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00:00Still to come, the NXT championship is on the line, the demon Finn Balor set to take on Kevin Owens, but guys, the NXT championship will be suspended high above the ring. A ladder match for the title is on the way.
00:20I would fight anyone and everyone.
00:28He totally destroyed Sami Zayn.
00:30Kevin Owens does whatever Kevin Owens wants to do.
00:34Owens is cold and vicious.
00:36I made my intentions very clear.
00:40He's totally destroyed John Cena.
00:43Kevin Owens imposes his will on his opponents.
00:46Kevin Owens continuing to dominate here at NXT.
00:50The demon will slay Kevin Owens.
00:55The following contest is for the NXT championship.
01:03The custom here in Japan for a championship match.
01:08No respect for anyone but himself.
01:10That's Owens.
01:12And here we go.
01:13Balor exploded out of the gates.
01:16Pop-up power pop.
01:17Balor lands on his feet.
01:19NXT champs in trouble.
01:21When the NXT championship is on the line, Finn will rise to the occasion.
01:31And the demon will slay Kevin Owens.
01:35Finn Balor is NXT champion.
01:38Kevin Owens can't believe it.
01:41Balor wins another championship in his beloved Tokyo.
01:47Balor, you need to understand something.
01:53All Japan was, was a fluke.
01:56I don't just want the NXT title anymore.
02:00I need it.
02:01What I want is a ladder match.
02:06Finn Balor, being the champion that he is, said that he will take the match under any stipulation.
02:11Kevin really knows to talk.
02:14You shouldn't have beaten me and it's not going to happen again because that takeover in Brooklyn, the Kevin Owens you faced that night is of a Kevin Owens you've never encountered before.
02:26Balor, Balor might have saved his championship and his career.
02:30Here comes Balor.
02:32Pop-up power bomb.
02:35Finn, buddy, you have no idea what's coming.
02:38When I'm up here, Finn Balor will be down there, beaten, broken, with a doctor and a stretcher, as I reclaim what's always been mine, the NXT title.
02:54Kevin really knows to talk.
02:57Oh my God, it's Finn Balor.
02:59Here we go.
03:02All these shortcuts that Kevin Owens tries to pull, Finn Balor is prepared for that.
03:08Oh, fuck out, and take over.
03:12Not only am I going to beat you for the NXT championship, I'm going to kick your ass and shut your mouth.
03:38All these 깔� or jeans, you have no idea what's going on.
03:43Come, 41, 43, 45, 45, 45, 47, 46, 46, 47, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 49, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 49, 48, 49, 48, 48, 49, 48, 49, 49.
03:55Oh, it'sún Cal, 48, 48, 49, 49, 49, 48, 59, 48, 49, 59, 50, 59!
04:001,2,3, ...
04:03I was sitting up there, watching WWE pay-per-view, and tonight, I made a vengeance.
04:33I was sitting up there, watching WWE pay-per-view, and tonight, I made a vengeance.
05:03I was sitting up there, watching WWE pay-per-view, and tonight, I made a vengeance.
05:33I was sitting up there, watching WWE pay-per-view.
05:40I was sitting up there, watching WWE pay-per-view.
05:48I was sitting up there, watching WWE pay-per-view.
05:55I was sitting up there, watching WWE pay-per-view, and I made a vengeance.
06:02I'm on my own, I made a vengeance.
06:06I left WWE pay-per-view.
06:10I don't know.
06:40I don't know.
07:10I don't know.
07:40I don't know.
08:10I don't know.
08:40I don't know.
09:10I don't know.
09:40I don't know.
10:10And his opponent, from Bray County, Wiglow, Ireland, weighing 190 pounds, he is the NXT champion, Finn Balor!
10:27The NXT championship is on the line.
10:34The NXT championship is on the line, gentlemen, this is a ladder match, no pinfalls, no submissions.
10:43The first man to climb, the first man to climb the ladder and retrieve the championship will walk out of TakeOver Brooklyn with the title.
10:53You know, when you prepare for battle, you know, when you prepare for battle, and Finn Balor has armed himself with the darker side of his personality, the more intensified part of his personality he calls the demon.
11:10Bottom line, the bottom line.
11:13Byron, I agree, sha.
11:17You see the championship being hoisted high above the ring.
11:22Kevin Owens has been in dozens of ladder matches throughout his career.
11:26This is his playground, this is his milieu tonight.
11:28The second ladder match in NXT history.
11:32The first took place at NXT Arrival, February 2014.
11:37Neville won the NXT Championship by defeating Bo Dallas.
11:41The very first live event on the WWE Network.
11:47He's sort of fired up.
11:49Here we go.
11:57And we invite you to use the hashtag Balor versus Owens.
12:03Yeah, squitter.
12:04And look at this immediately, look at this aggression from Finn Balor.
12:07He knew this was gonna be a battle.
12:08He knew he had to tap into the demon and tap into that newfound aggression.
12:11Yeah, but so did Kevin Owens.
12:13Kevin Owens said, you're gonna see it, Kevin Owens, you've never seen it.
12:15Dropkick by Balor.
12:17And from the minute he walked out here, the rage was apparent.
12:20Whatever's going on inside of Kevin Owens' mind is very, very dangerous tonight.
12:24Yeah, you immediately saw there.
12:27Finn Balor looking up high, looking up at that championship,
12:30knowing he's gotta go and grab that ladder to retrieve it.
12:34We know that Kevin Owens is a very desperate man right now.
12:37He said he not only wants the NXT Championship, he needs it.
12:42Owens lost a lot of buzz after losing to John Cena last month,
12:49losing the NXT Championship.
12:52What an elbow.
12:55Kevin Owens said the match in Japan was a fluke.
12:58He said it'll never happen again.
13:09Well, this is what Owens wanted.
13:10Owens had countless victories here in New York during his 15-year career.
13:14He wanted this to be a ladder match.
13:16He wanted this to be a ladder match.
13:18.
13:27Right now Owens is stopping away at Finn Balor.
13:31This is at classic Kevin Owens pace.
13:35Just slow the pace down, dictate the pace, and just do a lot of damage in the meantime.
13:40He enjoys his kind of lolling his opponents.
13:46He loves watching his opponents suffer.
13:49As you said, he loves to take his time and just pick his spots.
13:52Uh-oh.
13:54Trying to fight it, Finn Balor.
14:00Reversal, double footstop to the chest.
14:03Once again, remember,
14:10an opening like this means Finn has got to go out there and grab that ladder.
14:15Kevin Owens answering with a forearm.
14:24Again, you have to climb the ladder, retrieve the championship.
14:28There are no pinfalls.
14:29There are no submissions.
14:31Owens on the move here, Cannonball!
14:33Cannonball!
14:38Owens set to do damage.
14:41Kevin Owens said there will not be some epic battle at the top of the ladder.
14:54He said Finn Balor is gonna be incapacitated.
14:56He's gonna be on the ground in a heap being pinned to by medics.
15:00Owens immediately was trying to go after that ladder, Finn Balor sensed it.
15:04Kevin Owens is gonna do damage to Finn Balor.
15:18Gentlemen, take a look, it is now 11 o'clock Eastern.
15:22If we were on pay-per-view right now, we'd be done.
15:24It'd be over.
15:25Ticked off, but guess what?
15:26It's our network.
15:27So we're staying on a little longer.
15:29There's business to finish.
15:30Look at the audacity of Kevin Owens to sit there and mock Finn Balor.
15:33You're mocking the NXT champion.
15:35The swing blade!
15:39And then you pay for it.
15:40Swing blade by Balor.
15:41Again, the mindset, the strategy for this matchup completely different.
15:48How do you prepare for a ladder match?
15:53What's going after Finn's right on his trail!
15:59That championship looks a long ways away, doesn't it, when you're standing there on that ramp.
16:11Owens is down, Balor with his eyes on the title, dragging the ladder behind him.
16:19Owens hot on his tail.
16:24Come on, Owens!
16:26It's like a war here.
16:28And the ladder used as a weapon.
16:31Right into the chest.
16:36And Owens is set to do damage, as much pain and punishment as he can inflict.
16:45Yeah, remember, there's no disqualification, so everything Kevin Owens does is perfectly legal.
16:50No.
16:51No, no, no, look out!
16:54You gotta love Owens.
16:58It's mind game.
16:59You don't have to love Owens.
17:05It's exploding to the NXT Universe here in Brooklyn.
17:0916,000 strong inside the Barclays Center.
17:13And Balor answering back.
17:20Balor went into this mess not caring physically how much he might be hurt or damaged.
17:29Uh-oh.
17:30As long as he holds on to the NXT title.
17:32Look out, guys.
17:33They're coming our way, perhaps.
17:36Watch out.
17:38Right out into the NXT Universe.
17:45You said it, no disqualifications.
17:48No count outs, no DQs, no nothing.
17:50But you're not gonna win the match out there.
17:52The championship is hanging 20-something feet, or about 20 feet above us right now.
17:57Kevin Owens right now working with Balor if you can somehow eliminate your opponent here.
18:07No, no, no, look out, look out.
18:10Owens perhaps trying to powerbomb Balor.
18:13Balor answers back.
18:16Owens was looking to finish it quick right there.
18:19Vine, Vine, Vine, Vine, Vine.
18:20No concrete floor, no padding on that side of things.
18:23Vine, Vine, Vine.
18:25Vine, Vine, Vine!
18:33Finbalor looking to fall.
18:34Driven back first into the barricade.
18:35Watch out, gost policies.
18:37No, no, no, look out.
18:38Finn Balor sent over the announce table.
18:40Look out, no, no, look out.
18:53Kevin Owens just walked, he just walked the top of the announce table into Balor's skull.
18:58This is why Owens wanted this match, anything goes.
19:00This is why Owens is a dangerous, dangerous man.
19:03There he sees the eyes on the prize right there.
19:08There's nothing Owens cannot do to Finn Balor in this match.
19:12Owens looking under the ring for another ladder.
19:20My.
19:21Finn Balor is hurt, he is stung.
19:26This could change things,
19:28because Kevin doesn't have to get out of the ring, go get that other ladder now.
19:31My goodness, Finn Balor, when he comes,
19:36delivering a drop kick from the top of the announce table, and the ladder crashed right into Owens.
19:41That ladder came down on top of Balor, though.
19:43How much damage did it do to Balor himself?
19:45Take another look.
19:47Running right off our broadcast table,
19:49drop kicking that ladder right in the face of Owens.
19:53As you can see, there was some damage done to Balor there, too.
19:55Looks like Balor's ankle or knee got caught up in that ladder.
19:59The recoil on that impact, but Balor.
20:03And you see him favoring that left side.
20:07Good luck climbing a ladder with a bad leg.
20:10That's a great point, Corey, I mean.
20:12Balor's steering up the championship.
20:14Balor can just muster up the strength.
20:20Owens grabbing hold of the ladder.
20:21Look out, look out, here comes Balor, over the top rope, clearing out Kevin Owens.
20:31Talk about mustering up the strength.
20:33NXT, NXT, NXT, NXT, NXT, NXT, NXT, NXT, NXT, NXT, NXT, NXT, NXT, NXT, NXT, NXT, NXT.
20:43Balor having to keep one eye on that ladder and one eye on Owens.
20:47Owens is down at ringside.
20:48Finn Balor setting up the ladder.
20:52Gonna hurry, he's gotta hurry.
20:54Balor scurrying up the ladder.
20:56Championship on his mind, but Owens rolling back into the ring.
21:00Preventing Balor from climbing to the top.
21:05Face first.
21:13Corey, I can't help think about what you said earlier.
21:17Finn Balor has never been in a ladder match.
21:20He's finding out all about the inherent dangers of a ladder match.
21:24Kevin Owens, on the other hand, very familiar with the concept.
21:27That's why he wanted this match.
21:28That's why he may be about to climb up and retrieve the NXT Championship.
21:32It's climbing the ladder, Balor's stirring.
21:37This battle continues for the NXT Championship.
21:48Two ladders, combustible situation.
21:53No, again, Owens looking to use the weapon as a ladder.
22:00Balor out of the way.
22:02That was a weapon, I should say.
22:05I think in this match, you can see that they are interchangeable words,
22:12aren't they?
22:13And if he goes, more ways than one.
22:16What a close line.
22:21Wow.
22:23Eyes of Finn Balor coming full speed ahead and
22:29then just stopping his tracks, take a look.
22:34Look at the look in the eyes of Balor.
22:36And then immediately Kevin Owens takes it all away.
22:41Turn the lights out quick.
22:48The NXT Championship literally hanging in the balance.
22:52No, no, no!
22:56This is very scary for Finn Balor, because remember we already saw him tweak his leg or
23:01his ankle earlier on, now you see Kevin Owens attacking the ribs.
23:06That's gonna affect the breathing of Finn Balor,
23:09the ability to move quickly.
23:12No, no.
23:13Centon right on the ladder.
23:16Balor's body was just crushed between the weight of Owens and that steel ladder.
23:21That could be it right there.
23:22It's all Owens.
23:23Owens is in total control of this matchup.
23:25Just like he said he would be.
23:26One more look at the Centon.
23:28And you see it with the last rites.
23:31Yeah.
23:33Kevin Owens is in the process of slaying the demon, and all he needed was a ladder.
23:38Yeah, but yet he never shies away from an opportunity to relish in the moment,
23:41does he?
23:42Owens is performing his own little personal exorcism right here at Brooklyn.
23:47Balor, the NXT Champion, still has fights.
23:53But how much?
23:54No, no, no, no, no, this is, you know exactly what Owens is thinking.
24:03He wants to-
24:04Balor!
24:05My goodness.
24:06But Balor reversed.
24:08This could be the turning point for Finn Balor.
24:11Kevin Owens crashing on the ladder.
24:17You see the NXT title high above the ring.
24:21Which man will climb to the top to retrieve the championship?
24:26Will it be Balor?
24:27Will it be the challenger Owens?
24:30To this point, nobody's even really gotten that close.
24:33They're so busy trying to- Balor, Balor's getting close.
24:36Balor's getting real close.
24:37A little shaky there, the ladder.
24:40A little off balance perhaps.
24:42Again, Balor launched into the ladder.
24:49Owens dead.
24:52No, no, no, no, no, no.
24:55Here comes Kevin Owens, cannonballed himself into the ladder.
25:04Owens intent on doing damage, and instead it backfired on him.
25:09He still did damage, just to himself.
25:12Man.
25:13Balor with a huge drop kick.
25:15Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, look at the positioning of Owens.
25:18Look at Finn Balor.
25:20Here goes Balor to the top, thinking coup de gras.
25:25It is how he won the championship in Tokyo.
25:27There it is, coup de gras.
25:29All Finn has to do now is climb, climb, climb, climb, climb, and
25:33take the NXT championship.
25:35Yeah, but is that coup de gras gonna be enough to keep Kevin Owens down long
25:39enough to climb that ladder?
25:41Owens isn't moving.
25:43The ladder a little wobbly.
25:47But Balor climbing to the top, within reach.
25:50He's at his hand high.
25:51He's at his hand high.
25:52The NXT championship.
25:54But Owens, back to his feet.
25:56Man.
26:00Powerbomb by Owens.
26:02From the ladder.
26:07Bone jarring.
26:12Can't think of the abuse that Finn Balor has taken throughout the course of this battle.
26:17Let's look at this again.
26:18Kevin Owens pulling Balor off the ladder and just spiking him.
26:23Right through the, my God.
26:25Look at this again.
26:27Both of these men have taken a tremendous amount of punishment.
26:34Kevin Owens trying to position the ladder in the center of the ring.
26:41Imagine Balor, he was just inches away from grabbing that title to go from that point.
26:47And now his entire body's gotta be screaming in pain.
26:50He's screaming in pain and Owens is climbing.
26:52Step by step.
26:53Owens with the championship in his sights.
26:59But now Balor's stirring as well.
27:02Well.
27:06The ladder toppled and down goes Owens.
27:08Owens' body just jarred when it hit those turnbuckles.
27:13Tell you what, these two men may never walk the same again.
27:17Just goes to show you how much it means to be NXT champion.
27:23Kevin Owens says he needs it.
27:25Finn Balor feels the same way.
27:27Owens is down on the outside of the ring.
27:30Finn Balor alone.
27:32A pair of ladders to choose from.
27:36Finn can barely stand.
27:41Owens back to his feet.
27:44No.
27:47No, no, no, no.
27:49We've seen him.
27:50We've seen him do this before.
27:51Looking for the pop-up power bomb.
27:53What a kick by Balor.
28:05Here comes Finn again.
28:06Looking for the diving double foot stop.
28:09But now Owens, Owens lining up.
28:12My God.
28:13Pop-up power bomb.
28:14Pop-up power bomb on the ring apron.
28:16And we could see a new champion.
28:19That is how Kevin Owens took out Sami Zayn.
28:21How he took out John Cena.
28:23Countless others.
28:24That could be the end of the reign of Finn Balor.
28:28Yeah, especially at this point in the match with all the damage that Finn Balor has taken.
28:31You're right, Corey.
28:32That move right there could be fatal for Finn Balor.
28:35That took a lot out of Owens as well.
28:42Balor is down and out.
28:47If Owens can get to his feet, if Owens can get into the ring, set up that ladder and climb to the top,
28:53we will have a brand new NXT champion here tonight in Brooklyn.
28:57You know, Corey, it's one thing when your mind says you can do something.
29:00When your body doesn't cooperate, that's what slows you down.
29:03That's what stops you from achieving what you're trying to achieve.
29:08The championship is there for the taking.
29:11Balor is down and out.
29:13The challenger Owens simply has to climb to the top and retrieve the title.
29:18Owens is getting there and Owens is all alone.
29:20Owens is so close.
29:22But here comes Balor again.
29:25Huge kick right to the jaw.
29:28Balor hit that ladder hard coming down.
29:31That says it all right there.
29:39Look at the malice on the face of Kevin Owens.
29:42He knows exactly what's at stake and what he's willing to do to get him.
29:46He's just staring down Finn Balor.
30:01Stay down.
30:02Stay down.
30:06Another super kick.
30:08Kevin Owens warned him, he told him to stay down.
30:12You did this.
30:17You did this.
30:19You did this.
30:20The champion is down and out.
30:26Kevin Owens might be.
30:28This is starting to look.
30:30Moments away from proving that Japan was a fluke.
30:35This is starting to look exactly like Kevin Owens said it would.
30:39Is Owens having mine.
30:41Is he thinking what I think he's thinking?
30:46I hate to know what he's thinking.
30:47You did this to yourself.
30:51Once again.
30:56Climbing to the top of the ladder dragging an almost lifeless Finn Balor to the top.
31:01My God.
31:02No, no, no, no, no.
31:03You gotta be.
31:04Don't do it.
31:06Do not do this.
31:07No.
31:08Do not do it.
31:09Balor desperately trying to maintain some type of balance.
31:18No, no, no.
31:20I was just trying to fight this.
31:24That could end a career right there.
31:27If Kevin Owens lands this, he could end Finn Balor's career.
31:31Balor fighting back with every ounce of strength and energy he has left.
31:38No.
31:39Did you see it?
31:40Did you see Owens?
31:41Did you see it?
31:42You see the back of Owens head?
31:43Look Kevin Owens is down.
31:45And Finn is at the top of the ladder or are you halfway up?
31:49This may be the best opportunity for Finn Balor to grab that championship.
31:54The ladder's a little off center.
31:56Can he reach?
31:57Balor.
31:58Almost there.
31:59Can he get a hold of me?
32:00NXT championship.
32:02One more run.
32:03Maybe that'll do it.
32:04Owens staring again.
32:08He's trying to balance himself.
32:09Balor kicking Owens away.
32:15Balor at the very top of the ladder, staring at the championship.
32:23No, no, no, no.
32:24But Wade now staring at the challenger Owens.
32:28No.
32:33I think Finn Balor just changed his mindset.
32:38Here comes Finn Balor.
32:40To the top of the ladder.
32:42Right there on that bad ankle again.
32:45Finn Balor took the ultimate risk to take out Kevin Owens, but now he's paying for it.
32:52But it's set up the ladder, dead center of the ring.
32:54Balor climbing to the top.
32:56Balor with the NXT championship in his sights.
32:59And he's sucking up.
33:00Grabbing hold of it.
33:01Balor has the title.
33:04Can he get it three?
33:05Yes.
33:06Here is your winner, and still NXT champion, Finn Balor.
33:26Wow, just wow.
33:35You know, Finn Balor said before this match, he doesn't care if he can't even walk the next day.
33:44He will not allow himself to lose the NXT championship.
33:50Finn Balor accepted Kevin Owens parameters.
33:53He accepted the ladder match.
33:55This was Owens' specialty, right in Kevin Owens' wheelhouse.
33:58And Finn Balor just proved that he is as good as he says he is.
34:03What a match.
34:04Yeah, we saw everything in this match outside the ring.
34:07Four of these men punishing each other.
34:10Wow.
34:11Kevin Owens utilizing everything at his disposal.
34:16Now look, this is very key in this matchup.
34:21As Finn landed on Owens, Finn trapped his leg in that ladder, and that would become a prime target.
34:26Last rights from Owens.
34:28The senton.
34:30We thought that could have been it right there.
34:32Yeah, but this didn't work out in Kevin Owens' favor.
34:35Finn Balor had the wearable to move out of the way at the last second.
34:39And tried to create an all-important opening, but much like Finn, Kevin Owens just would not go away.
34:45Pulled Balor from the heavens and drove him straight into the mat.
34:52Now, speaking of driving.
34:54Finn thought he had Owens, Owens would do what he's done to Sami Zayn, what he's done to John Cena.
35:00Right there on the edge of the ring, into the lower back of Finn Balor.
35:06And then, one kick.
35:10Kevin Owens thought was gonna be enough.
35:13Finn got up again, and Kevin delivered again.
35:16The battle finally elevated to the top of the ladder.
35:24Talk about a fall from grace right there.
35:27Kevin Owens all the way down onto the steel, and let's just watch this.
35:35Poetic.
35:39Finn Balor from the top of the ladder, coup de gras.
35:43And there you see it, still your NXT champion, Finn Balor.
35:51Finn Balor walked into the darkness of the unknown and escaped with the light.
35:56Of the NXT championship.
35:59What a night here in Brooklyn.
36:01Close to 16,000 strong and all of you watching at home.
36:05What a night it has been.
36:07Good night from TakeOver Brooklyn.
36:11It's summer sun tomorrow.
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