NXT Heatwave 2026 (2026) Movie Script

[Triple H] Then.
Now.
Forever.
Together.
[Vic] The wait is over as NXT is live
deep down in the Lone Star State of Texas.
And for the first time ever,
we are inside the Bert Ogden Arena
where the WWE Universe is ready to feel
an extreme Heatwave.
[narrator] The long, unforgiving summer
is close to an end.
Yet lingers stubbornly beyond its welcome.
As the months crawl on,
we await the change in seasons
and long for relief.
But in the Lone Star State,
there will be no relief.
[Vic] Oh, it just got so much hotter.
[narrator] With blazing intensity
and suffocating swelter,
we reach the pinnacle
of the Heatwave.
[Vic] D'Angelo, Zilla, Waller, Montana.
It's a Fatal 4-Way.
[upbeat music playing]
I beat three men to win this title,
and I'll beat the three of you to keep it.
We going hot, hot, hot, hot
[Vic] The Speed
and Women's North American Championship.
Three women, two titles, but only one
Boom, boom, bass hits
leaves with it all.
Keep winning it, winning it,
winning it, winning it
[Vic] Natty is set
to confront Jaida Parker.
Jaida got soft, Jaida got comfortable,
and guess who exposed her?
Me.
You may be the low-key legend, but
at Heatwave, I'm a high-key wax that ass.
[Vic] Who is going to tap at Heatwave?
Myles Borne will be pulling double duty as
he'll defend his North American title
and the tag team titles
alongside Tavion Heights.
Two title defenses, that's two Ws.
VP is coming back decked out in gold.
[Vic] Can Vanity Project bring
three titles back to the Frat House?
The boys are gonna reclaim
the tag team gold.
And Jackson is about to be your new
men's NXT North American champion.
We never stop, stop, stop, stop, stop
When it comes to this division,
I am the benchmark.
[Vic] Can Kendal Grey defend the NXWomen's Championship
against Kelani Jordan?
The target's on my back
and she better not miss.
It's only gonna take me one shot.
The standout's gonna take your title
and put your ass right back on the bench.
We got the fire, let it burn,
burn, burn, burn
[Vic] Who will scorch the entire field
and all of the competition here at NXT?
Who will survive the Heatwave?
And now, WWE presents NXT Heatwave.
We got the fire
[all whooping]
[Vic] The NXT Universe has been filling
in all morning on the heels
of AAA's own Heatwave. The arena
is still buzzing with temperatures
reaching 100 today here in Texas.
It's now time for NXto take the center stage.
Welcome to Heatwave.
And welcome in ringside, I'm Vic Joseph,
alongside the two-time WWE Hall of Famer,
alongside a six-time world champion,
and Texas' own Booker T.
Booker, I know you're ready for the NXWomen's Championship match tonight,
right here at Heatwave.
[Booker T] Yeah, let me tell
you something, with the index,
they say it's gonna be 103,
but the ladies inside tonight, 110.
It's gonna get hot in here, y'all.
[Vic] Who will walk out with the NXWomen's Championship around their waist?
Will it be Kelani Jordan
or will it be Kendal Grey?
The other match we got tonight
features four men, one championship.
It's our main event,
Fatal 4-Way for the NXT title.
[Booker T] Step up time. There he is,
Zilla Fatu in the house tonight, y'all.
Ready to make history.
First time in the ring, title shot.
Yeah, man.
[Vic] You can't just talk about
Zilla Faltu,
you gotta talk about Cruz Montana.
He worked his entire life
to get to this opportunity.
And then there's Grayson Waller.
Waller's done a lot of talking.
Can he back it up tonight?
But there's one man we haven't talked
about.
The man with the championship, the man
who doesn't have the odds in his favor.
I'm talking about the Don,
the only Grand Slam champion
in this brand's history,
Tony D'Angelo.
Four will enter,
only one will leave with the championship.
But, Book,
I don't wanna waste any more time,
because it's time to start Heatwave
with a unification match.
["Tortured Minds" playing]
-[bell dinging]
-[Mike] The following is a Triple Threat
Women's Speed
and NXT Women's North American
Championship
Unification Match.
Introducing first,
from Adelaide, South Australia,
she is the NXT Women's
North American Champion, Zaria.
[Vic] You heard what Mike Rome had to say,
a unification match between
the Women's North American
and the Speed title.
I wanna point out right now,
there is no speed clock in this matchup.
I just wanna get that point out because
that is obviously one of the best things
about those speed matches.
You gotta get it done within a time limit.
But I wanna talk about this woman.
Just how dominant has Zaria been, Booker?
[Booker T] Zaria's reign
has only been 77 days,
but it's been a dominant 77 days, Vic.
["Do This in My Sleep" playing]
I got something for you up my sleeve
I can do this in my sleep
[Mike] Next, from Dallas, Texas,
she is the Women's Speed Champion,
Wren Sinclair.
[Vic] Dallas, Texas,
she won the championship in
Houston, Booker, if you remember,
it was your appreciation night.
So does that give Wren the home field
advantage here this afternoon?
[Booker T] Home state advantage here
in Texas.
You know the people.
You know
who they're going to be going for.
Wren Sinclair, this is the moment.
And the thing is, Wren,
she's done her work so quietly, man.
So quietly.
[Vic] Well, there's Zaria, taking in this
moment, because those two championships
will be unified here in moments.
["Gotta Go" playing]
Go, go, go, go, go, go
On your mark, engines ready
Go, go, go, get set
Let's go, I gotta go, I gotta get there,
get out my way, get out my way
I gotta go, I gotta get there,
get out my way, get out my way
No regrets, I gotta live my life
[Mike] And making her way to the ring,
from Inglewood, California,
Kali Armstrong!
[Vic] What is it you say
about the airport test?
[Booker T] You know, somebody like Kali,
you look at her, you don't have to know
who she is, but you know she's somebody.
Oh, yes, man.
[Vic] Kali defeated Zaria on Tuesday
to earn this opportunity.
-I also have to consider--
-[Booker T] Yeah, yeah.
I love it. Roll with it, Vic.
Roll with it.
-That's what it is, man.
-[Vic] We've been working together
four years.
You ever see me roll with it or bounce
with it or jiggle with it or anything?
You ain't got no rhythm.
If I shake it, I break it.
[Booker T] You ain't got no rhythm, man,
but tonight, deep in Texas--
[Vic] I was getting ready to say.
Kali Armstrong defeated Zaria
for this opportunity.
She has also pinned Wren Sinclair
in the past.
So does that give her an edge, in
your opinion, heading into this matchup?
She also, by the way, is the only one with
nothing to lose and everything to gain.
[Booker T] You know what, I disagree
with you on that.
I mean, this is the ultimate opportunity
for Kali Armstrong.
Opportunities like this
don't come around too often.
You could ask Kelani Jordan that, man.
[Vic] That is a very good point.
We'll talk about that later
on in the evening.
First of five championship matches here
at Heatwave.
There's a quick go-behind by Sinclair,
but there's Zaria.
Zaria getting into the cover, and a, whoa,
swing missed, and Kali counter by Wren.
And now here comes Kali,
and Kali takes Wren over.
Zaria with a crucifix counter,
and another near fall.
You would have thought the speed clock was
up, by the way, these women are moving.
[Booker T] No, it's about going out here,
trying to get the thing done,
and getting it done quick
and in grand fashion, Vic.
Hottest night of the summer here,
this Heatwave.
[Vic] Kali just dropped her now,
Wren Sinclair trying to have
full advantage in this match.
In this matchup,
she has been the Women's Speed Champion
for 166 days as Kali Armstrong,
a former USC track and field standout,
has been a champion in the past,
was the first ever
Evolve Women's Champion,
who just got dropped by the Women's North
American Champion and then both dropped by
the Speed Champion.
Sinclair, for history,
and a double kick out.
[Booker T] Not gonna work,
but I understand the mindset.
You gotta go out here
and try to do anything.
To try to get a three count
in this matchup right here tonight.
Big shot there by Kali.
[Vic] I can't imagine that Wren Sinclair
is very happy with Zaria,
because odds for both champions
retaining went down after Tuesday.
But look at the power.
[Booker T] The power.
That's what that was, Vic.
[Vic] And Zaria charging right back in,
and Zaria's taking control
of this matchup.
[Booker T] Big shots,
big shots right there by Zaria.
Then like I say, Zaria's going out there.
She hasn't dumped anybody, Vic.
You gotta give her a lot of credit
in here in this Triple Threat matchup.
[Vic] She has not. This, by the way,
the seventh unification match
in NXT history,
the last June 2023 on SmackDown.
The NXT Women's Tag Titles,
and what a big shot drop on Wren.
And now, Kali turning things around
in this matchup.
There go them jabs.
There go them jabs right there.
and she's gonna follow it up.
She's gonna follow it up
with a little shimmy, shimmy, right there.
[Vic] Peppered Zaria,
and Kali now in control.
Look, Kali Armstrong is a woman
who stands by the fact that
she is the difference maker.
[Booker T] She is, I mean, like you say,
the inaugural Evolve Champion.
My thing is, I actually talked to Kali,
I said, you gotta understand,
there's a reason why you lost
that championship.
What is it gonna take
to get you back to the mountaintop?
[Vic] Well, we might find out here
in the next few minutes.
And, wow, using her environment
to the advantage was Armstrong,
who recently along with Myles Borne was on
the hood of the Sandman 40 at Daytona.
And she just picked up some speed
coming around that turn.
And that's what it's all about,
the Women's North American
and Speed Championship.
And now, Kali, one more time,
revving the engines and--
-[Booker T] Oh, baby.
-Kali's down, Wren's in control.
Who's walking out unified champion?
Women's speed,
women's North American championships,
hang in the balance
in this unification match
to kick off Heatwave
as both champions right now.
Precarious position, double underhook
butterfly suplex from the top by Wren.
-Wren turns right around--
-[Booker T] Got caught.
Into a spine buster.
-[Booker T] Got caught by Kali.
-[Vic] Cover. Count, and, ooh, kick out.
And now look at, that's smart.
One, two. Kali trying to pin Zaria,
as we're getting into this unification
matchup, take another look at that suplex.
We gotta talk about the history
of these titles.
Candice LeRae,
the first ever Speed Women's Champion,
crowned October the 4th, 2024.
Kelani Jordan,
who we will see later on tonight,
was the first ever Women's
North American Champion, Booker.
You remember, won that at Battleground
in the same year.
[Booker T] Give Kelani Jordan some credit
and put some respect on her name.
Finally getting a title shot here
tonight, Vic.
[Vic] We're not gonna argue
about it this early,
but she's had many a chance to become
number one contender and couldn't do it.
But Wren right now trying to do it,
trying to unify some titles.
Back slide,
Zaria rolls through and just got lit up.
But the dangers of the Triple Threat
match, there comes Kali Armstrong.
[Booker T] Kali right there just ran
into the Buzzsaw.
Right there, Wren is on fire, man.
[Vic] And what a shot catching
Kali right on the nose.
Zaria now turning around
and just got tossed in and look at Wren.
Effective offense,
two for one, doubling it up.
But not able to put away Kali,
falls into Zaria,
and still not able to get the job done
here tonight.
And for Kali right now,
gotta give her credit.
You gotta remember that feeling
Kali has right now, the nerves,
the excitement
of your first major premium live event.
[Booker T] Yeah, a lot of pressure,
a lot of pressure on the ladies.
For me, it was the television
championship, going out there,
winning in my first time out.
That's what this thing is about right here
for Wren Sinclair.
If she can pull it off, Vic,
this is a history-making moment for her.
[Vic] One of these women will indeed
make history, could it be Wren Sinclair?
Powering out with Zaria,
and you notice Zaria able to kick out.
There wasn't a lot on the kick out,
but a little wrench.
-[Booker T] Wait a minute.
-[Vic] And this may be why.
She may see a softening up
of Zaria in that moment,
looking for that final wrench,
couldn't get it, and boom,
big clothesline.
Is Zaria walking a little gingerly
to you, Book?
[Booker T] I mean, I don't think so.
[Vic] A little worse for wear after that.
[Booker T] Not after delivering
that big shot right there
on Kali Armstrong,
who packs a lot of muscle, Vic.
[Vic] Zaria now
who has never lost to Sinclair.
They faced in some form
or fashion nine different times.
They just know each other so very well.
And on the back of Zaria is Sinclair.
-[Booker T] Oh, baby.
-[Vic] They just cannonballed into Kali.
[Booker T] Backpack.
[Vic] Everyone down
in this unification matchup.
Take another look
and just feel that impact.
[Booker T] Man.
[Vic] All three women down, all three
fighting to make history at Heatwave,
to unify the women's speed and the women's
North American championships.
Who will be that history maker?
Wren Sinclair.
Family drove in from Dallas.
They're here watching this.
They wanna see Sinclair walk away
with two titles.
Kali Armstrong making her first appearance
in a major matchup
at a premium live event.
And then there's Zaria, who's been
fighting and fighting month
after month to showcase
just how good she is.
All three laying it on the line here
to kick off Heatwave.
[Booker T] Kali's got the right mindset
in this matchup,
understanding that this could be the one
shot to actually cash in on a moment
like this. They don't come around,
like I say, too often, Vic.
This could be it. Oh, yes!
-Oh, that's it.
-[Vic] Sit-down style
power bombing Sinclair.
Crucifix for history.
Whoa, that was close, and now Wren trying
to get that final wrench on Kali.
Can she turn Kali over?
Can she force Kali to tap?
Can she force Kali to submit?
Zaria is down.
Kali with a switch,
charging in, and there's some power.
-Counter, inside cradle.
-[Booker T] Oh, so close there, Vic.
[Vic] And double spear from Zaria.
Kali's down.
Sinclair's hoisted. Looking for that F5,
countered for a moment.
I mean, Booker, what a matchup.
-[Booker T] Hell of a matchup right there.
-[Vic] Yeah. Kali connection.
-[Booker T] Oh, yeah!
-[Vic] Just took Sinclair out of the ring.
[Booker T] Perfect position
right here too, Vic.
[Vic] This, that moment.
Are we gonna have it?
Bam, another power slam.
Kali's defeated Zaria in the past.
[Booker T] Go to work, Kali.
Kali, go to work and get this thing done.
[Vic] Looking to strong arm
the competition. Hoisted up.
Zaria looking for the F5.
Roll through. This is how she beat
her Tuesday, and didn't do it on a Sunday.
Kali, Zaria, trying to see,
Wren's not moving.
Double clothesline,
you just see the fatigue starting
to set in in both these women.
[Booker T] Everything
right there is on the line.
[Vic] Wren, Wren. X-Factor.
[Booker T] Here we go.
[Vic] Did X find its spot? Sinclair now
into the submission, the final wrench
in her home state. The Dallas native
trying to make some history.
Rolling right through, going around
and around.
[Booker T] More pressure,
more pressure there, Vic.
[Vic] She's trying to grind down Zaria.
There's nowhere for Zaria to go.
Zaria's trying her best.
[Booker T] Fight though,
and Zaria not giving up, Vic.
[Vic] Referee's in great position
right now.
Is Zaria gonna tap?
And there's Kali, pulling Zaria out,
breaking the hold.
What's Sinclair doing?
Finding a way and she paid the price.
-[Booker T] It's bedtime, Vic.
-[Vic] Power slam on the outside.
Armstrong back in the ring.
And Armstrong just ate another spear.
Got caught, got hoisted,
and got planted with an F5.
-Into the cover.
-One, two, three.
-And Zaria is the one to make history.
-[bell dinging]
Here is your winner
and the new unified champion,
Zaria.
[Vic] What a way to kick off Heatwave.
I mean, Wren Sinclair
was in the driver's seat,
so to speak, and then she got caught.
Kali thought everything was coming up
for her, but then Zaria,
waiting in the wings,
has waited for this crowning achievement,
has waited for this moment.
Did what she said she would do,
and that would be to unify these
two championships here in Texas.
Zaria is the history maker.
Zaria is the new face of destruction
in the women's division here in NXT.
Cruz Montana, you have a chance to walk
out of Texas as the new NXT Champion.
How do you feel heading
into the Fatal 4-Way?
How do I feel, Sarah? Like I belong.
I'm gonna say this till
there's no more air in my lungs.
I'm a poor Puerto Rican kid from
the projects of New York City
who had a dream and the drive to chase it.
And here I am, I've been counted out,
looked over and laughed at and I took all
of that and I said, watch me work.
And you know, Sarah, that NXT title
is just one three count away.
I'm walking into the toughest battle of
my entire career against three guys
trying to stop my mission.
Tony's coming with his experience.
I know he won
that title in a 4-Way before.
Waller is coming to pick his spot,
and Zilla,
he's coming at us like an animal,
but this is where I thrive.
Back against a wall and head on a swivel,
but you know what separates me from them?
Is the fact that I'm ready and willing
to go somewhere that they haven't.
I'm ready to go to hell and back
because I know at the end of the night,
it's all gonna be worth it when
I'm holding that title high above my head.
And when I strap it around my waist,
that moment
is gonna be more than just a win for me,
my daughter and everything
that I represent.
It's gonna be the moment that I silence
everyone who said that I can't.
Let's get it.
[Vic] Well, who will leave
tonight NXT Champion?
There you see the four.
Tony D'Angelo does not need to be factored
in the decision to lose his title.
The Fatal 4-Way,
the main event of Heatwave.
But in moments, can Baylor and Smokes
bring gold back to the Vanity Project?
NXT tag titles on the line in moments,
or will the champions be able to retain
for its first defense of the day,
coming up in moments, live, next.
And no one can take you with me,
we got the fire inside of me
We got the fire inside
[Vic] This premium live event
has been the starting spot for many,
including NXT champion Trick Williams,
the prodigy Roxanne Perez,
-if you remember.
-[Booker T] Yeah.
[Vic] That's two years ago,
and then of course, Bron Breakker.
The question I have is, we know
what those three superstars have done.
Can Kelani Jordan stand out here tonight?
She competes for the NXT Women's
Championship later here at Heatwave.
Moving it, moving it,
moving, moving, stop
["Jumping Strays" playing]
[bell dinging]
[Mike] The following contest scheduled
for one fall
is for the NXT Tag Team Championship.
Introducing first, representing
the Vanity Project,
Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes.
[Vic] Well, Zaria just backed up
everything she had said.
My question to you, Booker,
can this duo back up
all the talk recently?
Can they step up
to the plate here at Heatwave?
[Booker T] Hey, man,
don't sleep on these two guys.
Baylor, Smokes,
respect the young guys, all right?
[Vic] I just asked you a simple question.
They got Myka Lockwood out here as well.
[Booker T] Respect the young guys, man.
All right, these guys are very talented.
[Vic] Well, their first reign
as champions lasted over 160 days.
One, two, three, four, one, two, three,
four, one, two, three, four, one, two
Three, four, five, six,
seven, eight, nine
["New Heights" playing]
Yeah!
Come on, Tavion.
You know what time it is. Let's get this.
[Vic] Well, you know, Tavion Heights
is fired up,
walking into a premium live event
as champion.
[Mike] And their opponent, first,
here's one half
of the NXT Tag Team Champions,
Tavion Heights.
[Booker T] They already separated.
They didn't come out as a team.
Are you kidding me?
Come on. This guy's turned
into a prima donna.
Vic, can you see what I'm seeing?
Right, we talked about this.
["Never Break" playing]
Let it cut deep down until it burns
I'm right here
[Mike] And his tag team partner,
he is the NXT North American Champion,
Myles Borne.
[Vic] Did you always come out
with Goldust?
-[Booker T] Yes.
-[Vic] Under the same banner?
He's always come out
[Booker T] It wasn't that.
It was called Book Dust.
We were a team, man.
I'm talking about,
we were brothers to the bone.
I'm talking about
twin brothers from different mothers.
-That's what we were, Vic
-[Vic] I do remember
I do remember you at a 7-Eleven
at one point, but these two right now--
[Booker T] It was all out of
[Vic] I do remember these two, though.
They are getting ready
to defend the championships.
But for Myles Borne,
he also has to be thinking
about a second match
he has later on tonight,
his North American Championship.
And look, that's where
I look at it and go,
this is self-imposed pressure
on Myles Borne, is it not?
He's willing to put
both titles on the line.
He did it for Heights.
He wanted to defend
these NXT tag team titles
'cause he wants his friend to succeed.
He wants his friend
to follow in the same footsteps.
[Booker T] Yeah. Yeah,
it's a lot of pressure and I get it.
I mean, these guys' first
major championship,
I mean, these guys go back to the NQCC.
I get all of that.
But one day, one day,
this kid Myles Borne,
he's gonna wake up
when life slaps him right in the face.
[Vic] So you personally disagree
with Myles' decision?
You thought he should've
just had the tag team titles
and not done the North American title
or done the North American title,
not really worry about Tavion Heights.
[Booker T] See what I'm saying?
It ain't about friends.
It ain't about buddies or pals
or anything like that, Vic.
It's about checks and championships.
Right now, Myles Borne
is giving his best life.
He's the NXT Champion.
He ain't got time to think about anybody.
-[Vic] Cover!
-[Booker T] Got a cover.
See what I'm saying? See what I'm saying?
[Vic] I think this is quite
the feel-good story.
Dropkick by Borne.
-Borne and Heights who came--
-[Booker T] Nobody got time for that, man.
-[Vic] They do.
-[Booker T] They don't got time
for a feel-good story.
It's about trying to make
history in this business.
It's about trying to get a Hall Of Famery,
or a like
if you understand what I'm saying.
[Vic] Well, Tavion Heights, Myles Borne,
who came into the Performance Center
with each other teamed together
in the NQCC.
Obviously, it was Myles
who was able to branch out on his own.
He's always tried to be there for Tavion
and show Tavion the way, as Heights
makes the tag, Myles coming back in.
And look at that textbook tag team work.
Into that gutwrench suplex from Heights
[Booker T] I'mma tell you right now.
Tavion Heights, that's when
he's doing his best work right there.
When he's got you real close to the body,
where he'll pick you up
and do those big power moves.
-That's when he's doing his best work.
-[crowd booing]
-[Vic] They game planning right now?
-[Booker T] It's called a time-out.
-[Vic] There are no time-outs, Book.
-[Booker T] You got 10 seconds, Vic.
You got 10 seconds
to get in and out of that ring.
That's what it's all about.
-[Vic] Well, Smokes
-[Booker T] Using that time wisely.
[Vic] Brad Baylor from behind.
Baylor's the legal Superstar for his team.
And now he is lighting up Myles Borne.
[Booker T] right there
to the base of the neck, right there,
right at the the lower part
of the cranium.
Man! Big shot. See that?
[Vic] Look, I'll go back to something
Brad Baylor said on Tuesday.
He said that Borne and Heights
pretend to be friends
Into the cover,
hook of the leg and a kick-out.
And it sounds like you agree
with Brad Baylor.
[Booker T] Look here. I don't agree.
They are friends.
And that's the problem for Myles Borne.
At this young stage of his career,
he's gonna make mistakes.
That's what it's about.
Like that right there.
Didn't I tell you?
Didn't I tell you? I called it.
[Vic] Well, Smokes, the legal Superstar.
And now Baylor just tossing
Borne right out here.
Smokes is legal,
and Smokes coming right over.
And now focusing on the back.
-Right into that steel goes Borne.
-[crowd booing]
[Vic] Borne and Heights,
the 35th different team
to win the NXT tag team titles.
-And right into the spine again.
-[Borne exclaims]
[Vic] Borne is screaming in pain.
Heights is worried. Who's leaving tonight
tag team champions?
[crowd booing]
[Vic] Tavion Heights with the ankle lock
cinched in. Is Brad Baylor gonna tap?
Can the tag team champions retain?
Myles Borne still with another matchup
to come here tonight. And oh
-Myles!
-[Vic] Saw Tavion scream for Myles.
Myles, though, a little worse for wear.
Nice gut-wrench powerbomb to Smokes.
And right back into the ankle lock
goes Tavion.
Tavion, though, is looking over right now,
trying to figure out if he can
just continue to twist that ankle,
so close, and almost that bottom rope
was Brad Baylor.
Heights is looking around for Myles Borne.
Borne took a lot of damage
to his ribs, though.
Over the last few minutes, he's got to be
gasping for breath right now.
And so is Brad Baylor.
And Smokes! Come on, ref.
[Booker T] That's bad news right there
for Tavion Heights and Myles Borne.
[crowd booing]
[Booker T] A lot of energy was used
right there by Tavion Heights, Vic.
A lot of energy.
[Vic] And I start to think, is Borne
saving anything for later tonight
for that North American
Championship match?
[Booker T] The worse it's gonna be
for Myles Borne
[Vic] Lockwood now.
[Booker T] That's just
That's their plan B!
-[Vic] Oh!
-[Booker T] That's their plan B
just coming into effect.
[Vic] Chop block chopping down Tavion.
And the numbers advantage paying dividends
right now for Vanity Project.
[Booker T] tag team right here.
Ricky Smokes, Brad Baylor,
these guys looking to cash in
to become two-time NXT Tag Team Champions.
Put another notch on the belt.
These guys If they do that, Vic,
they're gonna prove to everybody
in that locker room they're the real deal.
[Vic] When you talk about that notch,
they're able to successfully
-[Booker T] Beautiful.
-[Vic] defeat the champions.
[Booker T] Beautiful tag right there.
Beautiful tag.
[Vic] They would be the ninth team
to hold the NXT tag titles more than once.
This could be, Booker, a massive night
for The Vanity Project.
[Booker T] These guys, they look good.
[Vic] Not feeling too good.
You see him limping after that ankle lock.
I can imagine if they're victorious,
they're gonna be maxing out
all their father's credit cards
here in Edinburg, Texas.
[Booker T] What you talking about?
These guys gonna be the champs, man.
These guys are gonna be making big money.
Talk about checks and
In this championship,
they cashed your ticket.
They cashed your a ticket, Vic.
It's like winning a major
You understand what I'm saying?
It's like--
[Vic] Into the cover
[Booker T] You know what I mean?
It's like going to Pebble Beach.
That's what it's like, Vic.
[Vic] Well, again, just able to kick-out
this time was Tavion.
Lockwood, not very happy. Myles Borne
has finally made his way back to his feet.
And he's not out here right now
'cause he's getting ready
for his championship Match.
You have to imagine, Jackson Drake
is watching this very closely.
[Booker T] Tell you something,
Jackson Drake is probably back there
studying everything Myles Borne
is doing in this ring right now.
-Wait a minute.
-[Vic] Look at that.
Off the clothesline,
Tavion was able to make the tag.
[Booker T] Was the tag made?
I didn't see it.
[Vic] Back in comes Myles Borne.
You didn't see it, but our official did.
Brad Baylor just saw that dropkick.
Big toss coming from Borne.
Borne right now, turn around.
Big powerslam snap style.
Picked him right back up,
dropped him again for good measure.
Borne right now, coming in
and is blocking out the pain
with a neckbreaker DDT combo.
Myles Borne putting his team on his back
here right now.
-[Booker T] He's cooking right now--
-[Vic] Looking to retain the tag title.
Double stop again to those injured ribs.
[Booker T] Beautiful tag team work--
[Vic] Is Borne jeopardized,
though right now, Book?
[Booker T] He's compromised
right now, Vic.
Big time.
[Vic] Tavion able to counter for a moment,
and then both men up and over.
And again, Myles Brad Baylor.
Counter, roll through, shoulders down.
Near fall.
[Booker T] Oh, man. That was slippery
right there, from the young man Baylor.
Beautiful technical tag. Tag there made.
[Vic] Hitting that kitchen sink
for a moment, coming right back in.
And this time, that dropkick succeeds.
And is this gonna be enough
to bring back the tag titles And ooh.
-[Booker T] Whoa, what happened there?
-[Vic] Just able
-Myles, yes! Fight!
-[Vic] to kick-out.
[Vic] And you can hear Tavion screaming
at his partner. He knows Myles Borne.
Borne is hurt right now, Book.
I don't mean to start
to jump to conclusions.
Myles having trouble breathing,
he's having trouble
getting back to his feet.
[Booker T] Myles Borne and Tavion Heights,
they won those championships,
and they won them in grand fashion.
Could they have come into this match
a little overconfident tonight, Vic?
[Vic] Well, the champions do know
that they can get the job done
against the challengers.
They defeated The Vanity Project
for the titles earlier this month,
as now, the champions seemed to get back
into Double knees from the challengers.
[Booker T] Exactly
what I'm talking about, Vic.
[Vic] All four men in the ring,
all four right now.
Trying to punch through that wall,
trying to grab that brass ring,
trying to retain the tag titles
are the champions.
Dropkick, power bomb combo.
-[Booker T] He didn't get all of it, Vic.
-[Vic] He's certainly did not Oh!
[Booker T] Let me tell you something
I'm looking at Myles Borne
and Tavion Heights right now,
these guys are fatigued.
They're fatigued right now, Vic.
[Vic] You gotta start thinking
about Myles Borne and later on tonight.
Remember, Myles Borne
still has to compete yet again
against Jackson Drake
for the North American Championship.
[Booker T] Right now, we're in deep water.
We're in the dead zone
as far as this tag team match goes.
[Vic] Big moment now,
as a tag was made. Tavion Heights
I don't mean to sound like
Whoa! Inside cradle!
-[Booker T] Vic!
-[Vic] I again don't see Borne.
I think Borne right now is down
on the far side of the ring
and Tavion, as you said earlier,
might have to do this by himself.
Tavion looking for a tag,
there's no Myles Borne.
From behind is Smokes
and not able to put Heights down.
Tavion really trying to fight through
as he just got caught with a meteora.
Tag was made.
Brad Baylor, now the legal Superstar.
-V's up!
-[crowd cheering]
[Booker T] Look at the body language, Vic.
Look at the body language
of The Vanity Project.
Hold on a second.
Double belly to back suplex
by Tavion Heights.
[Booker T] He's talented.
Very talented, Vic.
Can't take that away from Tavion Heights.
[Vic] We're saying Myles Borne
was putting his team on his back.
It seems Tavion Heights
doing the same thing, but a tag was made.
Brad Baylor didn't realize.
Well, maybe he did, and he just
caught Borne with his own powerslam.
But look, Borne immediately goes
to that midsection, goes to those ribs.
[Booker T] He's trying to stay down
little bit, trying to buy time--
[Vic] Smokes said, "Give me a tag."
Baylor said, "Go to the top rope."
Looking for a little extra,
Tavion all the way across the ring.
Little two-for-one belly-to-belly.
And do you see Baylor
holding his right wrist?
[Booker T] Yeah, I think.
[Vic] All four of these men
beaten up and beaten down.
[Booker T] Right?
They got caught right in there.
Right on the wrist area, right there.
[Vic] Look at this scene.
It's all for
the NXT Tag Team Championships.
Myles Borne still to compete
later tonight.
But all four men now slugging it out.
I feel bad for the official
right now, Book.
-Oh!
-[crowd gasps]
[Vic] Tavion, look at that transition
into a suplex.
Tavion Heights,
he certainly can be special.
[Booker T] Let me tell you something.
Tavion's pulling out
all the stops right now,
and he seems to be desperate
a little bit as well, Vic.
I gotta say it.
[Vic] Borne turned inside out.
Got right around on Baylor,
hit a German suplex.
Baylor back up with a big knee
right under the jaw.
[Booker T] Seems like a window open,
but it closes just as quick.
-[Vic] Into the cover.
-[Booker T] Here we go!
[crowd] One, two
[Vic] Another close call
for the challengers.
[Booker T] We're in those deep waters
right now,
and I'm wondering what the champions
gotta be thinking right now?
[Vic] You're in deep waters right now.
But for the first time,
both champions are up,
and there's only one
member of Vanity Project. Oh, no!
Borne just went into Heights.
Borne just went to the turnbuckle.
[Booker T] Beautiful work by the
[Vic] Tag was made.
And now the challengers with Borne.
Hit it and quit it.
Into the cover, hook of the leg.
And Baylor and Smokes
have reclaimed the gold.
["Jumping Strays" playing]
[Rome] Here are your winners
and the new
NXT Tag Team Champions,
The Vanity Project.
[Vic] Your heart goes out
to Tavion Heights and Myles Borne.
In the closing moments,
it was Vanity Project.
-What an exchange.
-[Booker T] Weathered the storm.
They're a hell of a tag team.
I've been saying it since day one.
You gotta put your respect on these guys.
And tonight, they proved it.
And went out there and captured
the Tag Team Championship two times.
Two times!
Put some respect on Vanity's name, Vic.
[Vic] Well, looking for a tag
in this moment
was Myles Borne and then Borne,
went face to face with Tavion Heights.
Heights was wiped out.
Vanity Project took full advantage
of the situation.
And Vanity Project now the ninth team
to hold those titles more than once.
[inaudible]
And has the party only begun
for The Vanity Project?
Still to come, Jackson Drake, Myles Borne
will compete
for the North American Championship.
That matchup still to come here
live in Texas at Heatwave.
You start to wonder,
there's no way Myles Borne is 100%.
[upbeat hip-hop music playing]
This one, not about championships,
this one is personal.
No more trash talk, no more attacks.
Who will beat their opponent
into submission?
Parker, Nattie
Submission Match next at Heatwave.
The Low Key Legend Nattie,
is someone who always seems to have
her finger on the pulse of NXT.
She's always trying to stay
up to date with who's down here,
so she knows what to be ready for.
[Nattie] I came to enact NXbecause I wanted to fight Jaida Parker.
You see, I saw something in Jaida
that was so special,
something I haven't seen in any woman
in a very long time.
But I also saw something else.
[exclaims]
Wasted potential.
You've gotten soft.
-[Parker] Nattie, can we talk?
-I'm the middle of doing something.
I don't care if it was your damn birthday.
We are talking.
You sitting here calling me "soft" at NXT.
It is my time now.
Give me a contract
and make me wrestler of the year, Nattie.
You have a big-ass mouth.
I just wanted to talk to you.
Jaida, I didn't realize that calling you
"soft" would hurt your feelings so much.
[Parker] I beat your student
fair and square.
[Nattie] I don't buy any of your act.
I see right through all of it.
[Vic] Sharpshooter,
Nattie forces Parker to tap.
You're soft!
[Vic] Parker and Nattie brawling
at the Hart Dungeon
after weeks of turmoil between these two.
At some point, something's gotta give.
[Parker] Nattie,
since you came to NXT,
you've been trying
to prove to me and everybody
that I'm exactly who you say I am.
Don't sound like it to me.
I see straight through you.
You saw a woman on the come-up
and you tried to break me.
You should be thanking me
with your ungrateful ass,
because when you wanna become the topic
of discussion again,
you came to the right person.
[Vic] Sharpshooter locked in on Nattie.
Thea Hail just caught Nattie.
There's the Jaida
that I've been dying to see.
And you know what? I don't want
a regular match with you, Jaida.
At Heatwave,
I want a Submission Match with you.
If that's what you want, I promise you
that's what you're gonna get,
'cause you may be the Low Key Legend,
but at Heatwave,
I'mma high-key wax that ass.
[Vic] Who is going to tap at Heatwave?
[crowd cheering]
[bell dinging]
[Rome] The following
is a Submissions Match.
[crowd cheering]
["Bring It" playing]
[Rome] Introducing first
from Calgary, Alberta, Canada,
representing the Hart family Dungeon,
Nattie!
[Vic] Who will beat the other
into submission tonight?
Nattie not coming to Heatwave alone.
[Booker T] Gangster like their, dawg.
Nattie been doing it for years and still
seems like she's unstoppable, Vic.
[Booker T] What time is it, Vic?
["Big Dreamer" playing]
[Booker T] Yeah.
I'm not waiting. Come on.
Come on!
[announcer] And her opponent
from Port St. Lucie, Florida,
Jaida Parker.
[Vic] All right. When you're talking
about a submission match,
obviously Nattie will have the advantage.
We'll get into that more here
in just a moment.
But for Jaida Parker,
she is not afraid to scrap.
In this match, it's very simple.
There's no pinfalls, no countouts.
The only way to win
is to get your opponent to tap out.
To make your opponent quit.
Who will get broken here at Heatwave?
And before we really get into this,
-do you see the wasted potential like
-[bell dings]
Oh! Nattie sees in Parker?
[Booker T] Yeah,
I don't see wasted potential.
I see a whole lot of potential
in Jaida Parker.
But let me tell you something.
Nattie is doing this for a reason, man.
Nattie knows
[Vic] Nattie now on the outside.
A rubber match of sorts between these two.
She began at the start of the summer.
Have traded victories over that time.
Have all led to this,
the first submission match in NXT since
-[Booker T] My!
-2023.
[Booker T] Oh!
[Vic] And look, the first time
these two competed against each other,
you got to go back
to the 2025 Royal Rumble.
And Jaida entered 16, Nattie entered 18.
I mean, they're in there
for just a few moments.
But Nattie saw so much potential.
And then you go to Evolution.
Jaida eliminated Nattie
from Evolution before.
So Nattie has had her eyes
on Jaida Parker for quite some time.
[Booker T] Look at Nattie.
You may question Nattie
on what's the motive and modus operandi.
Let me tell you right now.
Sometimes, somebody like Jaida Parker,
they need that little extra push,
that little pat on the back,
that little extra fight
to bring it out of her.
I get it.
I don't get where Nattie's coming from.
-[Vic] All right. There goes
-Big shot!
[Vic] Big Suplex.
-Shaken up the back of Nattie.
-[crowd chanting] Jaida! Jaida!
[Vic] And now Jaida Parker, who told me
she remembers what her uncle told her
to always bring the fight.
Jaida in control.
Who is going to tap at Heatwave?
Jaida Parker right now,
really trying to dig deep.
It was Parker who told me
what her uncle told her
after she signed her WWE contract.
To succeed you got to be bad,
you got to be bold,
you got to be wiser, you got to be hard,
you got to be tough,
you got to be stronger.
She's gonna need all that right now
to be victorious here in Texas
over someone like Nattie.
Look at that. Using the environment,
that bottom rope right to the throat.
And, Book, it's all legal, 'cause the only
way to win is to make your opponent quit.
[Booker T] Jaida Parker,
she's improvising.
I like that little move,
but this I don't like.
There again. Jaida Parker
trying to slow the action down, Vic.
-[Vic] Oh!
-You're not gonna
You're not gonna get a victory like
You're not gonna tap
Nattie out like this. Come on!
[Vic] Karmen Petrovic on the far side
bringing over Jeremy Marcus, the official.
There's nothing Jeremy
can do in this juncture.
But Nattie just backing up.
All the way to the far side.
And now Petrovic again getting right
back up, yelling at the official.
And now Nikkita Lyons getting involved.
-It's three on one!
-[Booker T laughs]
Hey, bro, you said
there's no rules, right?
You're the one who just said that.
-[Vic] There aren't rules. I did.
-Didn't you just say that?
-[Vic] I did say.
-But why you docking me?
[Vic] If Nattie's so prestigious,
why she need help?
[Booker T] There's no rules. Come on.
You just said it.
[Vic] Yeah. Look at these two
having a good laugh and a smile.
I'm sorry.
[Vic] Well
Top of the
ramp, Humberto Garza
Whoa, whoa! Hold on.
[Booker T] Distraction here.
[Vic] Wait a minute.
It's not a distraction.
[Booker T] Handsome guys
in the ladies room.
[Vic] No, I think Karmen Petrovic just
went back to her family in AAA.
[Booker T] The hell!
[Vic] Nikkita Lyons now on the outside.
She's flustered on what's going on.
Nattie was distracted.
Jaida tried to open the door and then just
got chopped right back down to the mat.
And we know Nattie has the obvious
advantage in this stipulation.
-She picked it earlier this week.
-Oh!
Nattie's uncle, Bret, of course,
along with Stone Cold
had their submission match
from WrestleMania 13,
inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
There's not much Nattie
hasn't done in this industry.
And now it looks like
Nattie is just having fun.
Yeah!
[Booker T] She's definitely
bringing the pain to Jaida Parker.
And Jaida
Jaida's in bad shape right now, Vic.
She's in bad, bad shape right now.
[Vic] You know, Nattie out here
with her legacy on the line.
It was 28 years ago today, her uncle Owen
competed in a Lion's Den match.
She's here in a submission match.
And now Jaida Parker
trying to get her fourth,
fifth and maybe sixth win in this match.
Jaida hasn't gotten out
of the gates, though.
[Booker T] Got caught every time
she thinks she has won up.
Nattie just shuts it down quickly.
[Vic] Yeah, you can say that again.
But, oh! Catching Nattie now,
and Jaida's feeling it.
And it was Parker who had some
stiff remarks this past Tuesday
in regards to that,
saying Nattie was worried.
Nattie's scared of all
the up and coming talent.
Jaida Parker
doing this for not just herself,
but some more women
in the locker room here in NXT.
-[Booker T] Oh, yeah!
-Oh!
[Booker T] Here we go. Wait a minute.
Oh, there you go. There you go. See it?
-Yeah! Good
-Boom!
[Booker T] High step. High step.
That's them tigers, man!
Oh, yes!
Looking on the NXT universe
and a little Hypnotic. Countered.
But again, no pinfalls.
It's all about submissions.
Was looking for that Anvil-Larry
one more time.
Counter. Jaida taking Nattie
back down to the mat.
It looks like she's locked
in the Rings of Saturn.
In the center of the ring.
The Rings of Saturn are locked in.
And Jaida Parker has it cinched.
[Booker T] She's gonna have to tap, Vic.
[Vic] There's nowhere for Nattie to go.
[Booker T] No choice.
She's gonna have to tap.
[Vic] Look at the vein
in Nattie's forehead, pulsating through.
-[Booker T] Oh!
-Trying to shift weight
and able to counter,
and Nattie able to negotiate her way free.
[Booker T] Nattie knows.
The in-ring prowess
of Nattie is unbelievable.
I mean, she knows
there's always a counter.
-[Vic] Look at this.
-Right now,
she's got that real neck in. Locked in.
[Vic] Not only that,
but also the Body Scissors
really squeezing the air
out of the lungs of Jaida Parker.
And if you can't breathe,
you can't compete.
Jaida now. But I don't know if that's
actually cinched in all the way.
I think Jaida's able to break the grip.
[Booker T] She didn't have
that body squeeze, was quite locked in.
-But she took the armbar!
-Maybe that's what it was for,
was to get to that armbar,
trying to hyper extend.
Now can she break the whole Nattie?
Trying to break the grip of Jaida Parker,
who's able to roll through.
And now Parker overpowers Nattie.
That's one way
to break the hold, isn't it?
[Booker T] Just did right there, too.
So, at this stage,
at this stage of the game
right there shows you that Jaida Parker
still got a lot of power but got caught.
-Got caught, Vic.
-Got caught, got tripped up.
And now, an ankle lock cinched in.
And yet another submission,
and Nattie focusing on that knee
which has been the focal point,
which is smart.
Break down a body part
in a submission match.
[Booker T] Nattie is, you can call her
a cardio queen right now,
because she seems like she's
just cruising in this match right now.
-[Vic] Yeah, cruising.
-She's not breathing heavy at all.
And there, locked in! Man!
[Vic] Ther is the sharpshooter
locked in Jaida Parker now.
We're really gonna find out
what Jaida is made of.
[Booker T] Right now she gets
-She gets
-Jeremy Marcus in great position.
Jaida continuing to fight.
Jaida trying to get over it.
But a rope break won't help her.
A rope break doesn't help.
[Booker T] Gets the separation though,
Vic. That's all it was.
There's one way
Again, able to crawl through to break it.
And, oh!
[Booker T] Oh!
[Vic] Wat a knockout kick
from the of All Women's Champion, Nikkita.
Thea!
[Booker T] The hell is she doing here?
[Vic] Hail, Parker's new bff,
new tag team partner.
-She was part of AAA earlier today.
-Come on.
[Vic] She hadn't left the arena.
She stayed here as backup.
And now it's down to one-on-one, Book.
All of Nattie's
friends, as you would call them,
from the dungeon, gone.
Sharpshooter again.
Second time. Not gonna happen.
Jaida fighting for her life
right now in this moment.
Trying to chop down Nattie.
Took Nattie down to the mat.
Nattie's body buckled. That left knee now.
Nattie trying to take down Jaida.
-This has turned into a fight.
-It is again.
Nattie one step ahead,
but Jaida's trying to fight out of it.
Wow!
[Vic] Hesitation from Nattie.
And that was a nasty,
gnarly landing to the floor.
And now for Jaida Parker,
trying to get back into this fight.
[Jaida] Come on.
[Vic] And you can hear Jaida
just saying, "Come on."
Here we go.
And chopping down Nattie,
chopping down the legacy,
chopping down the boat.
Might not be 100%,
but now looking to lock it
-in the sharpshooter?
-Do it, Vic.
[Vic] Jaida locking in the sharpshooter.
-[Booker T] Add a little insult to injury.
-You can say that again.
There's no one here to save Nattie.
There's no one around to help Nattie out.
Nattie trying to get to that bottom rope.
But again, a rope break doesn't matter.
There's no disqualifications.
Jeremy Marcus there is only here to see
someone quit, someone tap.
And will it be Nattie to the sharpshooter?
That pain's gotta be shooting
through the body of Nattie.
[Booker T] Gotta get some separation,
Nattie. Gotta get some separation.
[Nattie screams]
[Vic] Nattie is screaming.
[Booker T] Pain's gotta be
excruciating right here, Vic.
It's cinched in, trying to overpower.
Parker trying to sit down
on that lower back.
-Nattie! Nattie!
-[bell dings]
-Parker makes Nattie tap.
-Jaida locked it. Wow!
[announcer] Here is your winner
by submission.
Jaida Parker.
[Vic] Is that not the biggest statement
victory in Parker's career?
[Booker T] Car crash in that glass ceiling
right there for Jaida Parker.
She knows.
She knows you beat Nattie,
you can beat anybody.
[Vic] Not many have made a hard tap
to the sharpshooter.
But Jaida Parker just made Nattie quit.
And throughout this,
Jaida had to overcome every hurdle.
From Karmen Petrovic to Nikkita Lyons.
Thankfully, Thea Hail
had not left the arena yet.
Was here for her friend,
as Jaida Parker was able to battle back,
fight back into this match.
And then, a sight I never
thought I would see ringside
-[bell dings]
-Nattie tapped out to the sharpshooter.
And the confidence is growing,
as Parker proves once again
she's not to be played with in NXT.
Dummy.
forget the cake. I just can't believe it.
I didn't even get pinned
and I'm walking away with nothing.
Did I get too greedy?
Did we take one too much?
No, no. Look, we-- No!
You did exactly
what you were supposed to do.
You didn't get pinned. You're gonna get
Zaria back, okay? Don't worry about it.
Appreciate it.
You shouldn't be worried about me.
You gotta worry about Kelani and
How's it you're doing with the travel
and the altitude and the pressure.
-And, you know, up in the sky.
-Look, I'm fine.
-Yeah.
-It's nothing I can't handle.
-Okay.
-Get some rest.
-Get some ice.
-I will.
And save me a piece of cake.
-Okay?
-The biggest piece.
I got this. Okay?
And still, and still.
-[Vic] Grey, Jordan, next.
-[whispers] Bring home gold.
[Vic] Welcome back inside ringside,
Vic Joseph, alongside Booker T.
And Booker, I know you have felt the heat.
-We got new Tag Team Champions.
-We do.
Congratulations,
Brad Baylor, Ricky Smokes.
Two times, baby.
Also have a unified champion, Zaria.
There's still more championships
to be defended here tonight,
including what's coming up in moments.
Who walks out NXT Women's Champion?
Is it Kendal Grey or is it Kelani Jordan?
[Kendal] The former WWE
of All Women's Champion,
the 2025 Iron Survivor.
And you're NXT Women's Champion.
[Vic] Grey right now trying to take
the women's division to new heights.
[Kendal] I am the benchmark.
[Booker T] Kendal, she's the best
in the middle of that square and circle.
[Vic] Oh! Face first goes the champion.
[Kendal] When I got injured,
I could have taken time off.
You are medically cleared as tolerated.
But Kendal, I gotta warn you,
if you keep taking hits,
you could suffer hearing loss
or further balance issues.
You're playing with fire.
[Kendal] But that's not
the champion that I am.
Because at Heatwave,
the targets on my back.
[Kelani] Look, Kendal
that target on your back,
I put that there.
Because at Heatwave,
it's only gonna take me one shot.
[Booker T] Kelani Jordan,
the first North American champion.
[Kelani] My first shot
at the TNA Knockouts World Champion
I won that in hostile territory.
I'm the one and only woman who's next
in line for the NXT Women's Championship.
[Kendal sighs] Kelani, Kelani, Kelani.
You've been saying
the same thing for months now.
It's time for Kelani to put her money
where her mouth is.
And she better not miss.
[Kelani] Keep calling
yourself the benchmark,
'cause on Sunday,
the standouts gonna take your title
and put your ass right back on the bench.
[Kendal] Kelani, at Heatwave
you're gonna find out
that you just can't keep up with Kendal.
[Vic] Who will be triumphant in Texas?
[Kelani] I'm going to beat Kendal Grey.
[Vic] Can Grey keep gold?
[Kendal] Defending this title
is my priority.
[Vic] Who will survive?
["Out Of This World" playing]
[Vic] We've already said it tonight, Book.
But it is wild to think about.
This, this moment,
this match, this opportunity.
This is the first attempt at the NXWomen's Championship
in the career of Kelani.
[Booker T] There's a travesty.
There's a travesty of justice in every,
and I mean, every sense of the word, Vic.
I'm talking about
the first ever
Women's North American champion.
You can't be right. You can't be right.
Wait, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
I'm talking about
TNA Knockout Champion, right?
Right. And this is the first time.
Somebody, somebody needs
to talk to me and tell me why.
-[Vic] So you're telling me
-Somebody needs to talk.
she didn't have to
she didn't have to earn this?
[Booker T] Somebody needs to talk to me!
Somebody needs to talk to me
and make me understand what the hell.
-[Vic] So what do you say
-What the hell you gotta do?
What the hell you gotta do
for a title shot around here?
[Vic] So what about all the opportunities
of being the number one
contender that she lost?
Not once, not twice,
not three, not four, not five, not six.
-She didn't have to go through all that.
-[Vic] She could cross the line.
[Booker T] But by moving up the rankings.
That's normally the way you do it, Vic.
[Vic] Okay, well,
then let me ask you this.
Did the champion do the right thing
by essentially gifting this opportunity,
-to Kelani Jordan?
-Tell you something.
There's a hell of a chance.
And she wants to prove that she's
she's the best in that damn locker room.
You're the best. You beat the best.
That makes you the best, right?
That's what it's all about.
But this this right here, Kendal Grey,
this could be the biggest mistake
she's made in her short tenure
in this business. Oh, yes, man.
[Vic] And you see,
the right ear is still taped.
That goes back several weeks
for the champion.
Equilibrium still a little bit off.
Doctors, though, have cleared her.
You did hear, though,
that a doctor in the past has warned her
that damage could be severe,
could be extensive.
[Booker T] I did some medical research
on the labyrinth.
Anytime, anywhere, it can kick in.
[Vic] Let's go up to our ring announcer,
-Mike Rome.
-[bell dinging]
The following contest,
scheduled for one fall
[audience] One fall!
is for the NXT Women's Championship.
[audience cheering]
Introducing the challenger,
from Boynton Beach, Florida,
Kelani Jordan!
[audience jeers]
And her opponent from Las Vegas, Nevada,
she is the NXT Women's Champion,
Kendal Grey!
[audience cheering]
[Vic] Well, the champion has
the game face on.
You saw it come
as soon as she walked through the curtain,
walked down the aisle,
and right now, the look on both faces
as we're about to get this one started
for the NXT Women's Championship.
Before it officially begins, though.
-How even are both competitors?
-[Booker T] Very.
Very evenly matched.
I mean, just from
two different backgrounds,
I mean, you gotta understand
Kendal Grey is
She's a killer on the mat.
But you gotta understand,
somebody like Kelani Jordan,
she's no pushover,
by no stretch of the imagination.
[audience clapping]
[Vic] A little bit of
a feeling out press early on,
and you talk about being on the mat,
-three-time NAIA national champion.
-[Booker T] Beautiful work.
[Vic] How quickly has Kendal Grey
exceeded expectations here in NXT?
Nice fireman's carry!
[Booker T] It's been
a meteoric rise for Kendal Grey.
But that's the thing, Vic.
You know, uh, "Champions sharpens iron
Iron sharpens iron."
You heard
you heard the old saying, right?
[Vic] I certainly have. And look,
Kendal Grey, also the 2025 Iron Survivor,
former Evolve Women's Champion,
the current Women's Champion in NXT,
-but what a dropkick by Kelani!
-[audience clapping]
And we talk about looks.
Look at the
look on the face of the challenger,
who's ultra-focused here tonight,
able to break away,
and then that kick
connected right to the jaw.
And now an Asai moonsault,
-from the apron to the floor.
-[Booker T] Beautiful work!
-Beautiful work!
-This is my time!
[Booker T] Let me tell you something
-This is my time!
-Kelani's looking very, very focused
here tonight, Vic!
[Vic] Well, she certainly is.
And this is the opportunity
that Kelani has been looking for.
Grey, much like management,
has done hearing the complaining, though,
of Kelani Jordan,
Jordan, who lost nine No.1 Contendership
matches for the Women's Championship,
two of which came to the hands
of Kendal Grey,
as Grey trying to turn things around
on the outside.
Looks like Kendal, though,
trying to be a little bit more methodical
about her game plan tonight.
[Booker T] Definitely gotta have
that approach in a matchup like this.
You just can't go in there
and just throw everything.
-You can easily run into something
-[Vic] Ooh!
like that right there from Kelani Jordan.
Look at the balance!
Look at the balance from Jordan!
[Vic] Well, it's that gymnastics
background right now.
Nice arm drag.
Turning right back around,
and now, an arm dragging
coming right from Kendal Grey.
[Booker T] Take a little break.
Take a little break there.
I don't know if it's because we've been
talking about the ear so much,
the equilibrium, but Kendal Grey
just seems to be
a little half step slower
here in this matchup.
Both women, though, have the same mindset.
Both women down.
Well, now both women back up.
We're at a stalemate
with the NXT Women's Championship
hanging in the balance.
[Booker T] Again!
[audience cheering]
[Vic] Kendal Grey trying to fight
through here against Kelani Jordan.
It's all about
the NXT Women's Championship.
It hangs in the balance between these two.
[Kendal and Kelani grunt]
Kendal, who has been a fighting champion,
Kelani, has never had
an opportunity at this championship.
In her first attempt
at the Women's North American Title, Book,
Kelani won it.
Her first attempt
at the TNA Knockouts Championship,
-she won it.
-[Kendal shouting]
I do ask
[audience clamoring]
Did she lose a little bit of a step
after she lost
-that Knockouts Title in TNA?
-[Booker T] No, no!
[Vic] Did she think
she was better than she was?
As she hits another high-impact move.
-[Booker T] Whoa, whoa, whoa!
-[Vic] Into another cover.
And another kick out.
[Booker T] I don't think she lost
a step at all, I mean.
You know, it's a damn it's a crying shame
you got to go to another country.
You gotta relocate to get a title shot
instead of right here at home.
Uh It's-It's
Dude, is it me?
Am I the only one
who see a problem with that?
-Come on, Vic!
-[Kendal shouts]
Well, Kelani has done it
at the highest level,
and trying to prove it
once again here tonight.
And now is focusing on that ear,
on that head region of Kendal Grey.
And we know the bullseye
on the body that we've talked about.
Look at that leg drop right to the jaw,
right to the ear as well.
-And you start to wonder when it kicks in.
-[Booker T] We're going in.
-[Vic] When that equilibrium
-[Booker T] We're going to
Look, look here.
Let me tell you something.
Kelani Jordan, she knows
you gotta put a lot of pressure
on Kendal Grey in order to break her.
[Vic] Another cover, another count.
-And another kick out.
-[Booker T] Whoa!
Big shot!
Big shot there by the lovely little
Let me tell you something, Kelani Jordan,
-she is
-[Vic] Ooh!
[Booker T] She's so talented
in so many different ways.
I don't I just don't think
she gets enough credit, Vic.
[Vic] Papa Shango just blushed
after that shoulder breaker.
-But a little eat defeat as well.
-[Booker T] Beautiful work.
[Vic] And again,
Jordan came in with a game plan.
[Booker T] Beautiful work, Vic.
Jordan knows exactly
what she wanted to do in this matchup,
but just got caught,
and tossed to the outside.
And now, for the champion,
Kendal Grey has to use this time
-to maybe regroup, refocus.
-[Booker T] Here we go.
-Here we go!
-[Vic] If those ropes weren't there,
I don't think Kendal Grey
would be standing right now.
[Booker T] Kendal Grey, like I said, you--
[Vic] And Kendal Grey almost slipped!
Was able to hit that moonsault!
-Into the cover!
-[Booker T] You gotta be kidding me!
[Vic] And Derek Sanders was a half second
behind to get into that cover!
-[Booker T] But Kendal Grey
-[Vic] He was shocked too!
[Booker T] That Kendal Grey
could pull something off
like that right there, Vic,
and let you know that she's no quitter.
She's gonna fight to the bitter end.
But right now, she's feeling it, Vic.
[Vic] And the referee there
is checking on the champion.
As you just mentioned,
the champion will not quit.
There is no quit in Kendal Grey.
Kelani Jordan, right now,
trying to pull herself up.
And look, for Jordan, she called out
a lot of stars of even NXT past,
and NXT future, and even NXT present.
Saying it only took her
eight months to stand out.
She didn't need the independence,
she didn't need a vault.
She doesn't have the last name,
and she didn't need to go to AAA,
to prove her point that she has been
the best eight months into this business.
And that's what she has
on her shoulder tonight.
[Booker T] Everything
you just said right there,
nothing but facts, right?
[Vic] That's what she said.
[Booker T] But you just spit them, right?
That's facts, though, right?
[Vic] It's hard to argue with.
[Booker T] Every everything she said,
that's truth, right?
-[Vic] Yeah.
-[Booker T] So come on.
But is it not true she lost
nine No.1 Contenders matches?
[Booker T] You know, it's about being put
in those positions, like I said.
Normally, you don't work
your way up the rankings
-like that.
-[Vic] Whoa!
[Booker T] It's it's your,
your one lost record
normally the way it works, Vic.
Come on, man!
-You know that! You know that!
-[Vic] Well, the champion
The champion trying to add
to her winning record here
-[shouting]
-[audience cheering]
at Heatwave.
NXT Women's Championship right now,
and there's that
just shooting right from the hip
with a nice overhead toss.
Kelani, right now,
getting caught in the wheelhouse
of Kendal Grey.
[Booker T] Grey is sucking
it up right now, Vic.
-She's sucking it up!
-[Vic] Oh!
Looking for that German suplex,
countered for a moment.
Kelani trying to counter in her own right.
-[Booker T] Look at the balance!
-[Vic] Goes over, lands on her feet.
Big kick to the midsection.
Turning over the challenger for a moment,
and now looking for that Tornado DDT.
Countered into a Northern Light suplex,
with a bridge
and a kick out.
That right shoulder, Book,
just coming off the mat.
-Oh, hammer fist!
-[Booker T] Kelani Jordan, right there
[Vic] To the ear!
[Booker T] Floated over,
maintained control and did just
blasted with a hammer fist
to the ear, Vic!
-[Vic] And the referee--
-[Booker T] I'm lovin' it!
-[Vic] This is legal, obviously.
-[audience jeers]
We talk about the bullseye on the body.
[Booker T] I like a D-pad
or something like that.
[Vic] By anything you say, Book.
Any means necessary.
[Booker T] What it's all about,
it's what it's all about, Vic.
-[audience gasps]
-[Vic] Oh!
[Booker T] What was that?
[Vic] Grey caught Jordan!
And it still wasn't enough.
Half second away.
[Booker T] That was so quick, Vic.
-I wasn't able to see it.
-[Vic] Take another look at it, Book.
-[Booker T] What the hell?
-[Vic] I mean, just
[Booker T] Wow!
-[audience] One! Two!
-[Vic] Catching any part to the body,
knowing the angles to execute that slam.
[Booker T] That was very unique
right there by Kendal Grey.
Like I said, you can't
[Vic] Oh!
-Kendal was looking--
-Can't sleep over it, Vic!
[Vic] Kendal was looking
for Shades of Grey.
It got countered.
And now some high-impact offense
once again.
-And now look who is laid out.
-[Booker T] Oh, baby!
[Vic] All the way
to the tippy top, here in Texas.
450, didn't connect.
That was close.
And I don't know
if Kelani just turned her ankle.
Did you see how close she was
to landing on Kendal?
[Booker T] So close, but right now,
bad position for her.
[Vic] And Grey realized it,
and Grey's on the attack.
Into that ankle lock.
[indistinct chatter]
[Booker T] Kendal, she's got it locked in.
-And whoa!
-[Vic] She had it locked in for a moment.
[Booker T] She's gonna sit out, Vic!
[Vic] But Grey put on the brakes.
Grey did not go into that top turnbuckle.
She was able to hold for a moment.
And now she's all the way up.
[Booker T] That's-- Whoa! Wow!
[Vic] Bad positioning,
-and a nasty landing right in front of us!
-[audience gasps]
Side of the face,
right ear first into our table.
You see how far that fall was, Book?
I'll tell you something, the look
in Kelani Jordan's eyes tells me
she's willing to go all out.
-[Vic] And she's to stand out!
-[Booker T] Oh, yeah!
[Vic] One of a kind to become champ--
[audience gasps]
Grey kicked out!
How the hell did Kendal Grey kick out
after all she just went through?
Kelani is beside herself.
Who's walking out?
Championship is hanging
in the balance here at Heatwave.
[Vic] Precarious position for both women,
as the NXT Women's Championship
is on the line here at Heatwave.
Kendal
Is she looking for a belly
to back from the top?
What--
Whoa! A reverse Spanish fly
from Kendal Grey!
[audience cheering]
How the hell did she pull that off, Book?
[Booker T] I don't know,
but she took just as much of it, Vic.
[audience clapping]
She took just as much
of the brunt of that right there.
[Vic] That was just before the last break.
A nasty landing.
-[Booker T] Check it out, Vic!
-[Vic] But you're right, Book.
Both women face first from the top.
[Booker T] They're throwing all caution
to the wind right there, Vic.
That's throwing everything
but the kitchen sink right there, Victor.
[audience cheering]
[Vic] Who is walking out
NXT Women's Champion?
We saw a championship unified
to kick off the night.
Pump kick right to the side of the head.
Once again
we saw new Tag Team Champions.
Kelani, though, got caught--
Oh! And a German suplex to the floor?
That would be the end of the challenger.
[Booker T] What a match right here, Vic.
The ladies are putting on
a match classic here tonight, Vic!
[Vic] This could be a Main Event at
any Premium Live Event around the world.
[Booker T] Anywhere in the world, Vic!
-[grunts]
-[Vic] Kendal for a moment--
Ooh! Just got taken out once again.
Kelani showing you how smart she is,
how much she has grown as a competitor.
-Using that bottom rope springboard!
-[Booker T] Cutter!
[Vic] Hit that cutter perfectly!
Into the cover, deep hook of the leg!
And another kick out.
[Booker T] That was a quick
kick out right there too by Kendal Grey,
letting you know she's still got
a lot left in the fuel tank.
-[audience gasps]
-Got all of it too, Vic!
[Vic] Well, she certainly did.
And look, you're taking a look
at two of the best women in the world
competing for
the NXT Women's Championship.
And the one in control right now
made a bold statement
that she was the most athletic woman
right now in all of WWE.
[Booker T] Yeah, but it's a multitude
of things that can take you to the top.
And right now,
Kelani Jordan has proven that
she's championship material, Vic!
God, beautiful!
Beautiful form, springboard.
Here we go!
[Vic] And now showing you
the power on display.
Looking for a powerbomb.
Grey, though
A couple of rights,
looking for hurricanrana,
taking over the challenger,
cinched in the leg, center of the ring.
And another close call--
-But backup with a superkick!
-[audience gasps]
[Booker T] With momentum
on that superkick as well.
A lot of torque in the hips, Vic!
[Vic] Whoa, whoa, whoa!
I don't necessarily--
Oh, what a counter!
And speaking of which, into a gutwrench--
-Into a knee!
-[audience gasps]
Talk about innovative offense to retain
No!
-[Booker T] Wow!
-[Vic] Whoo!
-[audience cheering]
-[applause]
-Take another look at that impact.
-[audience gasps]
I mean, Booker, that was on the button.
[Booker T] Bona fide "Go To Sleep"
right there by Kendal Grey.
You can tell she's been training
and working on this moment,
for this moment right here tonight, Vic.
Let's see Grey's little roll through,
trying to break the grip right now,
trying to extend that left arm.
Looking for the submission,
shift in weight, though, is Kelani.
Kelani right back to a vertical base,
having to relinquish the hold
to continue this match was Grey.
Grey charging in,
maybe looking for a wheelbarrow,
got caught throat first!
-[Booker T] Wow!
-[Vic] Off that top rope
into a German in her own right.
[Booker T] Beautiful hotshot to a German!
[Vic] Kelani in the-- Look at Kendal!
Kendal answers back with a German suplex!
These two are showing you
what it means to be
the Women's Champion here in NXT.
Nice exchange between the two.
You call it that hotshot German.
Kelani thought she was in cruise control.
Kendal popped right up
and delivered one in her own right.
[rhythmic clapping]
-[audience chants] This is awesome!
-[rhythmic clapping]
-[audience chants] This is awesome!
-[rhythmic clapping]
[Booker T] Kelani ran
into that last shot, Vic.
She ran into it, that momentum clash.
She's feeling it, man.
[Vic] She certainly is.
And like we talked about adrenaline,
it'll make a superstar do crazy things.
And now Grey trying
to counter everything she can.
Finally able to catch Kelani
in that ankle lock!
And remember earlier in the matchup,
when Kelani landed to turn on that 450,
she may have tweaked that ankle.
[Booker T] Kendal Grey right now
is in perfect position.
-But look at that!
-[Vic] Oh!
Whoa!
What a counter by Kelani!
And Kelani now turning right around,
and look at Grey.
And again, so much taken out
of Kendal Grey, that equilibrium.
-[Booker T] Fatigue, Vic!
-[Vic] Oh!
[Booker T] That fatigue right there
is what that is.
I've seen it many, many times.
Drop zone!
[Vic] Kelani right now
That door is open, 450.
-[Booker T] Got all of it!
-[audience gasps]
-[Booker T] That's it!
-[audience] One! Two!
-[Vic] No, it is not!
-[audience gasps]
And now it seems desperation
is sinking in to the challenger.
-Off a momentary slip from Kendal.
-[audience gasps]
That's all Kelani needed,
but she needed another half second
to become champion.
She's stating her case.
But that was a clean kick out.
[Booker T] That was
a clean kick out right there.
Kendal Grey got up
before that three count was made and
You got to give her a lot of credit, man.
Able to roll-- Shades of Grey!
Shades of Grey out of nowhere
to retain the title
-Kendal Grey--
-[Booker T] No!
[Vic] Kelani!
[Booker T] Talking about desperation, Vic.
[Vic] Oh, my!
[audience cheering]
You just felt the air rush
Bam!
right out of the arena
when Kelani did the unthinkable,
kicking out of the Shades of Grey.
I mean, what
I asked you this earlier about Kelani,
I'll say the same thing now--
To get an inside cradle
from the challenger
to the champion, and another kick out.
These two women have lit up
the other with their best shots.
Crucifix kickout,
back into the ankle lock.
Booker, what is it going to take?
[Booker T] You gotta wonder where
where the mindset is
for both ladies because
I mean, they've thrown everything
at each other thus far.
I mean, come on, man!
[Vic] Grey with that ankle lock,
again cinched in.
[Vic] Kelani almost to that bottom rope
and then dragged right back to the middle.
And now rolling
through, pinning predicament,
shoulders down, shifting weight,
shoulders down, the challenger.
Another kick out.
And Grey again, right into
another submission.
-[Booker T] She's got it.
-[Vic] She broke the hold for a moment,
and a stomp right to that injured ear.
Right to that bruised body part
and turning around.
Big kick, Kelani now lighting up Kendal.
Oh! And that knee may
have been the knockout blow.
[Booker T] What a combination
right there by Kelani Jordan.
[Vic] I don't know where Grey
is getting this from,
as Grey pulling herself back up,
having trouble coming to her feet.
And maybe she's seeing a couple
different Kelanis right now.
But off the elbow, the momentum
carried the champion to the outside.
[Booker T] I don't know what happened
right there, but giving the--
-Oh, wow.
-[Vic] That was exposed steel.
That was exposed steel!
One of a kind moonsault.
-Kelani Jordan stands out once again.
-[Booker T] God, man.
[Mike] Here is your winner,
and the new NXT Women's Champion,
Kelani Jordan.
["Out of This World" playing]
[Vic] The Standout Era has begun in NXT.
And Booker, I said it in real time.
I'm not 100% sure
that bottom turnbuckle wasn't exposed,
as I wanna go back to the stomp first
and foremost,
to the jaw to the throat of the champion.
But look, that turnbuckle was exposed.
That part of the steel was out,
and Grey bounced right off of it,
injured ear first.
And in the end,
it is Kelani Jordan
who now stands on the highest of highs.
The tallest pedestal
we have in the women's division.
as Wren has run out here
to talk to her BFF.
But there you are looking at the standout
officially in the NXT women's division,
our new women's champion.
But still to come, this man, the main one,
getting ready for our main event,
Fatal 4-Way for the NXT title here
at Heatwave.
It's time to work, work, work
[Vic] And there is Grayson Waller
who returned to NXT with one goal,
to capture the NXT Championship.
Sarah Schreiber standing by
with our general manager, Robert Stone.
What a night for Heatwave thus far.
Yeah, I mean, Sarah,
we have two new champions,
and after a wild triple threat match,
Zaria is now a unified champion.
And what about that submission match
between Jaida Parker and Natty?
What a match it was, and I'll say this,
Natty lost the match,
but she got what she wanted.
She brought the best out of Jaida,
and what a performance by Ms. Parker.
But we still have
two more title matches to go.
Yes, we do, and I mean,
thinking about the main event,
NXT Championship, Fatal 4-Way match,
honestly, it gives me goosebumps.
In just a few minutes,
we'll see if Myles Borne still has gas
in the tank after that tag title match.
Yeah, time will tell for Myles.
Always has a great performance.
But the tag division
in the next few weeks,
We got new champions
and I've been working on a few things.
-It's, uh, stay tuned.
-Is there anything else you wanna share
-with us, Mr. Stone?
-Actually, there is.
Uh, I'm proud to announce the next NXPLE is gonna be Halloween Havoc.
And for the first time ever,
it is going to be on Halloween night,
live Saturday, October 31st.
On the CW, which means this Tuesday starts
the road to Halloween Havoc.
-And that is set in stone.
-So exciting, but we still have
two more matches tonight.
Thank you so much for your time.
Always.
I mean, what an announcement,
the spookiest night of the year is back,
Halloween Havoc.
But speaking of scary, how about
the most sinister superstar in NXrecently making his return?
It's time to work, work, work,
we are the
Shiloh Hill, you are very wise man,
very smart, but sometimes,
even the smartest man can prove
to lack judgment.
[Vic] That was Naraku
with the poison mist.
Shiloh Hill's blinded! Where's he been?
Just because you did some research
on the internet doesn't mean
you understand the mystery of the mist.
You guys know that mist?
The mist that Naraku, like,
sprayed out of the house?
I just found out that the poison fog
comes in different colors,
and the color apparently has
a different effect.
You know that actually started in Texas?
Your curiosity has drawn you
into an unknown world,
you'll regret wandering into.
[laughter]
No bit of knowledge can prepare you
for when the toxins attack your eyes.
[Vic] What did we just witness?
Naraku sprays a poison mist,
blinds Shiloh Hill.
Shiloh, you have felt the power
of the red mist.
But I left room for more pain.
This Tuesday, I will show the world
why you will live in darkness.
[laughs]
That's not how I expected that to go.
You're telling me,
I went from being on top of the world
with my dog to right back
at the starting line.
My first title, gone, just like that.
I know how much it meant to you, T.
-Probably shouldn't have gone.
-No, we're not gonna do that, Myles.
It'll only make you spiral.
We can't change it.
It's in the past now.
We'll get a chance to get him back again.
Yeah, I know.
But like you told me, one match at a time.
We gotta do whatever it takes to keep that
North American title around your waist.
Yeah, you're right.
Couldn't let one loss turn into two, huh?
Yeah, T, you will be a champion again.
Yeah, I know.
And I also know
that you're gonna be my brother for life.
That, that'll never change.
Now you go out there
and even the score with VP.
[Vic] Welcome back to Heatwave.
[upbeat music playing]
There's Jackson Drake,
set to maybe join
his Vanity Project brothers
in wearing gold as he leaves Texas.
Well, no doubt this group is riding high.
Beat Borne and Heights earlier, winning
those tag team championships yet again.
And they're already looking like
they're ready to go out on the town.
[Booker T] Champagne wishes,
caviar dreams tonight.
[Vic] I don't know what I feel about
Brad Baylor's flip-flop choice,
but here comes
the North American champion.
And how will what happened earlier,
in your opinion, affect Borne's mindset.
I understand what we just heard him say
to Tavion Heights.
But from someone like yourself
who has won countless championships,
what do you think's
in the back of this man's mind?
[Booker T] Myles Borne right now
is questioning himself, Vic.
He's asking those tough questions like,
why the hell did I put myself
in this position?
Let me tell you something.
He's not in a good place right now.
There's no way he can be.
[Vic] Well, for the second time tonight,
Myles Borne will compete
in a championship matchup.
Let's go up to our ring announcer,
Mike Rome.
-[bell dinging]
-[Mike] The following contest scheduled
for one fall.
Is for the NXNorth American Championship.
Introducing the challenger,
weighing in at 188 pounds,
representing the Vanity Project,
Jackson Drake.
-[crowd booing]
-Who you freaking
[Mike] And his opponent,
weighing in at 220 pounds,
he is the NXT North American Champion,
Myles Borne.
["Never Break" playing]
[Vic] You know, Book,
I've already mentioned it once.
I do wanna bring it up again because
we did see Tavion Heights trying
to keep his friend, his partner focused,
calm,
I guess are the words
that come to my mind.
But it has to be nerve-wracking right now
if you are Myles Borne.
You arrived tonight.
With two championships, possibly
you're gonna be leaving with none.
[Booker T] Look here,
I don't know what he was thinking.
I mean, being tag team champion
as well as the NXT champion,
there's gonna come a time
when you put yourself in a bad position.
And I always say,
you put yourself in a position,
something can't happen, it will.
[Vic] It's as they just said moments ago,
can't let one loss turn into two.
But for Myles Borne, not at 100%.
We saw Vanity Project do a lot
of work focusing on the back, the rib,
the sternum area of Myles during that
tag team matchup earlier tonight.
It looked at some point Myles
was having trouble
even trying to breathe in that matchup,
but just delivered a big back body drop.
And now coming right back in here
on the birthday boy, Jackson Drake.
[Vic] Myles Borne right now,
he's delivering some big shots.
[Booker T] But I'm looking at
the body language of Myles Borne, Vic.
What are you seeing?
No, it's not looking good to me right now.
I mean, he's not looking confident
at all right now.
[Vic] Well, Booker, you out of anyone,
you know what Myles is going through,
how he had to prepare coming into tonight.
You yourself have competed twice
in one night before.
-Think back to Bash at the Beach 2000.
-[Booker T] It's not a good thing, Vic.
You're gonna push yourself.
To the limit and the thing is,
I question, I wonder,
could Myles Boyd have kicked out earlier
in that tag match?
That's my question.
[Vic] We were questioning
if he was saving anything,
if there was gonna be anything left.
In the tank is Jackson Drake looking
over at that championship.
[Booker T] Did Myles Borne bail out
in that tag match?
-[Vic] I don't think he would.
-[Booker T] That's a question as well.
[Vic] I don't think he would,
not towards Tavion.
Somebody he holds in,
and there is Heights,
somebody he holds in high regard.
Heights coming out,
why are they out here then?
Why's the rest of Vanity Project
out here, Booker?
[Booker T] What the hell?
[Vic] Tavion has every right
if Brad Baylor
and Smokes are out here with Lockwood.
[Booker T] You guys are contracted
to be out here, Vic.
[Vic] You know that? For a fact?
What, did you write the paperwork for him?
I doubt it.
I think you're just saying it to say it,
as Jackson Drake in the ring right now,
front face lock, trying to get Borne down,
maybe looking for a suplex. Countered.
Borne. We saw this earlier too.
It's countered, though,
and Jackson Drake, I think he picked up
on something earlier in that tag match.
[Booker T] 23 years old,
he's got a lot of talent.
I think he's a prodigy and he's looking
to cash in on his first NXT,
his first major championship tonight.
[Vic] Well, Jackson Drake victorious,
he'd be the youngest North American
champion ever,
but both men down,
both men hurt here at Heatwave.
Come on, man. Get up. Get it next week.
[Vic] This is our fourth championship
contest here at Heatwave.
It's the second match for Myles Borne here
this afternoon in Texas.
And he's taking it to the third member
of Vanity Project.
Off that power slam,
dropping Jackson Drake back into the mat
to retain the North American title
with Tavion looking on.
A near fall in this match.
[Booker T] Myles Borne just dumped a lot
of energy there with that huge
three punch combination.
But he didn't get the job done, Vic.
[Vic] I think something else we haven't
really talked about is how difficult
is it to move from competing.
Looking for the Borne Again.
Counter by Jackson Drake.
How difficult is it to go from competing
in a tag team match to a single bout
just an hour later?
It's a whole different strategy.
[Booker T] Emotions coming to play as well
because not only did you compete,
but you lost.
You lost the tag team championship.
[Vic] Not again for Myles tonight.
And Myles, not a lot on that kick out.
[Booker T] So close though,
so close right there.
[Vic] Look at this cutter,
center of the ring.
Jackson Drake got all of it.
You almost just saw the fight and
the spirit leave the body of Myles Borne.
[Booker T] This kid, Jackson Drake,
is just softening up Myles Borne.
I mean, right now
he's there for the taking.
Just one big shot.
It's all he needs, Vic.
[Vic] He will land on his feet.
Borne went to the outside.
-It's dangerous territory.
-[Booker T] That is.
[Vic] What a shot.
Borne just took from Jackson Drake,
but Drake knows he's gotta get
Myles Borne back into the ring.
It's the only place he can win
this championship.
And let's not kid ourselves, Jackson Drake
knows how to win the big one.
He's the first ever Evolve Men's Champion
and held that title for nearly 300 days.
450 though, had to roll through,
popped right back up.
And look, Jackson Drake is not just one,
he's two steps ahead of Myles Borne.
[Booker T] He's very poised.
And right there he's going--
-And here we go.
-[Vic] Still not enough.
And look, Vanity Project along with
Lockwood right here in front of us
beside themselves,
they know just how close Jackson Drake is.
But Tavion knows just how to fire up
his partner, fire up his friend.
Let me tell you something,
[Booker T] Myles Borne right now after
that first bout in that tag team match,
his lungs have to be burning.
[Vic] Well, I don't disagree with you.
[Booker T] But he's still fighting, Vic.
[Vic] And that goes back to Jackson Drake
trying to expose what Borne went through
earlier, the ribs and the sternum.
And he's been focusing
on that for the last few minutes,
but nothing can save him.
Off of one, make it two,
powerbombs from Borne.
Into the cover.
And another near fall.
And for Myles Borne, you talk about a rib
injury, you talk about a sternum injury,
it takes a lot out of him just to be able
to hoist up Jackson Drake.
[Booker T] A lot of energy being used
by Myles Borne, but he has to do
what he, that championship grit right now
coming out in the young man, Vic.
[Vic] Shot to the sternum,
though, by Jackson Drake.
Myles, like a machine, continuing
to press on, knee under the jaw.
Jackson Drake now got caught
with another dropkick,
and, oh, what a landing.
[Booker T] Another dropkick, that's four
dropkicks in this matchup tonight, Vic.
[Vic] And Myles Borne looking to fly
right here, almost into our laps.
And Myles now doesn't give a damn about
what he went through, just dropped Smokes.
Smokes tried to run some interference.
[Booker T] He tried
to get disqualified, Vic.
Oh!
[Vic] And Lockwood, Tavion realizing it.
Look at Myka Lockwood,
what in the blue hell was that?
Holy, impressive doesn't even begin
to describe what we just saw.
As Borne on the other side.
He's down right in front of us.
Brad just got taken out by Tavion Heights.
-All hell breaking loose.
-[Booker T] Here we go, Vic.
[Vic] Jeremy Marcus didn't see Lockwood
right here in front of us.
Borne is down. Drake is perched.
450 connects. He got all of it.
He gets into the cover, into the count.
-[bell dinging]
-And Borne cannot overcome the odds.
[Mike] Here is your winner,
and the new
NXT North American Champion,
Jackson Drake!
[Vic] Stop fist pumping, Booker.
They just stole that championship
from Myles Borne.
Lockwood out here in front of us,
Smokes running interference.
Brad Baylor distracting the official.
How many more needed to be out here
to defeat Myles Borne?
But this was impressive.
Myka Lockwood.
In one single swoop,
change the complexion of this match
and change the career of Jackson Drake.
He who has the gold has the power.
And there's been a lot
of gold gathered tonight
Unstoppable!
by the Vanity Project.
[Booker T] I told you
I told you, Vic.
[Vic] Well, you've got to
give it up to Myles Borne. I mean--
I don't know if that was
[crowd booing]
I mean, that's out of frustration.
Emotions running high right now
for Myles Borne.
[Booker T chuckles]
Mason Rook, I get that you're jealous
of Showtime Kam Hendrix,
but damn, dude.
It's now an unhealthy obsession.
It's not my fault
that I have more star charisma,
star power or star presence than you.
You're an Every Man,
and that's a good little spot for you.
You can relate to every single member
in the WWE universe,
but Kam Hendrix.
Kam Hendrix is not relatable.
I'm not an Every Man.
I'm the star that people pay to come see.
And I should be strapped
with championships right now.
But because of you, I'm not.
You try to end my career,
but unlike a normal man,
I bounce back the only way Showtime can.
So I'm gonna keep a level with you, Cuddy.
I'm tired of you weighing me down
or trying to prevent me
from reaching the top of NXT.
I'm way too good to not be up here.
I beat you before, and Tuesday
I'm gonna do it again.
I'm about to take that rocket that
you think should be strapped
to your back, Mason,
rip it off and put it on mine.
I'm about to take off.
Because it's lights, Kam, action.
[Vic] Well, all eyes will be
watching our main event.
Tony D'Angelo has never
backed down from a challenge.
Can he retain his NXT championship
in the main event of Heatwave?
[Gunther] My name is
the Ring General, Gunther.
I think NXT UK was a special time
because it became kind
of like a training camp.
What really helped me there was learning
how to take all my skills
and apply it into the WWE.
[man] The one standing tall is Gunther.
[Gunther] For me, the mat is sacred.
[man] Unbeatable, unstoppable.
[Gunther] The good thing about NXT UK
was I got a lot of space there
and freedom to be myself.
Being the champion and carry that show
was definitely a big challenge.
[man] The Ring General
is the longest reigning
NXT United Kingdom champion of all time.
[Gunther] NXT UK and NXT in the U.S.
That was the perfect step in between,
I think, in the Indies
and between the main roads.
Feel like for my career,
it was amazing to retire
those three old fellows.
Yeah, nobody can ever
take that away from me.
Being the guy that retired Goldberg
AJ Styles
And most importantly, John Cena.
When you step in the ring
with the Career Killer,
your career and legacy dies.
NXT prepared me well
for everything I'm doing right now.
I'm very thankful for that.
[Vic] We've heard
from both these competitors.
And after an unprovoked attack,
Shiloh Hill looks for payback
against Naraku.
Who will emerge victorious Tuesday on NXT?
Also this Tuesday, Mason Rook
finally gets his hands on Kam Hendrix.
These two go one-on-one
live this Tuesday on NXT.
After a victory tonight,
we can only imagine what the new champion
is gonna have to say,
that being Kelani Jordan.
But we also have Thea Hail
and Nikkita Lyons this Tuesday
going one on one.
A lot of women's action,
that women's division
really starting to build up, Booker.
Can't wait to get to Tuesday.
And then in tag team action,
we got new tag team champions as well.
So we gotta start finding
maybe some future contenders on NXT.
Which team will rise to the occasion?
Which team will step up?
We're going to find out Tuesday on NXT.
But we've talked about tonight
and what a night it has been,
new champions, all evening long.
We already talked about Kelani,
what about Jackson Drake?
We also had Jaida Parker
forcing Nattie to tap out
to the Sharpshooter.
With that being said,
does the trend continue
in our main event
for the NXT Championship?
It's now time to find out
who is headed to Heatwave.
The winner of course faces
our NXT champion Tony D'Angelo.
Who will be the number one contender
for the NXT Championship?
Is it that man? Cruz Montana?
[Cruz Montana] I came here to NXwith one mission in mind
and I wanted to prove
that I had what it takes
to be amongst the greatest in the WWE.
[Vic] Or is it the arrogant Aussie
making his return to NXT, Grayson Waller.
[Grayson Waller] That title
represents the future of the industry.
This man's division has been
for the taking for months
and none of you have
done a thing about it.
I'm here to take the NXT title.
[Booker T] These are
two major players, man,
and they want their championship.
[Vic] Spinning around and around.
[Booker T] My God.
[Vic] What the hell is going on?
Oh, my God, that's Zilla Fatu.
It's Zilla! It is Zilla!
[Zilla Fatu] Hello, NXT.
I never thought I would be here,
but I'm here now, dawg.
I came in and I made a legendary splash
because Zilla Fatu went from being
the number one free agent
to being the number one contender
for the NXT Championship.
In this contract right here, it states
that Zilla's first NXT match
is an NXT title match.
So boys at Heatwave Fatal Four Way.
Hello!
[Vic] It is official,
D'Angelo, Zilla, Waller, Montana,
fatal four-way.
I'm not here to fill a spot.
I'm here to take a spot, and that spot is
NXT champion.
[Grayson Waller] The world is gonna be
talking about one man and one thing,
and that is Grayson Waller
conquering his demons
in coming NXT champion.
[Zilla Fatu] They don't matter to me.
They all could get, and Heatwave,
when I'm done with them, they're gonna
know why they call me The Main One.
They're only concerned with this
because of what it can potentially do
for their careers.
They got their reasons and I got mine.
But, fellas, I beat three men
to win this title,
and I'll beat the three of you to keep it.
[Vic] Four men, one title.
Can Tony D'Angelo survive this Heatwave?
[bell dinging]
[Mike Rome] The following contest
is your main event
and it is a Fatal Four-Way match
for the NXT Championship.
[crows chanting]
Zilla! Zilla! Zilla! Zilla!
["The Main One: Arrival" playing]
The main one, baby!
Let's go!
Yeah!
[Vic] This is a man who carries
his father's legacy with him
wherever he goes.
The late Umaga, whom you were close with.
[Booker T] Young man
got big shoes to fill, Vic.
But look at the composure,
look at the posture.
He's ready for this moment.
First NXT match.
It is for the NXT
championship.
You got to love it, man.
[Vic] The final boss, The Rock,
even showing support to Zilla
on IG this week.
[Booker T] He's ready
for this moment, man.
Waiting and it's anticipating this
for about three years now, Vic.
Three years preparation.
It's the only luck you're ever gonna have.
Rumble, Dunk Man. Rumble.
[screams]
["Eye On The Prize" (2026 Remix) playing]
[Vic] But from the emotion
that we just felt
with the arrival of Zilla Fattu,
to obviously the wet blanket
of Grayson Waller.
You like
He hasn't been biting
his tongue, don't you?
That he came back to NXT,
that he called out the entire locker room.
[Booker T] He called the shots, Vic.
Let me tell you something.
But this man right here, Grayson Waller,
is a fake, a mush man.
Let me tell you something.
Anything less than walking out of here,
NXT champion is a failure
to this man right here.
Crazy man.
Trust me on that, man.
["Built By The Trenches" playing]
[Vic] Well, you gotta feel
the moment right now, Books.
You gotta feel for Cruz Montana,
specifically, Booker, for his journey.
Like he has said,
he was never supposed to be here.
[Booker T] Cruz Montana say,
he wants the world
and everything in it jingle.
Oh, yeah.
Cruz Montana.
You're talking about a guy who's
boys, for this moment,
you're talking about a guy
who's not gonna get rattled in situations.
We're talking about a guy
who's pretty much seen it all.
We're talking about
Montana.
[Vic] Former two-time TNA world champion.
And if you go back to his first reign,
Booker, you like to talk about
world championships with Kelani Jordan.
Cruz Montana had to defeat Trick Williams
to earn that first TNA world title.
[Booker T] Cruz Montana,
he had to do more than that.
He had to represent for a whole company.
He had to put the company on his back
and take it back
to the promised land, dawg.
["Interloper" playing]
[Vic] But, Booker, we know that
the odds are not in the favor
of the champion.
He does not need to be factored
in the decision to lose the championship.
And as Cruz Montana
pointed out earlier, Tony D'Angelo
won this championship
in a Fatal Four Way.
He knows exactly the dangers
he's walking into.
[Booker T] Yeah, man.
The one quote that comes to mind,
I've watched Tony D.
He's looking out at all the people.
And one quote he is like [inaudible]
[inaudible]
just so many.
I'm talking about Tony D.
I'm not talking about just people.
I'm talking about himself, Vic.
He had to represent tonight.
Big time.
On gas, man!
[Vic] This is the main event
of our premium live event,
Heatwave live in Texas.
Let's get ready to go up
to our ring announcer
Mike Rome.
Mike Rome getting the hell out of that.
I don't blame them because, look,
all four men done waiting on the outside.
They're getting ready
to get on the inside.
It's all about the NXT Championship.
No disqualification,
first to gain pinfall submission
leaves with the NXT title.
[both] Here we go.
[Vic] There wasn't even
a damn announcement.
We don't want to wait, we want to fight.
This is what NXT is all about.
It's all about the championship, Vic.
It's about somebody walking out of here
with that championship.
Can the champion retain?
Zilla fired up along
with everyone here in Texas,
and I want to ask you,
is Zilla's last name
more of a blessing or a curse?
Like I said,
the kid got big shoes to fill.
They said the same thing
about Randy Orton.
They said the same thing
about Cody Rhodes.
And both of those guys, look at them now.
Oh, yeah! Oh, yeah!
Zilla Fatu, this is his debut
in his contract.
He had an automatic championship match.
And, oh, what quite the moment
we got here now,
Zilla, D'Angelo, face-to-face.
And D'Angelo quickly looking
for that German suplex.
Zilla, putting the stop,
putting right back in,
ran right through Tony D.
-Good God!
-What a good shot.
-[Booker T] What a good shot.
-[Vic] With a spine-rattling spine buster.
[Vic] But there's Montana.
He's in now in the frame.
Cruz Montana believes he should
already be the number one contender.
You date back to TNA,
this is Montana's 13th consecutive
televised main event.
He is no stranger to the bright lights.
And Waller was a bystander on the outside
and just got caught.
[Booker T] I like that, though. Tony D
throwing all caution to the wind tonight.
He's gotta prove himself, Vic,
but he's still got a lot to prove,
D'Angelo knows the dangers of a four way.
And now Montana!
-[audience cheering]
-[Vic] Hop over.
And I think Zilla came over
to continue the fight.
Field's wiped out.
Look who's standing tall,
-who's leaving with the NXT title.
-[Booker T] Montana!
[Vic] Cruz Montana said
he isn't here to earn his place,
he's here to take it.
But he just got dropped
face first by Grayson Waller,
a man who still lives for that
viral moment as he's quickly
charged to the outside to drop D'Angelo
-and now sidesteps
-[audience, Booker T] Ohhh!
[Vic] and Zilla just tastes the steal.
Still standing standing.
[Booker T] Grayson Waller feels like
he didn't live up to his full potential.
His first NXT run.
That's why he's back, Vic.
He's back to prove, not to the fans
or anybody like that, but to himself,
that he is championship worthy man.
[Vic] That will reverse Montana
for a moment.
Cruz goes up,
goes over Waller, rolls through.
Big kick.
Right to the face of Cruz Montana.
[Booker T] Very poised, very composed
at this stage of this matchup, Vic.
[Vic] And Waller there mocking Cruz
for a moment
and now just stomping through
the body of Cruz Montana.
Kinda to wonder if
Zilla Fatu hit those steps pretty hard.
He grabbed his shoulder immediately.
On the far side of the ring.
[Booker T] You got to give Grayson Waller
a lot of credit right there.
Just sidestepping Zilla Fatu
letting him take himself
straight out of the game.
[Vic] And as I said about Waller,
the first man to be
the Iron Survivor winner,
when he came back to
[Booker T] Beautiful.
Beautiful neck break there.
-That could be it, Vic.
-[Vic] It very well could be!
And that left shoulder off the mat.
[audience chanting] Zilla! Zilla!
Zilla! Zilla! Zilla!
[Booker T] Grayson Waller's not excited.
A whole lot of energy, Vic, right now.
You just look at him. He's taking his time
very, very poised at this stage.
[Vic] I mean, Book,
do you like the strategy?
You've been in plenty of Fatal 4-Way
matches as Zilla trying to enter back in,
but again, Zilla took a half second
to get up
and is right back down to the floor.
And remember, he went
into those steel steps
as Montana turning around now
trying to turn around to Waller.
Waller just pushed Montana
right into the NXT Champion.
And it's back down to two.
Rolling right through goes Cruz.
And he could be in the driver's seat
to that NXT E title.
And there comes Zilla!
[Booker T] Here comes Zilla Fatu
-But right now, here come Tony D.
-[Vic] D'Angelo with Waller!
[Booker T] Everybody wants
a piece of the action
[Vic] Oh!
Right to the throat,
and D'Angelo back down.
And D'Angelo's really got to start
keeping his head on a swivel again.
Does not need to be
factored into decision.
Look at this face off.
[Booker T] We're about to go down, Vic.
It's about to go down.
Ah!
[audience] Oh!
Oh!
[Vic] Fatu just eating every single chop,
and now answering back Montana though.
Getting a forum in there at the last
moment of that answer and right back
Zilla Man is a man
who's been on the grind.
[Fatu] Who wants more?
[Vic] And now Montana looking out
to those here in Edinburgh
charging and got caught
and got taken down just that quick.
[Booker T] He crushed right to the throat.
Zilla Fatu, he's feeling it, Vic.
[Vic] And here's that showdown.
And look, when you talk
about Tony D'Angelo,
have you seen a champion in recent memory
be put in the crosshairs
such as DeAngelo Naraku left Japan.
Cruz crossed the line.
Waller came from Smackdown.
Zilla was the hottest
free agent in the world
and they all came to NXT because
they wanted a piece of Tony D'Angelo.
[Booker T] Tony D knows he's not
in the best position in NXT right now,
but he's willing to go out there and prove
he didn't slip on a banana peel,
it did happen by osmosis.
"I earned this title, man."
[Vic] D'Angelo, the first and only
Grand Slam champion in NXT.
Here's Waller realizing that, pulling down
and pulling out.
Tony D and again, these two
have quite the history with one another,
teamed at war games back in 2021.
Part at 2.0.
And spine first, goes Waller
[Booker T] A long time ago, Vic.
That was a very long time ago.
What's D'Angelo thinking a couple
of things.
He saw Zilla started moving.
And now Zilla gonna pay the price.
[Booker T] Gotta keep it I like that.
[Vic] Oh, man.
[Booker T] Gotta cover that up.
[Vic] Zilla just got tossed.
Tony D'Angelo is through Fatu and now
just put Montana into the turnbuckles.
[Booker T] Got a hyper stand
to D right there
from Cruz Montana.
[Vic] D'Angelo, a man possessed right now,
knows exactly
that everyone is gunning for him.
And that's a huge belly to belly.
NXT Champion standing tall.
Can D'Angelo overcome the odds
at heatwave?
[Vic] Fatal 4-Way main event
for the NXT Championship.
Grayson Waller
with the upper hand right now.
For a moment,
Montana trying to do his best
to fight back, and I think
Zilla just yelled over to D'Angelo and
now it looks like
they're working together!
[Booker T] Oh, the Tower of Doom!
Oh, yeah!
[Vic] Super blockbuster
from Montana to Waller.
And it couldn't have
happened to a nicer guy.
[Booker T] Wow!
[audience applauding]
[Vic] We haven't seen
any of these superstars
want to work together in this matchup,
but right now
But right now, do you think
strategies start to change
and it's all about maybe just finding
that one guy to work with
to take away the rest?
[Booker T] There's no strategy
in this matchup right here.
It's his win by any means necessary,
I'm talking about by hook or by equipment.
You got to do what you gotta do.
Tony D'Angelo is
Oh, just took a big shot.
Zilla Fatu, a window just opened, man.
[Vic] High risk for fall. Whoo!
He got all that splash into the cover
broken up. Oh!
Montana
wiping out Waller.
[Booker T] Wow.
You gotta see that again.
Big shot there by Zilla Fatu.
Thought that was it.
[Vic] Look at that, a little extra
for Montana
on that Canadian destroyer here in Texas.
Waller is out Waller may be done.
[audience chanting] Zilla! Zilla! Zilla!
[Vic] This may have gone
from a 4-Way
to a triple threat.
To men that are brand new to this brand.
Montana, Fatu.
Will one walk out NXT Champion?
-Oh!
-[Booker T] Oh man.
[Vic] Into that post and
Fatu right back in Montana.
-Target acquired!
-[Booker T] Whoa!
That's how much Montana wants it.
He's willing to go all out there.
[Vic] And D'Angelo,
I mean, at the last moment,
had to see his championship
slipping through his fingers
as up and down.
Big power slam.
-of the champ.
-[Booker T] Hold still.
[Vic] Still retaining.
Montana able to kick out.
[Booker T] Wow!
[Vic] What a main event.
Fatal 4-Way
for the NXT Each championship.
And now there's Fatu
-with a big Samoan drop.
-[Booker T] Got all of it.
[Vic] And now Zilla starting to embody
a Samoan bulldozer.
[Booker T] Oh, here we go.
[Vic] And look,
you don't need sponsors anymore
when you become the damn brand.
Looking for that spot!
[Booker T] There it is!
There it is, Vic.
-[Vic] Go, go, D'Angelo!
-[Booker T] You got a new champ!
[Vic] one. No!
There's no disqualification.
And Waller just ripped
the official from the ring.
[Booker T] Waller just saved his chances
is what he did, Vic.
[Vic] Zilla had that match.
Zilla had that title.
I'm in disbelief.
And Waller realizes what he's just done.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, Book.
The crazy look in the eyes of Zilla Fatu.
[audience cheering]
[Vic] And Zilla knows
there's no disqualification.
I talked about embodying
a Samoan bulldozer.
Book, I think this is going
a little bit too far.
[Booker T] But that look in his eye, Vic.
He's got that look in his eye
that stare,
that thousand yard stare.
-Here we go!
-[Vic] Oh, Waller.
Waller just ripped away
at the eyes of Zilla Fatu.
-And now turn around!
-[Booker T] Oh!
[Vic] Big spear by D'Angelo.
[Booker T] Where did he come from?
-Wow.
-[Vic] Even Butler in disbelief.
And now
Montana
Booker, there should be no hesitation
right now.
Zilla, after eating that spear.
Oh.
Cruz knows.
-Cruz is putting down Zilla
-[Booker T] Oh, baby.
Oh, yeah.
[Vic] Montana calling his shots,
[Booker T] Gonna try to take
Zilla Fatu clean.
Straight out of the game,
[Vic] Trying to eliminate
the biggest threat in this match.
I gotta say, it has to be
Zilla or D'Angelo.
All the way to the top,
and now it's D'Angelo, it's Montana.
It's the NXT Champion,
fighting for survival.
And, oh!
Both men go down.
[Booker T] Everybody's down
right now, Vic.
[Vic] Except for Grayson Waller.
Grayson Waller the only one standing
and what the hell is Waller thinking?
[Booker T] Thinking about it.
He's thinking about it, Vic.
[Vic] Booker, we've seen Grayson Waller
to do this before in NXT.
It didn't work out well,
but Mother knows in order
to destroy Zilla,
he's gonna have to destroy himself,
know his attention.
And there indeed was that viral moment.
[Vic] And this
[Booker T] Waller's hurt, Vic.
Waller's hurt.
Waller could be injured right now.
He's in a lot of pain and
[audience chanting] NXT! NXT! NXT! NXT!
[Booker T] Vic, you with me?
Vic, you with me?
Vic's lost his communication right now,
but right now we got a championship match
in the middle of this ring and
Tony D and
Cruz Montana head to head.
Here we go.
[both grunting]
[grunts]
[Booker T] Big shots by Montana.
Gonna try to follow it up but got caught.
Tony D with a big fork.
Oh, yeah.
Delivered the big thrust kick,
but Tony D just fell right in position.
This could be it.
Go.
[Vic] Booker, you got me?
[Booker T] I got you. Vic.
This thing's been going back and forth
right now between Tony D and Cruz Montana.
Here we go.
Oh, my God!
[screaming]
[Vic] And Cruz Montana
looking to spin the block.
And a big spear by D'Angelo.
Big spear by Tony D.
And the champion now
with Montana dead to New counter!
What a counter by Montana!
Spin the block!
He got it! Spin the block,
No, Waller! No, Waller!
Oh, come on! No, no, no, no, no, no, no!
-Waller just stole it!
-[bell dings]
-Waller just stole the damn title!
-[upbeat music playing]
[announcer] There is your winner.
And then now NXT Champion,
Grayson Waller!
[Vic] Waller just stole the championship
from Cruz Montana!
Cruz Montana had this match won,
had the championship going around
his waist.
But it was Grayson Waller out of nowhere.
[Booker T] Congratulations,
congratulations to Grayson Waller
Came back to NXT.
Anything less than the championship
would have been a failure pick.
Congratulations to Grayson
Grayson Waller
[Vic] The NXT universe here in Texas
is in utter disbelief.
The man who came back to this brand
who called his shot
just cashed in.
And my heart breaks for Cruz Montana,
but the story of the night
is new champions,
including the arrogant Aussie,
and we will now all be feeling
the Grayson Waller effect
and it's gonna start Tuesday on NXT.