. You're

damn right about that, Shayna. But look, the good news is you wasn't going to

beat Jaycee anyway. Matter of fact, neither was Lola. There's only one woman

that can beat Jaycee for that NXT Women's Championship, and it's the

bully. Lash, I don't know why you acting like you beat Nia last week, because

last time I checked, you got squashed.

So pop up about my business because I don't see a booze. Now, wait a minute.

Hold on.

If we talk about business, I'm not in your business because I'm in that title

business. That's exactly where I'm at. But if you want to find out what this

bougie bully is about, we can go.

Excuse me, JC.

You lost the TNA knockout title without even getting pinned.

What happened?

aware, Sarah, I was in the match. And the last thing I need right now is you

pretending to be an interviewer.

And by the way, Jasmine, you went and punched Ash in the face and you got both

of them kicked out? What is wrong with you? Do you know what to do? You can't

put this one on me.

Is that a joke? Don't look at me. Don't look at me.

Is there a problem?

This night just keeps getting better and better, doesn't it? And no, there's no

problem here.

If you ask me, losing the TNA Knockouts title is a problem. And losing that NXT

Women's Championship and No Mercy?

Now that's the problem. Why don't we send you back to AAA to play with your

stupid little iguana?

What's going on here?

Why do you two always show up? Every time. This has nothing to do with you.

looks like JC's little shadows didn't help her keep the TNA Knockouts title.

After all, watch your mouth. I know what that's called. It's irony.

Did you take some pink socks before you left?

Hey, Sol, how does it feel to be the only double champion in WWE?

Honestly, it feels pretty good. And it looks pretty good, too. Back to you,

loser. I'm sick.

Let's go.

Bye -bye.

Thank you, amigo.

You did well.

Thank you.

Well, the hits just keep on coming because this one is going to be special.

NXT returns to Fultonville University in Orlando, Florida for NXT Homecoming

Tuesday, September 16th, airing live on the CW. Get your ticket this Wednesday,

10 a .m. at etix .com. A special pre -sale starts Tuesday at 10 a .m. with

code WWETIX. And I'll welcome you back. Ringside, Big Joseph, Booker T. Booker.

I mean, what a night this has been.

Just say it like this. What a night. What a fight.

That's what it's been. What about all the breaking news? I mean, look at here.

Homecoming, No Mercy, Halloween Havoc, all these huge events coming up. All of

those pre -sales begin on Tuesday.

Tickets on sale Wednesday.

But we've still got so much more still to come here tonight, including what's

coming up in a matter of moments, because pride is at stake for these two

The

following

message is being paid for by the

Canadian Standard of Excellence.

Hello.

I am your NXT North American champion and the greatest North American alive.

All ego, Ethan Page.

And I am your first ever, longest reigning, most dangerous,

only Canadian to ever hold the WWE United States Women's Championship

Green. Pledge your allegiance to Chelsea Green.

We aren't here to win your vote. No, we are here to educate the average American

WWE fan on the difference between ourselves.

And our heat wave opponents, Tavion Heights and Tyra May Steele.

NXP heat wave is upon us, and the assault from the truly unruly American

heroes on the Canadian standard of excellence is beyond repair.

We wanted a peace treaty, and they chose violence.

Oh, now it's turning to violence, guys.

We want to stand tall proudly with our Canadian flag.

And Fabian and Tyra want to brag about medals and talk about the dominance of

the United States of America.

She won a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. I most certainly did.

I represented Team USA at the Olympic Games myself.

USA! USA! Fabian Hite says he is a weapon in human form.

Typical American.

Breaking every issue down to its lowest form.

As a proud Canadian, I now feel a responsibility to introduce Tavion not

violence, but the art of professional wrestling.

Learn how to walk, then learn how to run before you try and dance with all

ego, buddy.

Tyra Mae Steele wants to show off her arsenal of suplexes and believes that

will embarrass Chelsea Green.

Ethan, we both know that isn't happening.

I didn't get this far with Canada on my back just to get this far.

Far be it for me to brag, but I find it really tasteless that Tyra and Tavion

brag about winning medals.

Chelsea and I are going to have to pull these two amazing yet not so smart

individuals into our world.

A world where there is no trophy or medal for second place.

A world where you win or you go home.

Tavion, Tyra, at HeatWave, when we are named victorious, you may go home empty

-handed. You may go home with your pride hurt. But Chelsea and I encourage you

both to stand up and salute the Canadian standard of excellence.

I'm Chelsea Green.

I'm Ethan Page, and we approve this message.

The preceding message was paid for by the Canadian Standard of Excellence.

It's Hennessy first. From Fountain, Colorado, weighing in at 216 pounds,

High!

Do you still believe this man made a mistake when he left the SEC?

Yes, yes. You didn't even let me finish the question. I knew exactly where you

were going with this. I mean, look here. You see it right here, Tavion. He has a

lot of projection, a lot of upside. But one thing about this pitch, it's a lot

different than the collegiate style. It's a lot different than Olympic.

And in tag team Parker, she is the winner of season one of...

this September and coming to a city near you. Check out NXT Live at Spartanburg

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Booker, you got up close and personal on LFG. What can we expect out of Steele

tonight? No, I mean, she's good. She can win it. I mean, one thing about Tyra

May Steele, she won

Season two, I mean, season one, she learned from not winning and looking at

that. We're going to bat here at Heat Wave.

And their opponent, first,

accompanied by the secret hermit from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada,

Kelsey.

Rome saying, Chelsea, are you standing up right now? You didn't stand up the

last three weeks. Stand up, man.

Stand up. It's Chelsea Green.

Stand up. The Canadian contingent set for action.

Chelsea Green, of course, from SmackDown. Can I sit down now, please?

there. Sit down there. You're good.

You're good. Thank you.

Respect, man.

Respect.

On Chelsea Green.

Thank you. And, of course, the first to hold the Women's United States

Championship. Say it again.

Say it again, man.

I will not. I was obligated to say it once.

I don't necessarily like the guy, Booker, but I will do what you've asked

do. Show him some respect. It is hard to argue with the success that this man

has had over the last 13 months on this board.

Two -time North American champion in record time. Right? In record time.

this man right here. He's the pain. You know what? You know what? NXT is just a

stop. A stopping point. This guy got main roster potential, dog.

Let's not forget he won the NXT championship in record time as well,

at this event last year. Thank you. Thank you.

I didn't correct you. I was actually adding to it to show the respect because

about ten minutes you're going to be yelling at me to show respect.

You know what? I appreciate that. I appreciate that. I appreciate you. I

appreciate me. I appreciate the respect.

I appreciate that.

Chelsea! Chelsea!

Chelsea! Chelsea!

Chelsea! Chelsea!

Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea!

Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea!

Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea!

Chelsea! Chelsea!

Chelsea! Chelsea!

Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea!

Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea!

Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea!

Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea!

Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea!

Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea!

Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea!

Chelsea!

Chelsea! Chelsea! of the Olympic gold medal.

And charging right in, and here comes the only female gold medalist. Watch

yourself, watch yourself.

Nice little roll early on. And look, what stood out most about Steele during

your time in LFG? I mean, her will to win.

I mean,

the thing is, she can adapt to the style of wrestling.

That's the question.

Looking for the submission. Ethan Page.

Page. Oh, went right down into his partner.

That's a nice tag team work from Heights and Steel. Again, these are mixed tag

team rules. So the men will fight the men. The women will fight the women. I

don't like this. I don't like these rules.

What don't you like about those rules? They're fair. Heights fights Page.

Steel fights Green. Come on, referee.

Do your damn job.

Just do that.

For Tyra Mae Steele, her first premium live event, how nervous do you think she

could be? Because she looks pretty calm and cool in the locker room right now.

Tyra Mae Steele, I'm sure she's got little butterflies lining up behind her.

my thing is, let the bright lights get to Tyra Mae Steele. Let's walk up that

court and make all those butterflies go. You've got to understand, she's

competing at the highest level. I mean, in your limits. She's competing at the

highest level. She should come out here tonight and do something.

What it is, I don't know.

What it is right now is...

You are seeing a very vocal.

Let's call him timeout.

Hold on a second.

Canada, we are not giving you citizenship.

That is.

That is.

Do you want to be a citizen of Canada? No.

Is that what you've been begging Ethan Page for, citizenship?

The medical.

The medical.

We don't get into politics here. He's not looking for a tag. Ethan Page

out. It'll be Page and Tavion Heights.

And look, Tavion Heights is used to hearing the crowd. He's not going to be

rattled because this is a very loud, this is a very fired up, this is a very

vocal WWE Universe here at Heat Wave. Exactly what I was talking about right

there with Ethan Page. This guy's a bitch.

He's got to just walk in here and see all the damage that he does.

He's got to calculate his way all the way to the top.

This is just his second premium live event, and Ethan Page, as we've already

documented, has been the NXT champion, has been the North American champion,

even gone back and won the North American championship again.

And again, it was these two teams who attempted to broker peace.

But those talks broke down due to Team Canada.

That's what happened. Ethan Page threw the first punch. He was talking about

violence. He's the one who started it. He threw the first punch, and he just

threw the first boot right there to Tavion Heist.

Right there. Look at Tavion.

Look at him. Look at him.

He's well.

Look at him.

Oh, I'm looking at him right now. I'm looking at Ethan Page, who's been in

control of this matchup.

Did you see that?

You see that O's to the face.

Team Canada in control.

And Heights.

Well, I got to tell you what. I don't think Heights was thrown around like

even in the Olympics. Into the cover goes Page. And Heights having a power

at two.

You may hear some members of the WWE Universe. Ethan Page

actually prays only because this is where he broke a man's jaw to relate.

His own fire, which led him to the North American title.

We don't do that in the Olympics. We don't break people's souls.

That's what's different here at NXT.

And a guy like Ethan Page, he's going to try to take you out. He's got that

bull's eye on you. He's going to try to take you out. Page considers himself to

be the greatest North American alive today. I believe he's a little bit

delusional. And he may be a little bit.

He's got the time, right?

Time means everything. Time means everything. It makes him champion.

So is he the best man to ever walk through Houston?

Perhaps. And you don't even know what to say.

Look here, that's in his own mind.

Okay, so he's delusional. He has the right to do that.

Anyway, big headbutt, both men meeting of the minds.

And oh!

Whoa!

Whoa! And Chelsea right now, not even allowing Tavion to make the tag. That

a cheap shot.

And oh!

No,

no, no, no.

Confidence not yet broken from Tavion Heitz.

Able to drop Heitz in that moment.

Sure, Paige doesn't see it this way, but you got to applaud Heitz for going

after the North American champion.

And remember, the men fight the men, the women fight the women.

And Chelsea Green not going to like the scene because after the drop kick, she

just pissed off Steele. And Steele right now on top of Chelsea.

Chelsea looking around to the wrong corner. Nice takedown. And now what's

trying to do? Is she legal?

She is legal. Oh, I don't know if that was low or not, but Ethan Page

paying the price.

Oh, my stomach.

Chelsea Green. What's Chelsea thinking? Rookie mistake right there.

Rookie mistake right there. I love it.

Right to the back.

And now mocking Tavion Hite. Good understand. Chelsea Green came up the

way in this business, man. Nothing was given to her. She had to earn

Into the cover.

And still able to kick off. I also want to say this about Chelsea Green. She

just returned from Europe.

She was in Ireland this last Friday for SmackDown. She helped Piper, who's on

the outside, secure the biggest win of her career. She flew back here, and she

is certainly not allowing anyone to upstage her.

Chelsea.

Once championship gold back. How does Shelton Green get back to gold, Book? It

tells her the same way she got gold the first time. Just keep going out there

and take care of business. In the middle of that ring, just like she's doing

right now with Tyra May Steel.

And there was Steel. Steel, who does have an arsenal of duplexes, but hasn't

been able to get out of the game. Oh, baby.

Women with the same idea.

And you think about this matchup. I look at Chelsea Green. I look at who's in

the ring with her entire mace deal. Being the first female gold medalist has

extra pressure on her shoulders along with Tavion Hite. Tag was made. Page is

in. And in comes Hite. And now Tavion Hite.

Able to regroup.

Able to refocus.

Whoa!

Big, big suplex right there. And low right now.

Getting to witness Tavion Heights becoming unleashed.

And you've got to contribute. Oh, my God. Look at the strength of this young

man. That was absolutely unreal. Almost.

You know what I like, Tavion? I mean, he's got all the tools, but he's a

reckless right now. Can't he just slow down just a bit? You've got to

contribute, though, to Heights.

Oh.

You don't hit a woman. I don't think he would.

Going to do that? Now what are you questioning Tavion Heights for? He would

never do that. He said he wouldn't do it. He would find a woman who would, and

that is on the outside, Tyra Mae Steele.

This match rolling on here at WWE Heat Wave. WWE Universe, since the beginning,

has been up. They have been fierce. They have been fiery.

And now Tyra Mae Steele.

What the hell?

What the hell?

Showcasing some power.

That's illegal.

Showcases some strength.

Taking out both numbers of the Canadian contingent.

Whoa, again.

There's that power on display.

It's steel now. No way.

No way.

Kay's trying to hold on.

What's Alba doing?

She's helping.

She's security, damn it.

Oh.

Again, it's Chelsea Green, who is the legal superstar for her team. Oh!

Fire with a super kick!

The official that he is for the Cavian Heights!

Welcome to the party!

To Heights and Steele tonight. Steele again with the ankle lock. But Ethan

wasn't legal. The official here was all tied up because of Tadeon Heights.

Steele's attention was drawn to the official. The official was drawn to the

outside.

Byron was able to connect with a super tip. The official didn't see what

happened. And then Chelsea Green taking full advantage of

the situation.

And on this night.

Here at Heat Wave, it's the North American champion Ethan Page and Chelsea

Green. Heat Canada, showing supremacy and proving they are the Canadian

of excellence.

I think the magic is out there in the light. This is uncharted water.

This is a calculated, coordinated production.

Tomorrow,

Raw takes over the United Kingdom.

With unstoppable energy.

Here we go!

And game -changing magic.

An unforgettable night awaits.

As Roman Reigns kicks off Monday Night Raw. Tomorrow, special start time, 3

Eastern, 12 Pacific, only on Netflix.

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the 12th. Tickets are on sale now at unlvtickets .com.

There he is.

There's the ruler.

What is this tonight? Eight, nine title defenses?

Give or take. What do you want?

I'm coming to you with a man.

I just wanted to say I think that tonight, The rain comes to an end. Oh,

so? You know just as well as I do that the kid is a destiny, darling. Sure he

is. But bro, how long have we known each other?

I can tell that the grind of being a champion, it's wearing you down.

I appreciate your insignificant opinions.

Now leave.

Look, let's just say that you prove why you're the ruler and Javon can't take

the title from you.

Bro, I'm next in line. I'm waiting.

You saw that I beat the brakes off Anna Moore, right?

No one is holding me back anymore.

So champ, I'll be watching tonight.

Good luck.

Ava, it's been an incredible heat wave so far and still the NXT title match

coming up next. But NXT has also had some exciting news tonight.

Yes, we have a very, very busy fall schedule. We have our homecoming show.

have No Mercy and Halloween Havoc. But also, I have a pretty big announcement.

I am officially bringing the men and women's speed titles to NXT.

And I also wanted to introduce our speed women's champion, Sol Ruka.

Hi, guys. Sorry, I had to bring Zarya. We're like a package duo. You guys are

perfect for each other.

But Sol, you are going to be defending your women's speed title at No Mercy.

Ooh, okay.

Against who?

Well, starting on September 2nd, there's going to be a tournament. It'll be one

superstar from Raw or SmackDown, one superstar from NXT, one wrestler from

and one wrestler from AAA. Whoever wins, that's your opponent.

Yeah, see, I told you Need for Speed was a good one. Come on.

Thank you.

Good luck at No Mercy Soul.

Well, that is a huge announcement from our general manager, who has also signed

off on this six -woman tag team matchup after tempers flared earlier. And for JC

Jane, her week can go from bad to worse Tuesday night on NXT.

Also, Lexus King is despicable for his actions towards Miles Bourne. And live

Tuesday, as we learned earlier, King will meet Bourne in a blindfold match

on NXT.

And the question going around, who will Ren Sinclair find, if anyone, to team

with against the Cullings, Izzy Dane, and Tatum, Pat Lee. Sinclair has 48

to find a partner for NXT Live.

this Tuesday.

But the action continuing here at Heat Wave. Who will be the NXT champion after

tonight? Evan took the Undertaker's advice to heart and is challenging the

biggest dog in the yard. Can Evans make history or will the ruler continue his

reign as champion?

Who sits at the top of the mountain?

I thought that I was ready for the NXT championship.

I think now I can say that I wasn't. A heartbreaker for Javon Evans, but his

future couldn't be any brighter if you set it on fire.

I feel like people work for these opportunities. I think that's what I did

throughout this past year.

Javon Evans, the number one prospect in NXT.

I hail the young OG.

Everybody in NXT knows that that boy is... Javon Evans from the

heavens!

Javon Evans, and he's going to run out of time!

I experienced challenge after challenge after challenge, but one challenge

that... Kept coming back to me was where I think was next for the young OG.

Until I got some legendary advice from a WWE Hall of Famer.

You still trying to figure out what to do next?

You ask me?

You continue going after the biggest dog in the yard.

The NXT champion.

No one thrives under the bright light.

Light like Ova Femi.

NXT is supposed to be the brand built for the future.

But I look at this division now, the future is not looking very bright.

Because I beat them all.

I stopped them all.

I've destroyed them all.

Who is worthy enough to take this title from me?

Oh, but feel me.

Anyone who watches NXT knows that Trink Williams is the biggest dog NXT has to

offer. You keep searching for the man who's going to take you off this

Look no further.

I am that man.

Trick, you're as goofy as hell, boy.

The young OG met the Undertaker, and this Hall of Famer gave me some advice,

saying that I should go after the biggest dog in the yard, which is

Uncle Timmy.

And you out here trying to make this all about just jokes. That didn't mean you

threw the hands, and whoever wins...

Gets the face double for the NXT championship.

Live in Philadelphia, Javon Evans. Can he get past Williams tonight? Who has

heat wave as the number one contender for the NXT championship?

Yes, Javon.

You like to bounce.

I'm about to bounce your ass back to high school.

And I just saw the look in Javon's eyes.

That's so much fire in that number.

The fact that Evans is moving right now.

Javon, for the love of God, stay down.

Wait, wait, where'd Oba go?

That's Mike Santana.

Javon Evans, get in foul seat.

Going into the cover.

Javon, it's headed and he wins.

Oba, there's a new champion Sunday, and it's going to be me, baby.

Devon!

It's a full circle moment for Evan, if you really break it down, Book, because

it was right here in Lowell. He suffered the lowest point of his career. His jaw

was broken in the center of the ring. And now seven months later, it

could be the site of his greatest triumph.

You know, I believe in everything the Undertaker's told this year.

Go out there and keep going up after that big dog.

This kid right here, he's going to live.

He's an extraordinary talent.

And tonight, tonight could be his night to enroll Massachusetts.

Take away, baby.

You see him holding on to his ribs. There is no way he could be coming into

tonight at 100 % after that viral image of him flying through the air, smashing

through the table in Philadelphia.

There is the ruler.

With the NXT universe standing, how do you properly articulate

the champion downer?

No bread.

No water.

Just me. This is the carnivore, man.

It's about to get busy.

Let's get

things

started. Let's go up to our ring announcer, Mike Rome.

The following contest scheduled for one fall is for the

NXT Championship!

Introducing the challenger, from Greensboro, North Carolina, weighing in

195 pounds, Sheva!

And his opponent, from Lagos, Nigeria, weighing in at

310 pounds, he is the NXT

Champion, Oba Femi!

Javon has continued to take the Undertaker's advice.

And he took that advice to heart.

He's going after the biggest dog in the yard.

And with the NXT championship on the line, how can Evans topple Obafemi? I

know. I mean, you just heard that big, big, vast difference between these two.

116 pounds difference between these two. It's going to be a hell of a mountain

for this young man, Javon Evans, tonight. Evans giving away a lot of

There's Randy Orton who praised Javon Evans.

Evans, though, knows he's going to have to go deep into his cardio bag maybe

here tonight. This is the fourth time the NXT title has been defended at Heat

Wave. Going back to ECW, the top men's title has changed hands only one time.

Evans was part of that matchup last year at Heat Wave. This is two -thirds of

Stan Deliver's main event from Vegas.

If you want to run it back, they're doing it here tonight without Trick

Williams. This is the first time Javon Evans has ever had a one -on -one

opportunity.

At the NXT Championship.

So many big moments has joined in NXT. It's good for you to go to G's night. I

mean, right there, you look at him, he's all taped up. But the adrenaline in

this young man, I mean, the heart in this young man. I mean, he's going to

to stay on his bicycle, of course.

He's been so close so many times, even going back to Deadline, which the Men's

Iron Survivor was over.

Look at that.

So many close calls with every move. Oh!

You've got to imagine the pain shooting through the body of Javon. Because as I

mentioned, he beat Trick Williams Tuesday in Philadelphia.

That's great. But the damage was done.

You see the body. He can't be 100%. Booker, if you were to throw a

where would it be?

85? It's hard to gauge a man's heart. It really, truly is. And this young man,

he's been so close to capturing gold here in NXT. And trust me, he wants it.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be here in this fight tonight against Ova Femi. Ova Femi

like that.

Ova Femi wants more. But now with Javon Evans, who just got shut down and the

door slammed shut.

Too much power.

Too much power.

And again, Javon able to get away. Got caught, though, by Ova Femi.

And Ova just so powerful. Almost like he's just welcoming everything from

Evans. How much do you really have?

so to speak, in the early going. Could be looking for a powerbomb right here.

Javon able to counter land right back on his feet to deliver another chop. And

now Javon Evans starting to get bounced.

Ooh, he's got caught.

I mean, Javon Evans, he's going to be bouncing.

He's got a lot of speed, but over 50 just has to be at that one spot.

That one spot.

I don't want to just...

Javon Evans. Because if he can win gold here tonight, it'll be the first time

he's won a championship.

And here in Lowell, The Rock won his first title. The Intercontinental

Championship in 1997.

Javon Evans is also fighting for history. He can become the youngest

this brand's history to hold the NXT title at 21 -year gold. Bo Dallas was 23

when he held the title. You know the difference between all those...

Those guys you just talked about, what's going on here tonight?

What's that?

It's Oba Femi. This guy right here, he's a monster, man. The guy is built for

being champion here at NXT, not just NXT.

I'm talking about this brand, this company, man.

When we talk about Oba Femi, we talk about the prophecy.

Hasn't the champion fulfilled?

every prophecy he was ever told.

Whoa! He said he would come to NXT, he would take over brand, he would be its

champion.

Oh my!

He's catching another human being.

And I don't want to start putting it into people's brains now, but if you're

official Adrian Butler, the head official here in NXT, you've got to keep

extra eye on Javon Evans, don't you?

Don't count Javon Evans. Don't count Javon Evans.

Don't count Javon Evans.

Don't count Javon Evans.

Don't count Javon Evans.

Don't count Javon Evans.

the resiliency of Javon like a rubber band just snapping back. I'm very

impressed with this kid.

Javon Evans is going to be champion in this business. He's going to be champion

in the next team. It's just a matter of when.

That's the question. It could be tonight, Book, as now Olba Femi, the

rolling to the outside.

Javon, this might be your night, man. You've got to keep going.

I'm nervous anytime I see Javon. Back up. Yeah, you say that again. Back up.

And Oba.

Maybe looking for a choke slam. Javon Evans trying to fight. Javon just looked

over here at the table. He don't want that again.

One step ahead of the OG.

Got caught on the rebound.

Bam. That's a fillet -sized hand.

Leaving a welt across the chest.

Feel this impact.

Oh, my.

And the dominance of Oba Femi. You said no bread. No water. Just meat. Just

meat. Oba is the only male superstar to be undefeated here

in the WWE. And he's showing you why. The strength, the power, the

will. To destroy.

Over 50 drives in these positions, man. I mean, it's something about being champ

with this guy right here. You talk about a guy that's being pushed to the limit.

Oh, the body. The body, Brooke. Look at that weight. Stepping all down on the

rim. Nine times he's gone out there and competed. Nine times he's walked out in

steel. You got to love him. Best competition in his five years.

228th day as champion. The longest reign.

Since Braun Breaker was champion.

You got to wonder who's going to beat him. Who can stop him? If Javon Evans

don't do it tonight, who's going to stop Obafemi? I don't know if it will

happen. Because Obafemi is that dominant.

And the one thing I would say about this matchup.

Was Ova able to keep pace with the challenger? Because of the cardio.

No, I don't think it is. I just think he needs to keep up with Javon. And land

that one kill shot. That one kill shot. Just like that. Double.

Cut. Buster.

Right shoulder coming up. And Javon. Something I'm noticing about Javon too.

When he kicks out. He's kicking out and getting immediately to his stomach.

Trying to get to somewhat of a vertical base.

And I don't know if that's almost in his mind to try to get away from Loba as

he's able to kick down.

But it's somewhat of a strategy for Javon Evans to not have Loba get back on

of him. Because Javon Evans, every kick out, you waste energy, right?

It takes something out of you, right? Javon Evans is going to use every trick

the book he possibly can. And one trick in the book we always use back in the

day is playing a little possum. That's what he may have to do today.

Oba continued to wear down Javon.

And for Oba Femi, there is a lot of talk. Oh, and he shifted weight. And all

that weight down on Javon. And an earfall. Oba Femi just set the young OG

try that move. And he pulled it off. He went for it. He took the bait. Wow.

big time.

And we can talk about Obafemi, maybe, you know, how Dominic's been, who can

him for the championship.

I mean, there's a lot of contenders in the men's division. It is Javon Evans

here tonight. But again, Booker, we're looking at the future of the WWE and

these men here in the main event of Heat Wave. You know, it's going to come a

time when Obafemi's going to run into that brick wall because it's not about

match. It's about the training.

It's about the continuing training. Trying to go out there and compete at

level every time. Oh, yeah!

That's it. And a kick out to Vaughn. Damn. In the fight.

Take another look.

Boom.

We're talking about good.

We're talking about big. I mean, Oba just needs to keep up with the other

Playing big shots like that. And that's what could take him to victory here

tonight. And steal.

And steal your 10. And you think of the grind that Oba was on as the longest.

NXT North American champion.

He's been a dominant NXT champion.

I mean, are these long reigns possibly starting to wear and wane on Obafemi as

he tries to look forward to the future? You brought it up. Who can beat him? But

I mean, you've got to admit, think about Wesley.

Think about Wesley's body broke down. How much more can Obafemi have? That may

be the key to Javon Evans is one big...

Now, the question is how far can Obofemi go, man?

Obofemi's thinking about history.

Obofemi's thinking about making history, like no man has ever made it here

before in this business. Right now, Obofemi's done that thus far, and the

year is, like I say, is so much more, so much more for Obofemi. Obofemi just

mocking Javon Evans.

Don't play with him.

Again, the official asking Javon, who is not going to stop, is not going to

quit. But at what point does his body...

We talk about a body breaking down and waning.

Javon Evans did not come in at 100%. I don't even think he came in at 80%, just

a few days removed after what happened in Philadelphia.

We're talking about the shape that Javon Evans is in right now, and we know Oba

Fimm is battle -tested.

I mean, he can go to long haul. He can work in the deep water. We know that.

that's what I was questioning about with Javon Evans. Does he just need to

outlast Oba? But you bring up a good point, Booker, that Oba, it doesn't

if it's a triple threat match. It doesn't matter if it's a main event. It

doesn't matter if it's Dan and Deliver weekend over WrestleMania or an NXT.

always able to rise to the occasion. That's why he's been so dominant. But

Javon Evans be the one? Can Javon Evans be the man to knock him off the

pedestal? What a backbreaker.

You would have just broken the spirit of Javon and now he's on track.

I don't think so. I don't think so. I think it's going to be a quick night.

over. It's over.

Off the choke slam. And you've got to wonder, that choke slam was a message to

the Undertaker. Because let's not forget it was the Undertaker who went up to

Obafemi and said, get ready, because some of my boys are coming to your yard.

went up to Javon Evans and said, there's going to be people coming for you. He

told Javon Evans to keep going after the biggest and the baddest.

Javon Evans right now.

May just be going on instinct, but for Obafemi, he may be trying to prove a

point, not just to the locker room here in NXT, not just to Raw and SmackDown,

but to someone like The Undertaker. Just at the expense of this young kid right

here. The Undertaker may have put this kid in a position that he perhaps wasn't

ready for more than anything because Obafemi, like I said, he's a battle

He's a guy that's going to go out there, and like I said, he'll get you lined

up. He's not going to wait. He's not going to hesitate.

He's going to pull the trigger, man.

We've seen that already in this matchup, the gut -busting, the backbreakers, the

vicious shots to the spine.

He's toying with Javon Evans right now, just like a bam.

You know, just... Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, wait a minute.

Whoa!

Javon just stood back up in defiance.

Javon Evans.

Javon, dunking a couple, throwing his own right.

It's Javon right now.

This may be his moment again. I'm saying it because Javon at some point is going

to have to unleash the tape. Javon Evans is going to have to go for broke. I'll

tell you, I can take it right now. He's probably watching this right now because

something he believed in is sitting in the pocket, throwing hands.

That's what Javon Evans is doing right now. No, this didn't work earlier,

But it worked this time. Oh, baby, from the heavens.

Javon charging right back in.

You can feel that momentum, Booker, because the dream is free.

Are you willing to pay the price for the journey? Here we go. Over for the

title.

Oh, and over right shoulder off the mat.

Javon Evans, though.

Don't know where he gets it from.

And it might just be slam shut here and right now. Javon trying to cover. Did

DDT. That was a big shot. That was a big shot. You better cover him, Javon.

Champions planted.

Challenger crawling.

Title on the line.

Main event of WWE Heat Wave.

Splash! But so much taken out. Came up a little short right there, bitch. And

again, you gotta wonder.

The body for Javon. How much is in Javon? How much has been taken out of

Everything. Every moment.

So much for Javon on the line right now.

You know, high risk, it's high reward, right, Book?

That's what Javon Evans is going right now. I don't know if he hypersets his

feet. He's going to have to do all caution.

All caution to the wind. He landed it. Second frog splash.

You think you got overfitting right where you wanted, but this guy, this guy

over, he seemed to get more, more stronger, a little bit more resilient as

match goes on.

What a main event.

Javon, now trying to beat down over.

Going to the body, going to the body, trying to break the ball.

Turn right back goes the challenger. Champion with a boot.

Challenger. Oh, driving suplex.

it out for that cutter because he ran right into it. But like I say, so was

Kelly. I hope he should be out from the cutter.

Javon should be out after the European uppercut.

NXT Championship is on the line.

And Javon Evans is pulling himself up. And right now, Book, it may not be who

has more skill. It may be about who has more will. This way. Oh!

That certainly was.

Our official wiped out Javon. Back to the top.

The raw power.

Oh, boy.

That's the young OG right there.

Every part was just unbelievable.

Saturation for the young OG there. That should have been a three count.

Bad situation.

Could be getting low.

And right here, a beautiful putter off the counter. That was Javon Evans'

opportunity. He had the man down.

He had the man right.

He had the man shook.

He went for the cover. The new official, Derek Sanders, and that is right there.

I know Sanders hit the three, and there's going to be people that are

the original official saw that Oma Femi's foot was under the rope. This

will continue.

And then Javon Evans just tossed a human.

Nothing through our announce table, which would set up Obafemi to pounce and

bounce.

With a fall from grace, Obafemi's reign continued

as champion.

What a night it was.

What a main event it was.

And continuing to dominate.

Continuing.

I want you to look in my eyes.

Look in my eyes. I see nothing.