00:00The following contest is a Divas match scheduled for one fall.
00:07Introducing first from Boston, Massachusetts, Sasha Banks!
00:30And her opponent from Norwich England, your NXT Women's Champion, Paige!
00:50The enchanting Raven Head Lady.
00:55You have called her Miss Helen Boots.
00:58She is Miss Helen Boots, but she's also a phenomenon.
01:01I mean, just incredible.
01:03I know I say this all the time, but I've known her since she was three months old.
01:07She was a little baby, a swaddling baby, and now look at her, just this incredible athlete.
01:13So ferocious.
01:15I've said this before as well, you see that spite in her eyes.
01:18Imagine being married to her and coming home with $5 short in your paycheck.
01:21Ooh, dear.
01:23The fighting pride of Norwich England, known as the Anti-Diva, always elicits a very vocal response from the NXT fans here at Full Sail.
01:33You called her a phenomenon.
01:35This is a title-free matchup.
01:38Winning the championship by Paige demonstrated just what a phenomenon this young woman is.
01:42But let's not take any spotlight of Sasha.
01:47We've seen it time and time again.
01:49She knows exactly what she's doing in the world.
01:51Happy Birthday!
01:53The Happy Birthday chant is for Paige, who just celebrated a birthday while at SummerSlam Access.
02:00Great.
02:01Here's something, a little nugget of information about Sasha Banks.
02:06She was trained at the same school, wrestling school, as Triple H.
02:13Who do you know that?
02:14That is a wonderful comparison to draw.
02:17Full of this great information.
02:19You certainly are.
02:20The Divas division is full of great competitors.
02:23Summer Rae, Emma, Sasha Banks, and Age come to mind.
02:28Of course, there was the memorable NXT Women's Tournament won by Paige.
02:32Yes.
02:33Still to come tonight in our main event, the scholar athlete Xavier Woods battling South Africa's own Leo Krueger.
02:40Well, this match is all about opportunity.
02:43If Sasha wins, she moves to the top of the line as far as people who get a title shot.
02:48That's what everybody wants here.
02:49That's what all the Divas want, all the competitors.
02:51Everybody wants to be the champion of NXT in whatever form it may come.
02:55Here's Paige in for the victory.
03:00Saved by Sasha Banks.
03:03Swept off her feet.
03:04Here's Paige, another cover.
03:07Shoulders down.
03:10Out at two.
03:12Paige continuing to keep the pressure on.
03:14Another cover averted.
03:17Another cover.
03:19Shoulders down and a count to two.
03:20How about this by Sasha Banks?
03:22Can't she pin the champion?
03:24Another escape.
03:25Very close.
03:26That time Paige out at two.
03:27NXT is hugely popular in the United Kingdom.
03:31Paige is a superstar over there.
03:33She's in all the daily newspapers.
03:35It's great.
03:36And you can imagine what a star it would make out if Sasha Banks by beating their time.
03:41On Sky Sports.
03:43On Sky Sports, yeah.
03:44Paige's fans absolutely love the coverage.
03:49Love what you've had to say.
03:50You were on top of this Paige story from the very start because you've known her her entire life.
03:56Yes.
03:57She was a newcomer here at NXT and first on the scene.
04:00All the chance.
04:01All the chance.
04:03She's taken advantage of the rules here, which is the right thing to do.
04:07Competing with Fury and Spike.
04:10And did you see what happened there?
04:12Paige broke on four.
04:13You have to break on four because you get disqualified if the referee gets to a five count.
04:18A lesson learned in our last match.
04:20Yes.
04:21And hopefully a valuable.
04:22Ooh.
04:23Sasha Banks with a reversal.
04:26Paige went down head first.
04:28This matchup rolls on on NXT.
04:53A contentious and competitive battle between the women's champion Paige under duress right
04:57now.
04:58It's Sasha Banks in control.
04:59And a wonderfully applied body scissors here by Sasha Banks.
05:02That move constricts the opponent.
05:05And it doesn't crush anything, but every time you breathe out, you tighten your legs a little,
05:10and it makes it harder to breathe in.
05:12Sasha Banks seized control of this matchup with a head bump to Paige against the turnbuckle.
05:20We are seeing Sasha Banks really determined to compete for this victory.
05:25Sasha Banks in for the victory.
05:27One, two, three.
05:28Ticked out at two.
05:29Paige stays alive.
05:30The women's champion being pushed tonight.
05:33Yes, the turnbuckle became an unlikely partner for Sasha Banks here tonight.
05:37But Sasha Banks is taking full opportunity of everything.
05:40Look, it's back to that body scissors.
05:42Constrict your opponent, then apply a very tight chin lock there, which also wears out your opponent.
05:50It's not always about trying to get people to submit.
05:53It's to make them use up all their energy trying to escape.
05:56The Boston toughness of Sasha Banks being demonstrated here tonight.
06:01Sasha seems serious.
06:03When we spoke to her this afternoon, it was a different level of focus from Sasha Banks.
06:09Well, win or lose, we're seeing a metamorphosis here of Sasha Banks.
06:14She's impressed me tonight.
06:15And if she's impressed me, she's impressed the higher-ups here in the NXT and in the WWE,
06:20because everybody's watching this show.
06:22You mentioned that Sasha Banks trained where Triple H trained.
06:25It's Triple H and Mr. McMahon and Stephanie McMahon and all the decision-makers at WWE
06:29that closely scrutinize these match-ups and decide which of these superstars get the call-up to the big top.
06:35Yes.
06:36Two WWE, Raw, SmackDown, pay-per-views.
06:39And more money, and more fame, and more glory, which is what it's all about.
06:43The Shield, the Wyatt family, Biggie Langston have all come from NXT.
06:47This is fertile soil.
06:50Superstars hone their craft here, cut their teeth.
06:52Here's Paige with a reversal!
06:54Paige stacked her up!
06:56Sasha Banks staying alive, drop kick!
06:59Sasha Banks.
07:01Banks in to try and end it.
07:03Two, three!
07:05Put her away.
07:06Paige continuing to battle back.
07:09This is a competitive match-up.
07:12Mr. Regal didn't anticipate that it would be this competitive.
07:15This is so smart, the way that Sasha Banks keeps going back to the midsection with that body scissors.
07:20I've explained what the maneuver does.
07:23It does wear out your opponent.
07:28Yeah, she's not stomping and kicking.
07:30She's wrestling.
07:31That's what this is really all about.
07:33When you're facing somebody like Paige, if you're not bigger and stronger than her, then you try to wrestle.
07:40It's strategic.
07:41A tactically sound approach from Sasha Banks.
07:44It's human chicks, as they say.
07:46One, two, three!
07:47The outstanding competitors we've seen not only show physical toughness, shoulders are down.
07:53Sasha Banks looking to kick out.
07:55But mental toughness and physical toughness combined along with shrewd strategy.
08:01Sasha Banks unable to get Paige up.
08:06Blocked by Paige.
08:07Now Paige with a suplex!
08:09A fisherman suplex there.
08:11Brilliantly countered, the champion of the women's division showing her medal.
08:18It was a very timely kick out there by Sasha Banks because that move, as you see,
08:24is usually pinned in a position that you can't, it's hard to get out of.
08:28But on the way down, you saw Sasha Banks already kicking the legs forward, which is smart.
08:32Little things like details that a lot of people don't notice.
08:36Headbutt.
08:37I'd love to see a lady that headbutts.
08:39Goodness gracious.
08:42Or just knees them in the face like that.
08:44Isn't it smashing?
08:45One, six, seven, two, eight, nine, ten!
08:50The anti-diva showing why that nickname fits her perfectly.
08:55I don't know if you've noticed this, Tony, but normal divas don't use headbutts and knee strikes.
09:01That's what I like so much about Paige.
09:03Stacked up, shoulders down.
09:05Paige just barely stayed alive.
09:08Sasha Banks having a whale of a knife.
09:11Sasha Banks keeping herself in the game.
09:15Cross body.
09:16Rolled up, rolled through, Paige got her!
09:20What a turnaround!
09:22Here is your winner, NXT Women's Champion, Paige!
09:28Paige was smart enough to use Sasha Banks' own momentum to get the victory there.
09:33Good for Paige, but a great outing by Sasha Banks.
09:37Sasha looks devastated.
09:39Maybe she should be.
09:41That was her opportunity.
09:43Nevertheless, she made a great showing for herself.
09:48Close on a number of occasions to winning.
09:51But it was the Women's Champion, Paige triumphant.
09:55That was one of the most competitive Divas matches we've seen here on NXT.
09:58That was a joy to watch.
10:04Paige trying to console Sasha Banks.
10:07Sometimes your emotions- Your sportsmanship.
10:09It's hard, it's hard on a big stage like this.
10:21There's no shame in losing to the champion.
10:23Absolutely not.
10:31No!
10:32Sasha Banks' animosity not spent in the matchup.
10:44The young lady snapped.
10:47Neckbreaker!
10:49The matchup's over, but Sasha Banks is not done competing.
10:53We've never seen this from Sasha Banks.
10:58To be honest with you, Tony, I like what I see.
11:03Sometimes in these streets, what you need to take it to the top.
11:12Sasha Banks has come to a crossroads,
11:15and she has taken a turn that we could not have predicted.
11:19A coming of age moment for Sasha Banks on NXT against the Women's Champion.
11:31This is a matchup that will spur a lot of discussion in the NXT Universe.
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