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00:00:00We go up to Mike Roam.

00:00:03The following contest scheduled for one fall

00:00:08is for the NXT Women's Championship!

00:00:18Introducing the challenger

00:00:21from Austin, Texas

00:00:24Jordan Grace!

00:00:30And her opponent

00:00:35from San Fernando, Chile

00:00:39She is the NXT Women's Champion

00:00:44Stephanie McKean!

00:01:00NXT, WWE Universe

00:01:07has been loud and rowdy all night long

00:01:17And they continue to be vocal

00:01:19Both these women want to be at the top

00:01:21of the best women's division in professional wrestling

00:01:24Only one will

00:01:26And Booker, it's hard to argue that Stephanie McKean

00:01:29hasn't backed up everything she's said

00:01:32since making her WWE in-ring debut last summer

00:01:36Stephanie McKean took the most direct route

00:01:39to the top, double champ, double champ

00:01:41The only one, the only one that ever did it

00:01:44She's a very, very extraordinary talent

00:01:51Technical ability engraves you

00:01:53You are one who always tells me about

00:01:56you know, strategies

00:01:57How you look at both athletes

00:01:59that are in the ring differently

00:02:00Do you see this as a power versus

00:02:02technical ability sort of matchup?

00:02:04Absolutely, and I would suggest both of these women

00:02:06sort of live in their wheelhouses

00:02:08Jordan Grace brings next level power

00:02:10to every match she competes in

00:02:12But Kerr, as we're seeing right before our very eyes

00:02:14is a technical wizard

00:02:16Stephanie can really do it all

00:02:18But is Stephanie starting to stretch herself

00:02:20a little bit too thin?

00:02:21You think about going to Monday Night Raw

00:02:22still the NXT obligations

00:02:23No, I think this is the case of riding the hot hand

00:02:25Oh baby!

00:02:26But Kerr is firing on all cylinders right now

00:02:28The onus is on her to continue that momentum

00:02:31Jordan Grace needs to stop the Dark Angel

00:02:34Stephanie McKean who represents NXT

00:02:36with pride wherever she goes

00:02:39And I'll tell you what I noticed

00:02:40in the opening moments of this matchup

00:02:41How much time Jordan Grace is spending

00:02:43looking around the arena

00:02:44Almost as if she's humbled by the atmosphere

00:02:47here in the Yingling Center

00:02:48Will she crumble under the moment?

00:02:50Or will she become a diamond?

00:02:51No, I don't see it that way

00:02:52Jordan Grace, she's good to the top

00:02:55And right now she's here

00:02:56in NXT to conquer NXT

00:02:58And right now she's in the ring

00:02:59to do it with Stephanie McKean

00:03:01She can beat Stephanie McKean

00:03:02That puts her at the top of the food chain, man

00:03:05The top of the food chain

00:03:06But you know, Booker

00:03:07I want to take something you just said

00:03:08You talk about Jordan Grace being to the top

00:03:10And right now a little back and forth

00:03:12between these two

00:03:13But Stephanie McKean said it best

00:03:14Grace has been to the top of some brand

00:03:17Shoulders down in a near fall

00:03:18Oh baby!

00:03:19Grace going right back in now

00:03:20Crucifix style

00:03:21Shoulders down

00:03:22Another kick out

00:03:23Grace should be one more time

00:03:24And these two

00:03:25Obviously have done a lot of film study

00:03:27And here we see

00:03:28A nice little bend

00:03:30But not breaking

00:03:31Is Jordan Grace

00:03:32Grace has been champion all over the world

00:03:34Something you just pointed out

00:03:35Yes

00:03:36Stephanie McKean said

00:03:37Yeah, you've dominated other brands

00:03:38I've dominated continents

00:03:40I mean, you know

00:03:41Of course there's

00:03:42A little bit of respect there

00:03:43But this is about competition

00:03:45This is about being the best

00:03:46Stephanie McKean

00:03:47She came all the way across the water

00:03:49For this championship

00:03:50And she's not gonna let anybody take it away from her

00:03:54Healthy show of respect

00:03:56From those here in attendance

00:03:57And you know

00:03:58Viqueira called Grace

00:03:59Her toughest challenge

00:04:00Corey

00:04:01Is that an insight

00:04:02To the mind

00:04:03Of what Jordan Grace is thinking

00:04:04You talk about the atmosphere

00:04:05But it's also the ability

00:04:07I have no reason to doubt

00:04:08Stephanie Viqueira's assessment

00:04:09If she says

00:04:10Jordan Grace is her toughest challenge

00:04:11Then we might as well

00:04:12Start treating Jordan Grace

00:04:13As Viqueira's toughest challenge

00:04:16You think about all the times

00:04:17Viqueira's been up

00:04:18In this ring

00:04:19All the moments she's

00:04:20Oh wow!

00:04:21Around and another

00:04:22Near fall

00:04:23Been champion

00:04:24All of 2025

00:04:26Nothing short of

00:04:27Dominant nice suplex

00:04:28From Viqueira

00:04:31Talk about healthy respect

00:04:32Booker

00:04:33You still think there's

00:04:34A healthy respect

00:04:35Between these two

00:04:36I mean it's

00:04:37It does respect

00:04:38But I mean

00:04:39True respect

00:04:40That's something that's

00:04:41Many many years later

00:04:42Down the road

00:04:43When their career

00:04:44Is over

00:04:45But right now

00:04:46It's about

00:04:47It's about competition

00:04:51Oh baby

00:04:53Are we gonna see it

00:04:54Are we gonna see it

00:04:56A great decision

00:04:57By Jordan Grace

00:04:59Brilliant

00:05:00And there's that power

00:05:02There's the power

00:05:03Oh!

00:05:08Give us some

00:05:09Sound effects now Book

00:05:12I'm not talking about that one

00:05:14Jordan Grace just

00:05:16Burned a hole in Booker

00:05:18As she's trying to

00:05:19Put her fist

00:05:20Right through the champion

00:05:22So that she can finally

00:05:23Achieve her destiny

00:05:25Jordan can't afford

00:05:26To waste any time here

00:05:28Utilize these valuable

00:05:29Moments

00:05:30She's continuing

00:05:32To inflict punishment

00:05:33On the Dark Angel

00:05:35Like she's in trouble

00:05:36But Jordan knows

00:05:37She has to get

00:05:38Stephanie Viqueira

00:05:39Back into the ring

00:05:40It's the only way

00:05:41She can win

00:05:42The NXT Women's

00:05:43Championship

00:05:44Here tonight

00:05:45At Battleground

00:05:46In Tampa

00:05:47Hell of a counter

00:05:48Into the cover

00:05:50And a near fall

00:05:51You okay over there Book

00:05:52You need a cold shower

00:05:53Or something

00:05:54I mean come on man

00:05:55Come on

00:05:56What the hell

00:05:57Was that all about

00:05:58What do you mean

00:05:59What the hell was it about

00:06:00Grace pointed

00:06:01That was a great counter

00:06:02Brilliant

00:06:03It was astoundingly

00:06:04Brilliant

00:06:05That was maybe

00:06:06The most impressive

00:06:07Thing I've seen

00:06:08From Jordan Grace

00:06:09Thus far

00:06:10I mean that

00:06:11What's she got against me

00:06:12What's she got against me

00:06:13She's got nothing

00:06:14To do against you

00:06:15But she hears

00:06:16What you say every week

00:06:17She's trying to

00:06:18Prove a point to you

00:06:19In the back of the

00:06:20Caregrave

00:06:21Went right off

00:06:22Of our monitors

00:06:23This again is

00:06:24Sound strategy

00:06:25By the challenger

00:06:26Who's continuing

00:06:27To hold the hold

00:06:28I love this

00:06:29Utilize the full

00:06:30Five seconds allotted

00:06:31By the official

00:06:32I like what we're

00:06:33Seeing on Jordan Grace

00:06:34She obviously

00:06:35Understands the

00:06:36Assignment tonight

00:06:37She's not gonna

00:06:38Let this opportunity

00:06:39Slip through her fingers

00:06:40But think about

00:06:41What we just saw

00:06:42In the last match

00:06:43With Channing Stacks

00:06:44Lorenzo and Tony

00:06:45D'Angelo

00:06:46The ribs

00:06:47How much

00:06:48Can she

00:06:49Utilize

00:06:50And defense

00:06:51In this ring

00:06:52You know Booker

00:06:53I think there's

00:06:54Something else

00:06:55Important to bring up

00:06:56Here

00:06:57Corey wasn't here

00:06:58Last year

00:06:59But at this same

00:07:00Event it was

00:07:01Jordan Grace who

00:07:02Crossed the line

00:07:03Challenged Roxanne Perez

00:07:04For the NXT

00:07:05Women's Championship

00:07:06Graves couldn't

00:07:07Or excuse me

00:07:08Grace couldn't get

00:07:09It done on that

00:07:10Night

00:07:11Graves

00:07:12Does that add

00:07:13Any more fuel

00:07:14To her fire

00:07:15Tonight

00:07:16Listen I think

00:07:17Graves is

00:07:18A master

00:07:19At utilizing

00:07:20Failure as fuel

00:07:21Learning from it

00:07:22Getting better at it

00:07:23Improving your game

00:07:24Each and every night

00:07:25Because that's what it

00:07:26Takes

00:07:27I mean Jordan

00:07:28Grace she's a

00:07:29Multi-time

00:07:30Women's DNA

00:07:31Champion

00:07:32Right now she's

00:07:33Here to capture

00:07:34The NXT

00:07:35Champion

00:07:36I'm sure she's

00:07:37Got her sights

00:07:38On Raw

00:07:39And Smackdown

00:07:40As well

00:07:41But it starts

00:07:42Right here

00:07:43Tonight

00:07:44Against Stephanie

00:07:45Viqueira

00:07:47They say

00:07:48If the devil

00:07:49Is showing aces

00:07:50Be careful how

00:07:51You play your hand

00:07:52That might be

00:07:53Very important

00:07:54For Jordan Grace

00:07:55As we go through

00:07:56The deep waters

00:07:57Of this matchup

00:07:58Has watched

00:07:59Viqueira closely

00:08:00For years

00:08:01One of the

00:08:02Athletes she wanted

00:08:03To face

00:08:04When she chose

00:08:05NXT

00:08:06Right now

00:08:07Viqueira

00:08:08Turn to the

00:08:09Tables

00:08:10Referee in

00:08:11Great spot

00:08:12Great position

00:08:13And Viqueira

00:08:14Right now

00:08:15Lost body

00:08:16And seemingly

00:08:17That momentum

00:08:18Shift

00:08:19Has come right

00:08:20Back into the

00:08:21Way

00:08:22Of the champion

00:08:23Eat the feet

00:08:24Puts Grace on

00:08:25Dream street

00:08:26And then

00:08:27Following in

00:08:28With a closure

00:08:29Stephanie is

00:08:30Digging real deep

00:08:31Right now

00:08:32Showing why

00:08:33She became

00:08:34Double champion

00:08:35Here in

00:08:36NXT

00:08:37So quickly

00:08:38Another woman

00:08:39Jordan Grace

00:08:40Wanted to face

00:08:41Was Julia

00:08:42Whom she

00:08:43Defeated

00:08:44And Stephanie

00:08:45Viqueira

00:08:46Right now

00:08:47Almost in

00:08:48Cruise control

00:08:49In this

00:08:50Championship match

00:08:51Oh baby

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00:08:53Oh we don't

00:08:54See it

00:08:55Here we go

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00:10:11Well, there's that juggernaut mentality, Graves, of the challenger.

00:10:17Big spine buster by Jordan Grace.

00:10:20Trying to follow up now.

00:10:27Sit down style with the powerbomb for the title.

00:10:32Wow.

00:10:34And that look on Jordan's face, I don't want to call it desperation, Graves.

00:10:38But is that frustration, or is she seemingly feeling this match slip through her hands?

00:10:44Potentially be both. I mean, Jordan Grace has thrown everything she's had so far out of her care and not been able to solve the champion.

00:10:51But this is not the point in the match to doubt yourself. This is not the point in the match to give up and quit.

00:10:56Jordan Grace needs to figure out how to soldier forward.

00:11:01One more time, almost looking like she's getting ready to enter into beast mode.

00:11:04Big clothesline following up.

00:11:06Ooh.

00:11:08Booker, I asked this of Graves. I'll ask you, is this a crucial moment for Jordan Grace in her career?

00:11:13This is the most crucial moment in Jordan Grace's career.

00:11:17A loss tonight, Nick, could definitely do something to Jordan Grace's confidence.

00:11:21Oh, God.

00:11:22DDT connected. Viqueira now looking to retain the lead.

00:11:27Almost able to get it done with that right shoulder just off the mat.

00:11:31You talk about taking on Roxanne Perez and coming so close and now being in this moment here.

00:11:36Again, just inside a year later? Come on, man.

00:11:41Look, between these two women, as we are entering maybe a crucial juncture of this matchup,

00:11:46Graves, there are a lot of similarities, but also a lot of differences.

00:11:50Grace said there are more similarities even than she cared to admit when she takes a look at the champion.

00:11:57Doing a nice job of overpowering Stephanie Viqueira in this moment.

00:12:01Whoa!

00:12:04Booker, you've sat ringside with me and caught a lot of Stephanie Viqueira matches since she arrived.

00:12:11Is she being pushed to a new limit here?

00:12:13Let me tell you something. This is Stephanie Viqueira's toughest test to date, bar none.

00:12:22You hear that? Jordan says she wants it more.

00:12:25Well, she's going to have to prove it.

00:12:28And Jordan Grace looking to prove just that from the top.

00:12:35Double up! Double up! Oh, baby!

00:12:40Not quite yet.

00:12:44Grace, take a look.

00:12:46Incredible power from the challenger.

00:12:48Superplex immediately followed by a jackhammer from Jordan Grace.

00:12:53The juggernaut came within an eyelash of becoming the new NXT Women's Champion.

00:13:05Grace now going to well once again, looking to overpower the champion.

00:13:09Float over!

00:13:10Near fall again. So much taken out of both these athletes, both these superstars.

00:13:16Desperation. It was desperation by Viqueira pulling the challenger down into the ring.

00:13:20It was desperation by Viqueira pulling the challenger down into almost a body triangle for the moment.

00:13:25Realizing, whoa!

00:13:28And now, could Viqueira SVB counter?

00:13:32Able to land on her feet was Grace. Swing and a miss.

00:13:34Wildly, though, was Viqueira. Now entering beast mode, countered, though, by Viqueira.

00:13:38Beautiful counter.

00:13:39Center of the ring. Still not enough to keep the challenger down.

00:13:45Right back in. Uh-oh.

00:13:51Certainly had to enter a new version of beast mode.

00:13:57But care, though.

00:13:58And, whoa!

00:14:01Is it enough?

00:14:02Another kick out.

00:14:04I don't know what it's going to take, Booker, to keep the other one down.

00:14:07Talk about the strength of Jordan Grace and that combination.

00:14:12Taking the proud with them.

00:14:13Stephanie and Viqueira right now, they're matching each other right now.

00:14:16Tit for tat.

00:14:18As we were saying at the beginning, we're talking about power versus technical ability

00:14:22at this juncture of the matchup.

00:14:25As much as we've seen both these women and what they've put themselves through...

00:14:29Didn't I tell you a little while ago, it seemed like we were just getting started?

00:14:32This match, guys, this match could go all night long.

00:14:36Whoa!

00:14:38It certainly could.

00:14:40But Jordan Grace...

00:14:42Oh!

00:14:45You want to rethink that statement, Book?

00:14:47Because that could be the end.

00:14:51And the cameras didn't see it, but there was a massive grin on the face of the champion for the moment.

00:14:59Feel this.

00:15:03Right through the barricade.

00:15:06And it was almost instantaneous how the expression on the champion's face changed.

00:15:10Realizing she has daylight.

00:15:12Realizing the challenger is hurt badly.

00:15:14This could be the champ's opportunity to retain.

00:15:17In trouble is Grace.

00:15:18SVB connects.

00:15:20Square into the back.

00:15:23And that's all it's good for.

00:15:27Hard-willed determination right there by Jordan Grace.

00:15:31What about the look on Viqueira's face now, Graves?

00:15:35The complete opposite of moments ago.

00:15:38Now something resembling panic in the eyes of the NXT Women's Champion.

00:15:45Almost the same look Jordan Grace had earlier when I called it desperation.

00:15:50And now Viqueira.

00:15:52Trying to cinch in a second SVB counter, though, by the strength of Jordan Grace.

00:15:57That power overcoming the technical ability of the champion.

00:16:03And if this breaks down into a slugfest right now, you've got to give the advantage to Grace.

00:16:09She's got the more power, but you can't take nothing away from her.

00:16:14She's a hell of a champion.

00:16:25What a backfist!

00:16:27Yeah!

00:16:29I think Viqueira's only standing because the turnbuckles are there.

00:16:32Somehow able to roll right through.

00:16:34Presence of mind and a nasty dragon screw out of the corner.

00:16:39And Viqueira now could be systematically dissecting her opponent.

00:16:47These two have laid it all on the line.

00:16:49Where's Viqueira going?

00:16:52We don't see Stephanie leave her feet too often.

00:16:56Are you kidding me? We see how talented Viqueira is on the ropes quite frequently.

00:17:00She utilizes spinal tap to great effect many times.

00:17:03Yeah, every now and again.

00:17:04Jordan Grace saw it coming.

00:17:06She knows she has to pull it out in certain situations.

00:17:09She knows when she needs a little bit extra, she has to go to the top.

00:17:12It's not often she does.

00:17:17And looking back is Viqueira.

00:17:21Who do you point, Graves?

00:17:22Thumbs up!

00:17:23Needs a little bit extra!

00:17:24Hallowed be thy name!

00:17:27To retain!

00:17:32Here is your winner, and still the NXT Women's Champion,

00:17:40Stephanie Vaughn King!

00:17:46What a match.

00:17:48What a defense for Stephanie Viqueira.

00:17:52The spiral tap which she has utilized to great effect numerous times

00:17:57in high pressure situations.

00:17:59Perhaps the most well-rounded athlete in the game today.

00:18:04What a win for Stephanie Viqueira over a very, very credible,

00:18:10very game challenger.

00:18:13Well, on this night in Tampa,

00:18:17Stephanie Viqueira once again proves she's the measuring stick

00:18:22of women's wrestling.

00:18:24Forever a target.

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00:20:01Well, what a night it has been,

00:20:03and for the first time on WWE programming,

00:20:05the TNA World Championship

00:20:09will be debuting.

00:20:11Henry Williams in our main event here tonight.

00:20:14Sarah Schreiber, again, though,

00:20:16is standing by.

00:20:22Ladies and gentlemen,

00:20:23please welcome

00:20:24the NXT North American Champion,

00:20:29Ricky Saintz!

00:20:31This is the revolution.

00:20:41♪♪♪

00:20:50Booker, the revolution

00:20:52has come to Battleground.

00:20:56Ricky Saintz, check him out.

00:20:57He's looking good.

00:20:58He's looking damn good there.

00:21:00I mean, I like the outfit this week.

00:21:02I like the outfit.

00:21:04Oh, gravy. Gravy.

00:21:06Yes, sir.

00:21:07Is that one of those outfits

00:21:08you was talking about

00:21:10looking like a million bucks?

00:21:11Week after week,

00:21:13every time the revolution arrives,

00:21:15he does it in style.

00:21:17The man who has captivated NXT

00:21:20in short order,

00:21:21Ricky Saintz

00:21:23at Battleground.

00:21:25There's got to be a lot on his mind

00:21:27after what we heard

00:21:28from our general manager, Ava,

00:21:31as it pertains,

00:21:32the title in which he holds

00:21:35and the man that he will face next

00:21:38for his North American championship.

00:21:41♪♪♪

00:21:53Ricky, we heard from Ethan Page

00:21:56that he believes he's got you

00:21:58exactly where he wants you

00:22:00ahead of your title defense,

00:22:02and Ava announced

00:22:03that that will kick off

00:22:05Tuesday night's show.

00:22:07Listen, Ethan likes to believe

00:22:09that he is this genius mastermind,

00:22:12and yes, he is smart,

00:22:14but Ethan is more like the guy

00:22:16that you always see at the party.

00:22:18You do not know why he is there.

00:22:20Nobody invited him.

00:22:21Nobody wants to hear from him.

00:22:24Hey, dawg, nobody wants you here.

00:22:28And I seem to be

00:22:30his new favorite obsession,

00:22:32and I thought after I beat him

00:22:34at Stand and Deliver

00:22:35that we would move on,

00:22:36but no, it seems like old Ricky

00:22:39stays on his mind 24-7.

00:22:43So the way that I see it

00:22:45is that I put this championship title

00:22:48on the line not because I was rattled, Sarah,

00:22:51but because I knew that his greed

00:22:54wouldn't let an opportunity like this

00:22:57slip away.

00:23:00Point blank, I am tired of you,

00:23:03Ethan Page.

00:23:04That's it.

00:23:05So if that means that I got to show up

00:23:07and start the show next Tuesday

00:23:09and defend the North American championship

00:23:11and whip your ass,

00:23:13then hey, baby, let's dance.

00:23:18Well, Ricky, I know you're laser-focused

00:23:21on Ethan Page,

00:23:22but Ava also said the NXT North American title

00:23:25will be defended at Worlds Collide.

00:23:29Listen, I'm not shy.

00:23:31Unlike Ethan,

00:23:33if anybody wants a piece of Ricky,

00:23:35then you can come and get it.

00:23:37And if you don't mind,

00:23:38I want to, here,

00:23:40I'm going to go ahead

00:23:41and take over this right quick.

00:23:43This right here means that I am an ambassador.

00:23:46This right here means

00:23:48that the revolution will always be televised.

00:23:54So at Worlds Collide,

00:23:55if that means I got to do it against the best

00:23:58that AAA has to offer,

00:24:00hell, if I got to go to Tijuana,

00:24:02if I got to go to Monterey,

00:24:04I'm going to get Page.

00:24:07Page said earlier

00:24:08he wanted to get his hands on Ricky Sainz,

00:24:10and these two need to be separated, Booker.

00:24:13Come on.

00:24:15Our general manager has a lot on her plate.

00:24:19Come on.

00:24:22We talk about a battleground.

00:24:24We talk about battle lines being drawn.

00:24:26They have been.

00:24:27Look out, look out.

00:24:29Oh, damn.

00:24:31Sainz just sacrificed himself

00:24:33to take out All Ego once more.

00:24:37And if it needs to settle this,

00:24:39and it will be settled,

00:24:41will the revolution continue,

00:24:43or will Page's ego grow more out of control?

00:24:47We're going to find out

00:24:48in a kickoff thing Tuesday.

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00:26:17Well, that comes up in a few weeks in moments.

00:26:20The NXT title will be on the line.

00:26:22Miles Bourne fighting for those that need a hero.

00:26:25Does the Cinderella story continue

00:26:27or does the Destroyer end the fairy tale?

00:26:37Miles Bourne, thanks for taking the time.

00:26:39First and foremost, congratulations.

00:26:42First WWE singles match

00:26:45happens to be for the NXT championship.

00:26:48So take me through what the last few weeks

00:26:51has been like in your life.

00:26:53Well, Vic, I'll take you back.

00:26:56A little further, if you don't mind.

00:26:58When I first signed my NXT contract,

00:27:01I was going through a really hard time.

00:27:03And honestly, I didn't know if I was ready.

00:27:06But quickly, NQCC took me right in.

00:27:10It made me family.

00:27:12And they got me ready.

00:27:14And all the coaches always say, you know,

00:27:16be ready for any opportunity you may get.

00:27:18And coming into the Battle Royal,

00:27:21I believe that was the most ready I've ever been.

00:27:26And now that I'm getting to go to Battleground

00:27:28for an NXT championship match,

00:27:30the hard work obviously showed.

00:27:32And I proved myself.

00:27:34And now I feel like I'm hitting my stride, Vic.

00:27:38I'm ready.

00:27:39I was ready for the Battle Royal.

00:27:40And I'm going to be ready Sunday.

00:27:42You know, Miles, I've had the opportunity

00:27:44to get to know you over the last several months.

00:27:46And the one thing that I've learned about you,

00:27:48and correct me if I'm wrong here,

00:27:50because I don't want misinformation,

00:27:52you were only given a 15% chance to live at birth.

00:27:57So my question is, why did you feel

00:27:59that it was the right time to tell the world

00:28:02about your disability and open up?

00:28:06You know, Vic,

00:28:08it just felt right to open up to the audience

00:28:12and to the WWE universe.

00:28:14Especially after hearing them going crazy

00:28:16after I won that Battle Royal.

00:28:19I'm hard of hearing.

00:28:21But I heard them that night.

00:28:23I mean, more than just hear them,

00:28:25I felt them.

00:28:27I felt that I owed it to them

00:28:30to open up and share my story.

00:28:32And if they're getting behind me now

00:28:34and they're accepting me,

00:28:35then I want them to know the real me.

00:28:37And my hearing, my disability, my speech impediment,

00:28:41I don't want it to define me.

00:28:43I want to break stereotypes here.

00:28:44But at the same time, I want people to know

00:28:46that I am not ashamed of those characteristics.

00:28:49It made me who I am.

00:28:51I wouldn't be the man I am today,

00:28:53and I wouldn't change a thing, honestly, about that.

00:28:56And that's not just something I wanted to carry with me.

00:29:00I wanted to show the world that,

00:29:02to all the other kids who are struggling,

00:29:04that nothing can hold you back.

00:29:06There's no disability or challenge or limitation

00:29:09that's going to define what you're capable of doing.

00:29:13And that's why this NXT Championship

00:29:15means so much to me.

00:29:16Because I want to show the world that

00:29:18if Miles Bourne can do something like that,

00:29:21you can do anything.

00:29:26You know, Vic, I've been defying the odds since day one.

00:29:30And I've been fighting since birth, honestly,

00:29:33just to survive.

00:29:34And I'll be fighting against Oba mostly to survive.

00:29:38He's a monster.

00:29:39And, I mean, let's be honest, Vic,

00:29:41he's got me beat on size.

00:29:43He's got me beat in strength.

00:29:45He's got me beat in power.

00:29:47But the one thing he doesn't have me beat on

00:29:50is my heart.

00:29:51And I genuinely believe I'm going to defy the odds again

00:29:54on Sunday at Battleground.

00:29:56I'm confident that I can step and go toe-to-toe

00:29:58with Oba Emme.

00:30:01You

00:30:19It is a golden opportunity

00:30:24for this moment,

00:30:25for this man in this moment.

00:30:27And there you saw for a moment,

00:30:28Charlie Dempsey didn't acknowledge

00:30:32Miles Bourne.

00:30:33We'll touch on that in a little bit.

00:30:34But, Graves, when it comes to Miles Bourne,

00:30:36are you starting to see a different side?

00:30:39Is the confidence starting to grow?

00:30:41We're about to find out

00:30:42how confident Miles Bourne truly is.

00:30:44But this is a young man

00:30:45who refuses to let his disability define him.

00:30:48He has made a life,

00:30:49made a career out of defying odds

00:30:51in every aspect of his life.

00:30:54It could lead him to the top of the mountain tonight.

00:30:56But there is a massive, massive roadblock

00:30:59standing in his way.

00:31:03Miles soaking in every single moment

00:31:07here as he competes for his first singles championship

00:31:12on a premium live event

00:31:14here in NXT.

00:31:21Miles Bourne has reached this opportunity

00:31:23by sort of flying under the radar.

00:31:25He's kind of playing with house money, so to speak.

00:31:28Miles Bourne is coming into this match

00:31:30with not the highest of expectations

00:31:32from the NXT universe,

00:31:33which could spell trouble for this man.

00:31:56There he is, Booker.

00:31:58The NXT champion.

00:32:02You guys talk about the Miles Bourne story.

00:32:05It's a great story.

00:32:07But this man over 50,

00:32:10the ruler,

00:32:11he ain't trying to hear that.

00:32:13The only thing this man

00:32:15is thinking about right now

00:32:17at this moment

00:32:19is the red.

00:32:21Now at this moment

00:32:23is the red.

00:32:25The water.

00:32:27Just me.

00:32:29Oh, yes, man.

00:32:31That's the NXT.

00:32:34Champion.

00:32:35There you see the stats for Obafemi.

00:32:37This is his sixth championship defense.

00:32:40What?

00:32:41Say it again.

00:32:42Sixth championship defense.

00:32:46Yeah!

00:32:49And no one has won more championship matches

00:32:52than Obafemi

00:32:53since the start of 2024.

00:32:57Let's go up to our ring announcer,

00:32:59Mike Rowe.

00:33:06The following contest scheduled for one fall

00:33:10is for

00:33:12the NXT championship!

00:33:20Introducing the challenger

00:33:23from Wilmington, North Carolina,

00:33:25weighing in at 220 pounds,

00:33:29representing No Quarter Catch Crew,

00:33:33Miles Bourne!

00:33:41And his opponent

00:33:43from Lagos, Nigeria,

00:33:46weighing in at 310 pounds,

00:33:51he is

00:33:52the

00:33:53NXT

00:33:55champion,

00:33:57Obafemi!

00:34:05It is all about the NXT championship.

00:34:09Miles Bourne, who beat Ethan Page on NXT,

00:34:12biggest singles win of his career at that time,

00:34:15shocked the universe by winning a battle royal

00:34:18to become number one contender.

00:34:20Can he shock the world again?

00:34:22Miles Bourne Booker is going to need

00:34:24every beat in his heart

00:34:26to win this matchup.

00:34:27Miles Bourne Booker,

00:34:29he's going to need

00:34:31every beat in his heart to win this matchup.

00:34:33Miles Bourne is the ultimate underdog in this match.

00:34:36Can he overcome all the odds in a matchup like this?

00:34:40And the one thing we cannot question

00:34:42is Miles Bourne's heart.

00:34:44We don't know how good this guy really is as well.

00:34:46Has he been training for a matchup like this with Obafemi?

00:34:50Can he go the long haul, get in that deep water

00:34:52and last? We're going to find out.

00:34:54Any of you guys surprised that the NQCC

00:34:57isn't ringside for this championship matchup?

00:34:59No, I think this is the appropriate decision

00:35:01for NQCC to not be here.

00:35:03Let Miles succeed or fail on his own.

00:35:06He doesn't have to worry about Charlie Dempsey.

00:35:08He doesn't have to worry about Ren Sinclair.

00:35:10He's worried about Obafemi and Obafemi alone.

00:35:12And after that look we saw

00:35:14Charlie Dempsey give Miles.

00:35:15It might actually work in Miles' benefit.

00:35:17Miles actually, he said it, man.

00:35:19Once he got with NQCC,

00:35:20he got all the training that he needed.

00:35:22He's ready for this matchup.

00:35:23And who got him ready for it?

00:35:24Charlie Dempsey.

00:35:25Give Charlie a lot of credit.

00:35:27I give Charlie credit for everything he has put

00:35:29the NQCC through.

00:35:30But Bourne, able to land on his feet.

00:35:33Bourne tonight not only doing this for himself,

00:35:35the NQCC, but a community that needs a hero.

00:35:39And Booker, to your point,

00:35:40Miles Bourne has credited the NQCC.

00:35:44But he's also maybe outgrown the tutelage

00:35:48if he's able to win the NXT championship tonight.

00:35:51I wouldn't be thinking that way if I was Miles Bourne.

00:35:53How did he get to the dance?

00:35:54How did he get to the dance?

00:35:55It was NQCC that got him prepared for this moment.

00:35:58It was NQCC who brought it inside that family,

00:36:02inside that home,

00:36:03and taught him exactly what he needs to know

00:36:05for a matchup like this with Obafemi.

00:36:09That dropkick from Miles Bourne connected,

00:36:12but you just see the power.

00:36:15Also, and Obafemi, who did not go down,

00:36:17it is great.

00:36:18I come to you and ask you,

00:36:19what do you think about the tutelage?

00:36:20Because sometimes, you have said in the past,

00:36:22you outgrow your scene.

00:36:23You outgrow your partner.

00:36:24Well, that's not the case with Miles Bourne.

00:36:26Miles Bourne, essentially brand new

00:36:29for all intents and purposes in this game.

00:36:31He's got a lot to learn from someone like Charlie Dempsey

00:36:33who's been around the world multiple times.

00:36:35He's a master of many different skill sets.

00:36:38Miles Bourne can take what he's learned,

00:36:40hopefully apply it successfully tonight,

00:36:42but to imply that he's outgrown his coach already

00:36:45is absolute nonsense.

00:36:47You guys are right that when it comes to Charlie Dempsey,

00:36:49he does have a blue blood pedigree

00:36:52and a nice enziguri, rocking the champion again.

00:36:56Booker, we certainly are going to learn, though,

00:36:58a lot about Miles Bourne.

00:36:59I mean, Miles Bourne has an opportunity of a lifetime right here.

00:37:03This is like a lottery ticket.

00:37:05This is like Apollo Creed calling out Rocky Balboa

00:37:09on Independence Day,

00:37:11giving this young man a shot at glory.

00:37:14I love that from Obafemi.

00:37:16Bourne continuing to kick, continuing to fight.

00:37:18Graves, to your point, is someone who is relatively unknown

00:37:21and maybe a challenge Obafemi hasn't faced.

00:37:23Look, Oba, everyone he has faced,

00:37:25he's been able to train with, scout, watch, maneuver,

00:37:28but this is Miles Bourne,

00:37:29someone he does not know a lot about.

00:37:32We don't know a whole lot about Miles Bourne.

00:37:34He talked about his heart,

00:37:35but this kid has a lot of ability as well,

00:37:37and I feel like if Obafemi just loses focus for one moment

00:37:42or underestimates this kid, that could be his downfall.

00:37:48I think this is the pace that Obafemi would like slow

00:37:52and allowing him to just overpower and dissect.

00:37:58Miles Bourne punished his opponent.

00:38:00Into the cover goes the champion,

00:38:02and now the challenger kicking out at one.

00:38:05It's not slow, it's deliberate.

00:38:06Obafemi realizes there's a lot he doesn't know about his challenger,

00:38:10so Oba not allowing himself to be put in positions

00:38:14where he's unfamiliar with the situation.

00:38:16Take your time.

00:38:17Every movement Oba has made has meant something.

00:38:24To that, Graves, do you think Oba sees Miles as a threat?

00:38:28I think Obafemi understands that he is constantly a target,

00:38:32no matter where he goes,

00:38:33no matter what day of the week it is in the NXT locker room.

00:38:36Everybody is a threat to Obafemi,

00:38:38which is why he's become so adept at turning away challengers.

00:38:41Nobody thrives against adversity quite like Obafemi.

00:38:45Well, this past Tuesday, Booker,

00:38:46we saw your guy Jasper Troy make his presence felt

00:38:50and drop the champion.

00:38:51You know why?

00:38:52Because Jasper Troy, that monster,

00:38:54he want a piece of the action,

00:38:56and right now he's starting right at the top,

00:39:00just like I taught him.

00:39:01You know, for Obafemi, who, again,

00:39:03I like the word Graves used,

00:39:04a deliberate style in this matchup in his career

00:39:08since the start of the breakout tournament in 2023.

00:39:12That was 531 days ago.

00:39:14He has been champion,

00:39:15whether it's been NXT champion

00:39:17or North American champion,

00:39:19for 411 of those days.

00:39:22That is nothing short of dominant.

00:39:25Championship qualiathlete right here, Obafemi.

00:39:28This guy has a bright future right now.

00:39:30He's just in his infancy stages,

00:39:33and right now he's putting it on Miles more.

00:39:35I'm wondering if the referee might have to have a wherewithal,

00:39:38understanding, and know-how at some point

00:39:41to make him stop this matchup at some point

00:39:43because Obafemi is playing it real serious tonight.

00:39:46Into the cover, and a kickout.

00:39:49You heard the WWE Universe

00:39:51that has been in a fever pitch since the beginning of the night.

00:39:53I bring up that 2023 breakout tournament, Booker,

00:39:56because you and I were ringside.

00:39:57These two met in the first round of that tournament.

00:40:01They both have come a very long way.

00:40:04Yeah, and Miles Boyd actually did a hell of a job.

00:40:06We saw some impressive things from Miles Boyd,

00:40:09and right now, there again, he has a lottery ticket.

00:40:12He has a chance to prove that he has what it takes

00:40:15to work at this level.

00:40:17That goes back to your point, I guess,

00:40:19from when he arrived in that breakout tournament

00:40:21to having to be molded by someone like Charlie Dixon.

00:40:25Charlie Dixon.

00:40:28H-U-C-C has definitely done a great job with Miles Boyd.

00:40:32This is a kid.

00:40:33This is a kid who has grown exponentially

00:40:36over this last 365 days.

00:40:38You've got to give him a lot of credit for that.

00:40:40But is he ready?

00:40:41Is he ready for this moment?

00:40:45The answer right now is the moment belongs to Oba Femi,

00:40:49and as we get into maybe an uncomfortable part

00:40:51of this matchup, as Femi just continues to dominate, Corey,

00:40:55what does Miles need to remember

00:40:57when you're in deep waters against, well,

00:40:59an absolute destroyer, but another dropkick

00:41:01dropped the champion.

00:41:02I don't know if there's anything that Miles can remember

00:41:04because he's never really been in this situation.

00:41:06We know Bourne has the cardio.

00:41:08When you train with NQCC, you've got a gas tank on you.

00:41:11That was the dropkick, the very same dropkick

00:41:13that propelled Miles Bourne's career to this opportunity.

00:41:17Bourne, I think the fact sometimes what you don't know

00:41:20can help you, that's the case for Miles Bourne tonight.

00:41:23Well, that's the second time he's been able to hit

00:41:25Oba Femi with that dropkick.

00:41:27Maybe the third time will be the charm, but again,

00:41:29Oba just planning with another backbreaker,

00:41:33Miles Bourne, and now just trying to get a submission

00:41:37to prove a point to send a message.

00:41:39He hit Oba with a big shot, that big dropkick,

00:41:41but I'm going to tell you right now,

00:41:42he's going to have to do that in concessions.

00:41:44I mean, I'm talking about in combinations

00:41:46if you want to try to stop the big man's momentum.

00:41:51Trying to rally Miles Bourne right now.

00:41:53Again, the unknown for Bourne.

00:41:55You can get all the hours in the gym.

00:41:57Oh, good night.

00:41:59But nothing trains you guys for taking a clothesline like that.

00:42:03Beauty.

00:42:04You're not going to get your head taken off like that

00:42:06at Planet Fitness, I assure you that much.

00:42:09Oba Femi now settling in,

00:42:11and this is exactly what Bourne wanted to avoid,

00:42:14letting Oba make this his match.

00:42:16This is what the ruler does so well, so regularly.

00:42:19He weathers the early storm, and he makes it his match.

00:42:23Well, he might have just made a little bit of a mistake there,

00:42:25and Miles Bourne trying to capitalize.

00:42:27Going to have to do a little bit more

00:42:28than what he's doing in this moment,

00:42:29but it's been effective.

00:42:30Trying to hold on, trying to squeeze,

00:42:33trying to wear down the much larger Oba Femi,

00:42:36who's trying to desperately create a little bit of separation,

00:42:39but closing that space again is the challenger.

00:42:41Great display of tenacity from the challenger,

00:42:43Miles Bourne with the sleeper hold applied.

00:42:45It looks like Oba still has his chin

00:42:46underneath the forearm of Miles Bourne,

00:42:48so Miles is able to get the full effect

00:42:50of this sleeper hold submission,

00:42:52but this is still going to wear down Oba slowly.

00:42:55You can see the effects right now of both these men here,

00:42:59and I wonder, though,

00:43:00is this where someone like Charlie Dempsey

00:43:02or Tavion Heights or Ren Sinclair

00:43:04would be helpful to Miles

00:43:05if they were out there to help coach him up?

00:43:07Dude, I don't think extra years or anything like that

00:43:10is going to help Miles right now.

00:43:12I mean, I don't think he needs any white noise.

00:43:14I think he just needs to concentrate.

00:43:16This is a moment.

00:43:17It's a moment, like I say, of a lifetime for Miles Bourne.

00:43:19Can he land that one big shot to perhaps take it all?

00:43:23Whoa!

00:43:24Well, Miles acknowledging.

00:43:25Oh, the third time that drop kick!

00:43:28There it is!

00:43:29The ruler sent spilling to the floor.

00:43:31The challenger now with an opportunity

00:43:33to make something happen.

00:43:34Here comes Miles Bourne!

00:43:36Oh!

00:43:37Ho, ho, ho!

00:43:38Yeah!

00:43:42Big suit bone right hand right on the jaw of the challenger.

00:43:45Now the ruler!

00:43:46Oh, man!

00:43:47Two knees to the gut!

00:43:49Into the count, and...

00:43:51I don't mean to go one way with it,

00:43:55but in this matchup, in this juncture,

00:43:57is this just a little bit too much for Miles Bourne?

00:44:00Miles Bourne still has breath in his lungs

00:44:02and a beat in his heart, as you referenced earlier.

00:44:04Bourne not looking like he's ready to quit.

00:44:06Almost trying to force Miles to feel uncomfortable, to suffer,

00:44:10but it looks like Miles is still able to hang tough somehow.

00:44:13Trying to get to that bottom rope right now, trying to crawl.

00:44:16Bourne now maybe just trying to break the grip,

00:44:19not taking the easy way out.

00:44:21Trying to fight his way free in Bourne.

00:44:24Great transition by Ova right into the rear chin lock,

00:44:27just utilizing Miles' own movement against him.

00:44:30And now there's a vice-like grip around the jaw.

00:44:33And with all that weight of Ova Femi leaning on the back of Miles Bourne,

00:44:36it's making it hard for him to breathe as well.

00:44:38It's exhausting. It's exhausting for Miles Bourne.

00:44:40Not to mention the barrage of heavy strikes from the ruler.

00:44:44The challenger lands on his feet back in the corner.

00:44:47Oh!

00:44:48That could be the shot I was talking about right there, guys.

00:44:51That could be it, and maybe the moment is not too big for Miles Bourne.

00:44:56Maybe this is exactly what Bourne needed,

00:44:59that window of opportunity you talked about, Booker.

00:45:02I'll tell you something.

00:45:03Miles Bourne didn't just come in here to play, guys.

00:45:05He came here to walk away and the new champion.

00:45:08I'm going to tell you right now, he's so close.

00:45:10He's so close.

00:45:11Can the kid fight?

00:45:12Can he keep it going?

00:45:13Here we go.

00:45:14Bourne told me earlier, you never fear the man who bleeds.

00:45:17You fear the man who bleeds.

00:45:19You fear the man who bleeds.

00:45:21You fear the silent poison of regret.

00:45:24Wounds heal, but the wound of never daring will haunt you as long as the body is dry.

00:45:29And Bourne to fly.

00:45:31Miles landed his shot here in Tampa.

00:45:34That shot I was talking about right there.

00:45:36The kid right now, he could be about to cash in, Nick.

00:45:41Could this be the coup d'etat?

00:45:43And he knew he had to get the champion back into the ring.

00:45:45This may be his first attempt at a singles title,

00:45:47but Miles Bourne knows what he needs to do.

00:45:49Chopping down the tree.

00:45:50Into the cover.

00:45:51Hook of the leg and a near fall.

00:45:53Man.

00:45:55And you sense the energy, Booker, in here is starting to shift to Miles Bourne.

00:46:00Miles already proved that he belonged at this level already, Vic.

00:46:05If he wins this matchup right now, I'm going to tell you,

00:46:07he will shock the world.

00:46:09He will shock the world.

00:46:10Oh, baby.

00:46:11Big power slam.

00:46:12Into the cover for the title and over.

00:46:15Right shoulder off the mat.

00:46:17No secret that Miles Bourne has idolized Randy Orton.

00:46:20That was a Viper-esque power slam to the ruler.

00:46:24Lightning quickness.

00:46:26Incredible impact.

00:46:28And almost dethroning the ruler in the process.

00:46:35Heavy forearms to the jaw of Oba Femi.

00:46:37Oba's down.

00:46:39Got a little cute.

00:46:41Maybe not a risk he wanted to take.

00:46:43And now Oba hoisting up Miles.

00:46:45And it looks like Miles may be going for the ride.

00:46:49He countered.

00:46:50Double saw.

00:46:51Connected.

00:46:52Standing.

00:46:53Moonsault.

00:46:54Did as well.

00:46:55Oh, baby.

00:46:57Got caught.

00:46:58Got caught.

00:46:59Got planted.

00:47:00Massive choke slam.

00:47:03To retain.

00:47:04And Miles gets that left shoulder up.

00:47:07That's the heart.

00:47:08That's the heart Miles Bourne was talking about earlier, guys.

00:47:11Once you go to the start of this matchup,

00:47:13if you think about when both men came out,

00:47:15there was a loud ovation for Oba Femi,

00:47:17not so much for Miles Bourne.

00:47:18It seems to me those here in Tampa are starting to rally

00:47:21and believe in Miles Bourne here tonight.

00:47:23The tide is turning right now.

00:47:24Miles Bourne has the support.

00:47:26And that sixth man is so important in this business sometimes.

00:47:30Is this a case of Miles trying to get cute again, Corey?

00:47:32I think Miles is running on instinct,

00:47:34perhaps running a little low on his bag of tricks,

00:47:36trying to figure out whatever he can.

00:47:38That might do it.

00:47:39Spiked Oba Femi with a DDT.

00:47:41That's what Bourne needed.

00:47:43Bourne now seeing that the champion is on the back foot.

00:47:47Miles looking for an exclamation point of sorts

00:47:52to win the championship.

00:47:54Able to roll right through,

00:47:56get right back to his feet,

00:47:57charge right in,

00:47:58and fall from grace.

00:47:59Countered.

00:48:00Hurricanrana.

00:48:01Shoulders down.

00:48:03Oh.

00:48:05And oh.

00:48:06Oba might be done playing around.

00:48:08Massive forearm.

00:48:11And whoa.

00:48:13No way.

00:48:14No way.

00:48:17Unbelievable.

00:48:20Snap in back like a rubber band.

00:48:22The resiliency of the challenger.

00:48:26Who just screamed out,

00:48:28come on.

00:48:29He knows this is that moment.

00:48:30He's going to do it.

00:48:31This is his chance.

00:48:32He's going to do it.

00:48:33For the championship.

00:48:35To conquer.

00:48:36The Conqueror.

00:48:41Oba with a little too much left in the tank.

00:48:44Impressive as that is.

00:48:46Look back at the full extension on the splash from the challenger.

00:48:51Driving all the wind out of the lungs of the NXT champion.

00:48:55But there still remains work to do for Miles Bourne.

00:49:03Come on.

00:49:08This is a questionable decision for the challenger to stand in trade blows

00:49:12with Oba Femi.

00:49:14And right into it goes Miles Bourne and another one from Oba.

00:49:19Got caught with a clothesline.

00:49:22Oh, man.

00:49:23Just took a shot under the jaw.

00:49:25A lesser man wouldn't be standing.

00:49:27But that fourth drop kick just dropped the champion.

00:49:32It's working.

00:49:34Keep going back to it, Miles.

00:49:36Slowly but surely.

00:49:38Charging in and oh.

00:49:41Uppercut.

00:49:43And Oba Femi now.

00:49:45The ruler wants some insurance.

00:49:49Looking for that patented fall from grace powerbomb.

00:49:57You've got to be kidding me.

00:50:01Oba shot.

00:50:03Tampa shot.

00:50:05The heart right there, this kid.

00:50:07You cannot question Miles Bourne's heart, man.

00:50:10He said he may not have the strength advantage, the height advantage.

00:50:14But you couldn't question his heart.

00:50:16No one's questioning it now in this moment.

00:50:19Miles Bourne removing all doubt that he does indeed belong.

00:50:23Here comes Oba once again.

00:50:26Full speed ahead.

00:50:28Covering the challenger.

00:50:31Third one.

00:50:32Oh, no, no.

00:50:33He's going to do it.

00:50:34Down and another near fall.

00:50:36Oh.

00:50:38What is left in the, ooh.

00:50:41Oh, that might be all that is left.

00:50:43D-cleaner right there, man.

00:50:46Of the challenger.

00:50:49Somehow, someway though, Miles pulled himself back up.

00:50:54And Oba Femi now.

00:50:56Just tossing another human life.

00:51:00Meat.

00:51:01Fall from grace a second time.

00:51:07And not to be outdone, the ruler ruling the ring once more.

00:51:17Oba retains.

00:51:19Here is your winner, and still the NXT champion, Oba Femi.

00:51:34Can't take anything away from the challenger, though, here tonight.

00:51:39Miles Bourne certainly tested the limits of the ruler.

00:51:42But Oba Femi with another reminder for the entire WWE universe.

00:51:49Of just why he is the ruler.

00:51:52Of why he is arguably the most dominant champion in the game today.

00:51:57No one thrives under the bright lights quite like Oba Femi.

00:52:03Well, the future is still bright for the challenger here tonight.

00:52:08Miles Bourne, who gave it his all.

00:52:13But here at Battleground, the reign of the ruler continues in NXT.

00:52:26A nod of approval from the ruler.

00:52:29This isn't the last we've heard of Miles Bourne.

00:52:42And I will finally be hopeless.

00:52:53And nobody better try me.

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00:53:50And the history-making all-women's spectacle Evolution on Sunday, July 13th.

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00:54:10But that is in Atlanta.

00:54:11We are live tonight in Tampa.

00:54:13Raw in 24 hours.

00:54:15And what a weekend it has been here for the WWE.

00:54:19What a night it has been thus far here at Battleground.

00:54:23Wait, what?

00:54:24Oh, there's a camera!

00:54:25Cut to the camera!

00:54:26Go!

00:54:42Move!

00:54:45Take that!

00:54:46Take it!

00:55:00An absolute melee backstage.

00:55:02I don't even know what.

00:55:03There was so much chaos.

00:55:04I have no idea what to think about what we just saw.

00:55:07Well, we're trying to resettle in because we don't know what we just witnessed

00:55:09at Graves Point.

00:55:10It was a fight!

00:55:11It certainly was a fight.

00:55:12What a night it has been here in Tampa.

00:55:14But let's talk about what's going to happen this Tuesday live on NXT.

00:55:19These two had to be separated even earlier tonight as well.

00:55:23Our general manager, Ava, wants this issue over.

00:55:26Sainz wants to beat the ego out of Ethan and turn the page on his revolution.

00:55:31North American title is on the line.

00:55:3348 hours on NXT.

00:55:36We're talking about this young man during the last matchup with Obafemi,

00:55:40the LFG Season 1 winner, Jasper Troy,

00:55:44makes his single debut on NXT this Tuesday.

00:55:49Not only that coming your way this Tuesday.

00:55:51She's emotional.

00:55:52Some say she's unstable.

00:55:54She is Tatum Paxley.

00:55:55She looks to strike back against Jada Parker.

00:55:58These two go one-on-one Tuesday on NXT.

00:56:02And Miles Bourne's NQCC stablemate, Tavion Heights, issued the challenge.

00:56:08TNA wrestler Mike Santana has answered it.

00:56:12It is official.

00:56:13Santana versus Heights.

00:56:15One-on-one Tuesday night.

00:56:17On the topic of TNA, it is time for history.

00:56:21First time ever the TNA world title is defended on WWE programming.

00:56:26Will Joe Hendry receive a standing ovation

00:56:29or will Trick Williams prove that Hendry is just an average Joe?

00:56:40What does it mean to be TNA champion?

00:56:43For most of us, it was a launching pad.

00:56:47If you want to be the best, you got to beat the best.

00:56:50And here I am, TNA champion.

00:56:54For some of us, a career resurgence.

00:56:57But for the last 23 years,

00:56:59the TNA champion has been the embodiment of this underdog promotion.

00:57:04And in those two decades,

00:57:06no title holder has carried the TNA brand quite like the current champion.

00:57:22Joe Hendry, the Scottish-born champion

00:57:25who has made us all believe,

00:57:27not just in him, but in TNA wrestling.

00:57:32As champion, Hendry has led a resurgence for this company.

00:57:42Joe Hendry is here in NXT.

00:57:46Sellout crowds.

00:57:47Do you believe in Joe Hendry?

00:57:53Viral moments.

00:57:57Moment of the night.

00:57:59I believe in Joe Hendry.

00:58:01The TNA champion is here.

00:58:04And even surprise appearances at WrestleMania.

00:58:09He has left an indelible impact

00:58:12on the entire landscape of professional wrestling.

00:58:15Oh, my God!

00:58:19Trick Williams, NXT's franchise player.

00:58:23I started my WWE career with nothing but ambition.

00:58:27I came with a work ethic and a good attitude.

00:58:30From the rookie to the champion.

00:58:34I came with a work ethic and a good attitude.

00:58:37From the rookie to the main event.

00:58:39The leader of the Whoop-That era.

00:58:41Six-foot-three, 135 tall.

00:58:44I'm the greatest wrestling star, man.

00:58:46Let's talk about it.

00:58:48Trick knows exactly what it's like

00:58:50to carry the weight of a brand as a champion.

00:58:53He's done it twice for NXT.

00:58:55That's all it is, and that's all it's gonna be.

00:58:58I may not have the NXT title, but I'm still the man.

00:59:01And now Trick looks to make history

00:59:04and become the new face of TNA wrestling.

00:59:10Tonight, we make a new moment in history.

00:59:13For the first time ever,

00:59:15the TNA championship will be defended

00:59:17at a WWE premium live event.

00:59:21You did this to yourself, Joe.

00:59:23I'm gonna take what means the most to you,

00:59:25and that's that TNA title.

00:59:26I'm defending this against TNA wrestlers,

00:59:29NXT superstars, and I'm putting them down.

00:59:32You are a social media sensation.

00:59:35Trick Williams is bigger than NXT.

00:59:37I'm bigger than TNA, and I'm a Hollywood trick.

00:59:40You used to be somebody

00:59:41that these people could get behind.

00:59:44You used to be someone

00:59:45that could leave that locker room.

00:59:47Truth is, Trick Williams is a whiny bitch.

00:59:51I'm gonna take your fame.

00:59:53I'm gonna take your title.

00:59:54And I'm gonna take your brand.

00:59:55When the dust finally settles at Battleground,

01:00:00who will be the face of TNA?

01:00:13Well, there is Carlos Silva.

01:00:15He is the president of TNA wrestling.

01:00:17He is ringside to witness this historic main event

01:00:21here tonight for the TNA World Championship

01:00:24at WWE Battleground.

01:00:38Uh-huh.

01:00:40Uh-huh.

01:00:42That's right.

01:00:44That's me.

01:00:46Oh, yeah, man.

01:00:48Oh, yeah, man.

01:00:50That's Trick.

01:00:51Look at him.

01:00:54Call not a granny.

01:00:56That man.

01:00:58Oh, yeah, man.

01:01:00Oh, yeah, man.

01:01:02That's Trick.

01:01:03Well, Book, does Trick have the home field advantage

01:01:07here at Battleground?

01:01:09Listen to him.

01:01:10Listen to the people.

01:01:11They love him.

01:01:12They love him.

01:01:13And we talking about the TNA president.

01:01:15That smile is about to get turned upside down

01:01:20because Trick Wiggins is about to walk out

01:01:23and do TNA champion.

01:01:26I'm talking about three-time world title around his waist.

01:01:30Oh, give it to him, man.

01:01:32Give it to him, too.

01:01:34NXT championship, TNA championship.

01:01:37Give him the world, dog.

01:01:39No one's going to give him anything.

01:01:40He's going to have to earn it here at Battleground.

01:01:44That is.

01:01:45You see him just throw it up.

01:01:47You see him throw it up.

01:01:49You see that?

01:01:52Hurry.

01:01:53Hurry.

01:01:57That's that dog eating.

01:01:59That's that dog.

01:02:02And here he is.

01:02:26You guys don't seem too excited.

01:02:28Well, I was allowing the WWE Universe,

01:02:31who in unison are standing on their feet.

01:02:34This is why I asked you about a home field advantage.

01:02:37Because it seems just like those that were trying to whoop that trick

01:02:41are chanting, we believe.

01:02:43We believe.

01:02:57Pointing over here at Carlos Silva.

01:03:00Joe Hendry knows how important this is.

01:03:03That might be the understatement of the millennium.

01:03:06Joe Hendry has the weight of an entire company on his shoulder right now

01:03:11in the TNA Championship.

01:03:13How in the world do you expect Joe Hendry to go back to TNA

01:03:17if he somehow lets that gold slip through his fingers

01:03:21to a WWE superstar?

01:03:23That is career suicide.

01:03:26Let's go up to Mike Rome.

01:03:29The following contest scheduled for one fall

01:03:34is for the TNA World Championship.

01:03:45Introducing the challenger

01:03:48from Columbia, South Carolina

01:03:52weighing in at 240 pounds

01:03:57Trin Williams.

01:04:05And his opponent

01:04:10from Edinburgh, Scotland

01:04:14weighing in at 252 pounds

01:04:19a pure motivation

01:04:22he is the TNA World Champion

01:04:27Joe Hendry!

01:04:35Hardy Boyz, Moose

01:04:37recent TNA champions that were successful

01:04:41against WWE superstars.

01:04:48But piggybacking off of what you just said, Graves

01:04:50take away the individuals for a moment.

01:04:52Describe the magnitude of this matchup

01:04:55in the world of professional wrestling.

01:04:58This could completely change the landscape of the industry.

01:05:01To my point, Joe Hendry is the face of TNA right now.

01:05:04A right that he won by defeating a former WWE superstar

01:05:08known here as Dolph Ziggler.

01:05:10Now Nick Nimitz there.

01:05:11Hendry has what it takes.

01:05:13But listen to this place!

01:05:15This place is starting to rock!

01:05:22Because to Graves' point, Booker

01:05:25everyone that is in this building

01:05:27knows the magnitude of this moment.

01:05:31Just like the WBA, the WBC, the IBF

01:05:34this is a major title, man.

01:05:36This is a major championship right here.

01:05:38The TNA World Heavyweight Championship.

01:05:41Give it up, man!

01:05:42Well Hendry, a little bit of momentum coming into this matchup

01:05:45he and Elijah picked up a win over a trick in Kazarian

01:05:48that happened this past Friday at TNA Under Siege.

01:05:53We have to look at both sides of the coin.

01:05:54As catastrophic as this could potentially be for Joe Hendry

01:05:57if Joe Hendry does succeed in defending his gold tonight

01:06:01behind enemy lines on the WWE PLE

01:06:04think of what that does, not only for Hendry's career

01:06:06but TNA as a whole.

01:06:08That's going to be the company on the names of people's lips.

01:06:11Well Joe Hendry now coming out firing, as you heard

01:06:14250 pounds of pure motivation!

01:06:21This is a man who is in the Royal Rumble.

01:06:23A man who competed at WrestleMania.

01:06:25John Mercy last fall was the first TNA wrestler to challenge for the NXT title.

01:06:29Think about that motivation.

01:06:31Think about those accomplishments of Joe Hendry

01:06:33that are driving Trick Williams

01:06:35because Trick believes he should be that man.

01:06:37Trick believes he should have been at WrestleMania this year.

01:06:41Trick believes that the world should be talking about him

01:06:43not a guy who works for the other company.

01:06:45Well, Graves, I think though that Hendry has proven

01:06:48he is no average wrestler.

01:06:50I'm not going to argue with you on that point.

01:06:52I'm a big fan of Joe Hendry.

01:06:53I think Joe Hendry's incredible.

01:06:54I think everything has come his way.

01:06:56But, you can be very, very motivated

01:06:58by watching somebody else succeed where you should be.

01:07:01We've been receiving a lot of high praise from AJ Styles

01:07:05as we heard moments ago

01:07:07making Trick think that Trick is no small man.

01:07:12Trick Williams deceptively large.

01:07:14Cover here by Hendry.

01:07:16Title on the line and Williams kicking out.

01:07:18Guys, we're about two minutes in

01:07:20and these guys right now are running hard and heavy

01:07:23in this matchup.

01:07:24How long will it last like this?

01:07:26That's the question.

01:07:27It'll last until one man's shoulders are down for three.

01:07:29They tap out or they get counted out.

01:07:30Booker, what is it though about Joe Hendry

01:07:33that has captured the world?

01:07:35I think he's just the common man.

01:07:37He's the guy who started this business the hard way

01:07:39on the independent circuit.

01:07:41Grinded.

01:07:42And a guy like that, you've got to give him a lot of credit.

01:07:44Came all the way here to the States from Scotland

01:07:47to take over North America.

01:07:49You've got to give him that.

01:07:50And now he's the TNA World Heavyweight Champion.

01:07:53Graves, I saw you talking to Joe Hendry earlier

01:07:55about some of his background.

01:07:56Yeah, Joe Hendry possesses a black belt in judo

01:08:00and actually left his pro wrestling career aside

01:08:04to pursue amateur wrestling, freestyle, and Greco.

01:08:08British senior national champion in freestyle wrestling.

01:08:12That is incredible to take a hiatus from this game.

01:08:16Oh, baby!

01:08:17You just saw the far away slam and now mocking Joe Hendry.

01:08:23Oh, and Hendry not going to like that.

01:08:25Got caught.

01:08:26Oh!

01:08:27Just like that.

01:08:28Is this over?

01:08:29A bookend and a kick out.

01:08:30Man, beautiful bookend as well.

01:08:32Precision timing.

01:08:33I've been working with him on that.

01:08:35Well, Booker, how has Hendry's confidence grown

01:08:38since April the 20th?

01:08:40That, of course, is WrestleMania.

01:08:43No, you got to give Joe Hendry a hell of a lot of credit

01:08:47coming into WrestleMania.

01:08:49On short notice going in there,

01:08:51taking on one of the all-time greats in Randy Orton.

01:08:54Just came up a little bit short.

01:08:56Oh!

01:08:57Oh!

01:08:58Fall away off the ropes!

01:08:59Cover!

01:09:00Wait a minute.

01:09:01Wait a minute.

01:09:02Here in Tampa on a near fall for Joe Hendry

01:09:05who won the TNA World title at Genesis in January.

01:09:08Been a banner 2025 as we've already covered.

01:09:11226 days as champion.

01:09:14Loves to remind Trick Williams that he was on WrestleMania.

01:09:18He competed on the grandest stage of them all

01:09:20and also took Trick Williams' Royal Rumble spot,

01:09:24which is something you alluded to earlier.

01:09:26Shoulders down and a kick out.

01:09:27Well, it's certainly something worth bragging about

01:09:29if you're Joe Hendry.

01:09:30Shoulders down yet again.

01:09:31But it's also a potentially great motivator

01:09:34for Trick Williams to be the one to knock him off.

01:09:36Another cover.

01:09:37Joe Hendry right now showing you

01:09:39the amateur background he has.

01:09:41And what we just saw was Trick using the skills

01:09:44and the tools that he possesses.

01:09:46Trick Williams is a long competitor.

01:09:48He can hit you from far away.

01:09:49You don't have to be in close quarters with Trick.

01:09:51Hendry thrives there.

01:09:53Hendry wants to keep it tight, keep it close.

01:09:55But Trick won't allow that to happen.

01:09:57You're playing off his length

01:09:58because he's 6'4", 6'5".

01:10:00His frame.

01:10:01Yes, his physical frame.

01:10:02You're talking about pump kicks.

01:10:03I mean, Booker, you used an axe kick as well.

01:10:05I mean, there's a lot of truth to what Graves just brought up.

01:10:08Look at Trick Williams.

01:10:09I mean, you talk about his background.

01:10:11Trick is not, you know, your typical wrestler

01:10:14or anything like that.

01:10:15He's a fighter.

01:10:16He's a street fighter.

01:10:17And he's just gonna go out there

01:10:18and rely on his instincts and his instincts alone.

01:10:21That's what's taking him this far, guys.

01:10:23When you talk about the amateur background,

01:10:24judo and whatnot,

01:10:25if it breaks down into just a straight street fight,

01:10:28do you still give the nod to Hendry?

01:10:30I don't know.

01:10:31I mean, I would never bet against Trick Williams

01:10:32in any sort of circumstance where hands are being thrown.

01:10:35Case in point right there.

01:10:36Trick knows what he's doing.

01:10:37Oh, baby!

01:10:39Modified axe kick right there.

01:10:40Beautiful.

01:10:41You learned that from U2, Book?

01:10:42I mean, you know, we've been working on a couple of these.

01:10:43Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

01:10:44What?

01:10:49Uh-huh.

01:10:50Give it to him.

01:10:51Give it to him.

01:10:52Uh-huh.

01:10:53Give it to him, baby.

01:10:54Oh, yeah!

01:10:57I told you he'd been working.

01:10:59I told you.

01:11:00I told you.

01:11:01Uh-huh.

01:11:02Oh, what the heck?

01:11:03What the heck?

01:11:04And a right bottom cover by Hendry

01:11:07to retain in a near fall.

01:11:10Hey, Book, I'm going to give you the Joe Hendry stare

01:11:14for the duration of this one

01:11:15after we watch Trick Williams humiliate you

01:11:18in front of all of Tampa, Florida,

01:11:21and nearly cost himself a game-changing opportunity.

01:11:28They're chanting,

01:11:29we believe, we believe here in Tampa.

01:11:32Well, I don't believe, damn it.

01:11:35And Trick dropping Joe Hendry.

01:11:37And, you know, all joking aside,

01:11:38another great kick from Trick.

01:11:40I mean, do either of you believe

01:11:42that Trick wants the championship

01:11:43so he can represent TNA?

01:11:45Not just that.

01:11:47He wants to rub it in TNA's face.

01:11:50Here we go. Here we go.

01:11:51Here we...

01:11:52Ah!

01:11:54Think about this, Book.

01:11:55We talk week after week after week

01:11:57about this business being about checks

01:11:59and about championships.

01:12:00Trick Williams could potentially double dip

01:12:02not only as an NXT superstar,

01:12:04but head to TNA.

01:12:05Can you imagine?

01:12:06Twice the paycheck.

01:12:07Can you imagine? I'm talking to you.

01:12:08It's about long green ducats

01:12:10in this business right now.

01:12:12Trick Williams is about to cash in.

01:12:14Here we go, baby.

01:12:16A true trick.

01:12:18Hendry rolls through.

01:12:19Great display of power.

01:12:20No way.

01:12:21There's no way he can do that.

01:12:22Hell yes, there is.

01:12:23No way.

01:12:24250 pounds of pure motivation.

01:12:26What the hell?

01:12:27And...

01:12:29Wow!

01:12:30Big power move from Hendry

01:12:32into a cover.

01:12:33Another near fall.

01:12:35John Hendry right now.

01:12:37I wonder what's going through his mind.

01:12:38And it's important to note, too,

01:12:39about Trick Williams.

01:12:40A year ago, Booker, it was Trick

01:12:42who was against an outsider coming to NXT

01:12:45at this very event, Ethan Page.

01:12:47Now he's the outsider

01:12:49trying to become the first active WWE superstar

01:12:51to win a TNA championship.

01:12:53I think we gotta give it up for Trick Williams.

01:12:55I mean, and who better?

01:12:56Who better to be in this position

01:12:58other than Trick Williams,

01:12:59a two-time NXT champion?

01:13:02That's the guy right there.

01:13:04The guy who has won

01:13:05the North American championship.

01:13:07Who better?

01:13:08Who better than this guy right here?

01:13:10You said it.

01:13:11Six foot four.

01:13:12Chiseled, carved out of granite

01:13:14with an edge deep like no other.

01:13:17Here we go.

01:13:18Let me get out the way.

01:13:19Well, I also want to bring up the point

01:13:20that our official out here

01:13:21checking on Joe Hendry

01:13:23is not in the ring

01:13:24with the standard ten count.

01:13:25He does not want to see a match

01:13:26of this magnitude.

01:13:27Referee should not be doing that.

01:13:29Referee should not be interfering

01:13:31in this matchup right now

01:13:33at this time, guys.

01:13:34Go put your stripes on, Book.

01:13:36Why don't you jump in there

01:13:37and show them how it's done?

01:13:38You can stack the deck in Trick's favor

01:13:40even further.

01:13:41I'm not doing that.

01:13:42I mean, if he's hurt, call the match.

01:13:44If he's hurt, throw the ex up.

01:13:46Well, Trick once again

01:13:47mocking Joe Hendry.

01:13:49Not just mocking a man.

01:13:50Not just mocking a champion.

01:13:52Mocking an entire company.

01:13:53A company in which their president,

01:13:55Carlos Silva,

01:13:56is sitting right here watching this.

01:13:58Right.

01:13:59He's watching right now

01:14:00Joe Hendry get the hell beat out of him.

01:14:02That's what he's watching.

01:14:03I think he's probably worried

01:14:05that Chet Lemon and Black Snow

01:14:06may reunite.

01:14:08Well, Trick Williams right now

01:14:10looking for a big swing.

01:14:12Oh, baby!

01:14:13Cover him!

01:14:14Cover him, Trick!

01:14:15And a near fall.

01:14:17Come on, Trick.

01:14:18We are so close.

01:14:19I think right now

01:14:21I think right now

01:14:22you got to imagine

01:14:24what those

01:14:25and you're the one who brought it up

01:14:26and you brought it up a few times

01:14:27the locker rooms.

01:14:28Not just of TNA

01:14:29but the locker room here in NXT.

01:14:31The reactions.

01:14:32What they're feeling right now.

01:14:33Listen, I'll be honest with you.

01:14:34If Trick Williams dethrones

01:14:35the TNA champion

01:14:36and brings it to NXT

01:14:37Trick Williams deserves

01:14:38whatever he wants.

01:14:39He wants a bust?

01:14:40Great.

01:14:41He wants his own locker room?

01:14:42Absolutely.

01:14:43This is a game-changing opportunity

01:14:44on both sides.

01:14:45Positively for Trick Williams.

01:14:47Potentially very negative

01:14:49for Joe Hendry.

01:14:52You can hear with every move

01:14:54Joe Hendry right now

01:14:55in pain.

01:14:56It goes back to those steel steps.

01:14:57His body bouncing off them.

01:14:59And now getting bounced!

01:15:00Getting dropped!

01:15:01Neckbreaker!

01:15:02Cover him!

01:15:03Title on the line

01:15:04and Trick

01:15:05not able quite to get the three.

01:15:07There is still a lot of fight left.

01:15:09Yeah, but you can sense right now

01:15:10that Trick is closing in

01:15:12on the victory, guys.

01:15:13I'm feeling it.

01:15:14It seems like

01:15:15it seems like Joe Hendry is fading

01:15:17here in these deep waters, guys.

01:15:20Don't count Hendry out just yet.

01:15:22Making it back to a vertical base

01:15:24in this front base.

01:15:25Lock it up.

01:15:26Great move by Trick.

01:15:27Looking for the body scissors.

01:15:28Weighing Hendry down.

01:15:30Goes back to what you were talking about

01:15:32with the length, with the body size.

01:15:33Trick Williams now able to

01:15:35squeeze the air

01:15:36out of Joe Hendry.

01:15:41Tampa not ready to send

01:15:42Joe Hendry home just yet.

01:15:44And this motivation machine

01:15:45somehow back up.

01:15:47Look at this power

01:15:49from the TNA champion.

01:15:51Joe Hendry not ready to go home.

01:15:54Joe Hendry right now

01:15:55is breathing deep, though.

01:15:56So is Trick Williams.

01:15:59This is those proverbial

01:16:00deep waters, Booker,

01:16:01you've been bringing up tonight.

01:16:03We're in those deep waters

01:16:04and right now, I must say

01:16:05that was very impressive

01:16:07by Joe Hendry to pull off that suplex

01:16:09right there from that position.

01:16:11But looking at this scene right now,

01:16:12how much does Hendry have left

01:16:14in the tank?

01:16:15The same question must be asked

01:16:17of Trick Williams.

01:16:18This is where champions

01:16:19prove their mettle.

01:16:20Well, for Joe Hendry,

01:16:21he's been counted out so many times

01:16:22throughout his career.

01:16:24When he was overseas,

01:16:25before he got to TNA,

01:16:26even when he was in TNA,

01:16:27nobody said anything

01:16:29like he has done

01:16:30would ever happen

01:16:31to somebody from the outside.

01:16:33But he's showing you right now.

01:16:35Don't stop.

01:16:36Keep believing.

01:16:37Big fall away slam.

01:16:39Don't accept imitations.

01:16:45That's right!

01:16:57Tampa's starting to believe.

01:17:03Oh, oh, oh again!

01:17:09Steph Curry leavesists today!

01:17:12Ovation to retain

01:17:13The TNA World Title, and Trick using those long limbs yet again to keep this match alive.

01:17:22That was brilliant ring awareness by Trick Williams.

01:17:27You just gotta wonder now for Joe Hendry.

01:17:31This is the first time I've seen something resembling frustration on the face of the TNA champion.

01:17:37Is doubt creeping into the mind of Joe Hendry?

01:17:44What's Hendry thinking?

01:17:47What's he-

01:17:48Adjust the-

01:17:49Is he looking?

01:17:50You don't think.

01:17:52And Trick-

01:17:53Oh!

01:17:54Got him!

01:17:55Perfect!

01:17:56We need to say that one more time.

01:17:58Joe took a little bit too much time, but wait a minute!

01:18:00That might have been a fatal mistake though.

01:18:02Trick got a little overzealous and sent crashing to the outside.

01:18:06Hendry with a moment to recover, to compose himself.

01:18:09TNA World Champion-

01:18:11Oh no!

01:18:12And that's the second time Joe Hendry has met those steel steps.

01:18:17Yet again Hendry took just a fraction of a second too long.

01:18:20This could be the end of Joe Hendry!

01:18:23Trick now-

01:18:28Just driving the champion.

01:18:30Made it!

01:18:31Doesn't matter what you want to call it, I've said it before.

01:18:34Yuranagi, bookend, rock bottom, that could be the end of Joe Hendry.

01:18:39Trick Williams now in control.

01:18:41Looking for that trick shot!

01:18:43He connected!

01:18:44Under the jaw!

01:18:45Falls into the cover!

01:18:46Hook of the leg!

01:18:47And no, no, no, no, no, no!

01:18:49People are believing-

01:18:50What the hell?

01:18:51People are believing all over the world that the TNA World Champion still has some fight left in him.

01:18:56Trick realizing he's got to find something else.

01:18:59He needs to kick it into that next gear.

01:19:01Take it to the next level.

01:19:02Hendry is still down.

01:19:04Perhaps still woozy after the first trick shot from Williams.

01:19:08Think about the trick kick.

01:19:09Think about going through this table.

01:19:10Think about not one, but two times going into the steel steps of-

01:19:15Trick, you've got to earn it first.

01:19:17What's Trick doing now, book?

01:19:20By any means necessary, doll.

01:19:23He can't get disqualified, Booker.

01:19:25If he hits him, he doesn't win the championship.

01:19:28Hendry from behind!

01:19:29Shoulders down!

01:19:30Shoulders down!

01:19:31Title out of line and a kick out from Trick.

01:19:34Here we go, another standing O!

01:19:37Trying to hit a second time.

01:19:38Thumb to the eye, though.

01:19:39Rake in the face of the champion.

01:19:41And now Hendry.

01:19:42Oh, face first!

01:19:43Face first on the TNA World Title!

01:19:46And the official's got to let that go.

01:19:48That was incidental, but the title was on the ground.

01:19:50Hold on a second.

01:19:51Trick shot!

01:19:52That time, under the jaw!

01:19:54Into the cover!

01:19:55Oh, my God!

01:20:01What?

01:20:02Here is your winner, and the new TNA World Champion, Trick Williams!

01:20:18History has been made.

01:20:21This moment will live on forever.

01:20:27The game has changed.

01:20:33What happened here tonight will echo through eternity.

01:20:44Graves, I am absolutely stunned right now.

01:20:50How can you not be?

01:20:51Here's where Trick first introduced the championship to the matchup.

01:20:55He did not have the opportunity to utilize it.

01:20:58Hendry almost capitalized within a fraction of a second.

01:21:02It would have been a successful retention.

01:21:04Looking for the standing O.

01:21:05Trick goes to the eye.

01:21:07Brilliant move.

01:21:08Williams drives Joe Hendry face first onto the TNA Championship.

01:21:14How poetic.

01:21:15Another trick shot from Williams.

01:21:19And new!

01:21:20These repercussions will be felt industry-wide from this moment forward.

01:21:27Congratulations, Trick Williams!

01:21:31The lineage of the TNA title has shifted.

01:21:36Winners get a right history.

01:21:38And on this battleground, the history maker is Trick Williams.

01:21:43Trick has just flipped this partnership on its head.

01:21:47The unthinkable has happened.

01:21:49A WWE NXT Superstar is the TNA World Champion.

01:21:54What does this mean for NXT?

01:21:56Live on Tuesday, Stephanie Viqueira will defend the women's title

01:21:59and Trick will be live on NXT as TNA World Champion.

WWE Battleground 2025 - May 25th 2025 - Full Show (Part-2)

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