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00:00Sad last night against, on Smackdown against, Sammy Tate, he's gonna get hurt to Leon F.
00:05I had good that, I had good that here tonight against Josh Riggs because what happened at the end of that match?
00:12This kid is definitely gonna be a little bit hot.
00:16It's about to pop off.
00:18Oh yes!
00:19And his opponent, from nothing Arizona way in at 295 pounds, Josh Riggs!
00:39Well, the hell of a transition there, Book, because let's go back to what took place last night on Smackdown, as you were just talking about.
00:46It was after, BAM!
00:50He answered the Open Challenge for the United States Championship.
00:54Javon Evans was planted by Josh Riggs.
00:57That man made his present snow last night on the blue brand.
01:01You know what they say, the first man that throw a punch like that is the man that has run out of ideas.
01:08We're gonna find out here tonight, have no mercy.
01:11You think Josh Riggs is out of ideas when it comes to what to do with Javon Evans?
01:16That's what they say, that's what they say, that's the old saying, from back in the day.
01:21Hit the hood.
01:24Well, we are set to kick things off here.
01:27Briggs, Evans, no mercy.
01:31This, of course, is on the heels of Tuesday's chaos.
01:34It carried over to last night's TNA's Victory Road.
01:38Javon challenging Leon Slater for the exhibition title.
01:40It bowed for glory.
01:41Is that wise to the young OG to just add to his already full plate?
01:45This kid is definitely on a mission to be great in this business.
01:48Oh, my word!
01:50You gotta put yourself in certain positions.
01:52That's what this kid is all about.
01:54Javon looked like he got caught up in between those two ropes.
01:58And look for Javon Evans.
02:00I'm looking up from my desk right now, from our desk yearbook.
02:04He looks to be favoring his right hip.
02:08And let's go back to last night.
02:09I mean, it was a hell of a match.
02:10He's not 100%.
02:11Definitely laboring right now.
02:13I mean, I don't know if he's that shot he just took over the top right now.
02:16Is it something that he thinks?
02:17He's still got his balance and his wits about him.
02:20And that's a good thing right there.
02:22He's gonna have to throw some hands right now.
02:24They're getting a little bit too close.
02:25Oh, yes!
02:26He's still got that speed.
02:28But you can see him favoring that right hip right now, Book.
02:31And look, Book, you know when you first come in the game, they try to play you.
02:34You drop a couple opponents.
02:36Look how they wave to you.
02:37Javon into the cover.
02:39But he's gone from the PC to Madison Square.
02:41And the only thing is a matter of years.
02:43And as fate would have it, his status is superior to rising.
02:46And he can take out Josh Brink.
02:48He's talking about a rib.
02:49Bam!
02:50Josh Briggs ain't trying to pull a rib.
02:52He's trying to take this kid's career, his livelihood, away from him.
02:57And I don't think the young O.G. is going to be down for that.
03:00Oh, and he just got scooped up to the young O.G. with one arm and just overpowered by Josh Briggs.
03:06And no doubt Briggs is going to have the strength advantage in this matchup.
03:10Well, I mean, there's a big guy.
03:11I mean, he's strong as to nature.
03:12As well as this guy feels like the boat, the parade is kind of passing him by.
03:18The sand and the hourglass is a running out for this man, Josh Briggs.
03:23And he's got to make good tonight.
03:26I talked about what happened on Tuesday.
03:28Yes!
03:29I understand that our general manager, Ava, will have an announcement tonight in regards to what happened this past week on NXT.
03:37Briggs off of the elbow into the cover and Evans able to kick out.
03:40As this matchup has begun, it's starting to carry forward.
03:43Who needs a win more?
03:45Is it Josh Briggs or is it that young O.G., Javon Evans?
03:51Young O.G., I think he really needs this win.
03:52I mean, because the kid has been in some really, really great positions in some really great matches.
03:57But when you look at the one loss record, this kid has definitely been on the bad side of that right there.
04:02You do not want to get that in your head that you're just a journeyman.
04:06You're just a good hand.
04:07That's not what this kid is all about.
04:09He could be great, man.
04:11And again, Evans really favoring that hip.
04:13And Briggs knows it.
04:14Briggs was there.
04:15Briggs was live at SmackDown to see that open challenge be answered by Javon Evans.
04:19He was there at the end to plant and drop Javon Evans.
04:23He knows that this man is not 100%.
04:26There's bullseyes all over his body.
04:28And Briggs is trying to exploit that right now.
04:30But Evans too quick around, shoulders down, near far.
04:33I'm going to tell you something.
04:34Josh Briggs is one of those guys that.
04:36Oh, no.
04:37Oh, yes.
04:39You know, he doesn't really show it.
04:40Wait a minute.
04:41Oh, yes.
04:42Wait a minute.
04:44Let's see what we got here.
04:45Into the cover off that innovative backbreaker and another kickout.
04:48But again, look what Briggs is aiming for.
04:50The lower back and the hip.
04:51No, no, no.
04:51Like I say, look at it.
04:53Bam!
04:53He's trying to hurt this kid, man.
04:56Like I say, Josh Briggs is a guy that he hadn't been shorted to as of late.
05:00And as far as when the lights go out, when nobody's around,
05:04that's when all of those monsters creep in for this guy right here.
05:09That's what we're seeing right in the middle of this ring with Josh Briggs.
05:11To your point, Josh Briggs said his mindset was completely changed when he stopped listening
05:22and caring about what the fans thought.
05:25I mean, you know, I hate to say it, but to break out in this business, it's a selfish business.
05:31You've got to be very, very selfish.
05:33You've got to think about me.
05:35Checks and championships.
05:36That's what it's all about, man.
05:38If you bring up Checks and championships, then was it smart, was it wise of Javon Evans 24 hours ago
05:43to answer that open challenge to possibly wear that United States championship,
05:47knowing he was going to be in there with this man, this man of mayhem?
05:50It was very smart.
05:51Because like I said last night, you know, it was a win-win situation for Javon Evans.
05:55If he wins, he wins.
05:56If he loses, he wins.
05:57He got the experience of a lifetime with a man named Sammy Zane.
06:01I've got to admit that same position at the Young O.G. once upon a time.
06:04Perfect, perfect example.
06:06Well, it's not often you see an Irish whip into the turnbuckles take down Javon Evans.
06:12And Evans, it wasn't just seen, but I looked up.
06:14He is punching the mat in frustration.
06:16What does a hip injury feel like, Book, if you're in there trying to fly around like he does?
06:20It's not just a hip injury.
06:21It's a lower lumbar.
06:23You know what I mean?
06:24The lower lumbar.
06:25That's a scrabble word.
06:26I'll give you five points for that.
06:28And right now, Javon Evans is trying to fight it off.
06:31You can see it in his eyes and in his body language.
06:34He's trying his best.
06:37Oh, yes!
06:38What a right hand from Javon.
06:41Fouled it up with another one.
06:43And right now, you've got to think Evans is trying to block out whatever pain is shooting up his hip into his back.
06:49And Briggs just overpowering once again.
06:51It's odd and hard to believe that for Josh Briggs, this is his first singles match on a premium live event.
06:58A guy like Josh Briggs is so upset.
07:00I mean, he probably felt like he should have been here a long time ago.
07:04And right now, this right here could be his one shot to take advantage of.
07:10And just taking too much time in his spine, lower back, dip right into that steel.
07:17I mean, Javon Evans just ricocheted off that barrier right there, man.
07:22That barrier, let's be honest with people that are watching at home.
07:24Underneath that cloth is solid steel.
07:27Steel barrier, like I say, just ricocheted, just springboard off that railing there.
07:34Wow!
07:35NXT Universe sold out here in Fort Lauderdale right on top of Josh Briggs.
07:48And again, it was Briggs who said he doesn't listen.
07:50He doesn't care what anyone behind the railing has to say because they're just fans.
07:55It has no bearing on what he does.
07:57Like it is, right now, the fans are giving him an earphone right now from that little job that he did on Javon Evans right there.
08:05He's about to hurt that kid.
08:07Certainly is, and Evans is able to break that count.
08:09But you don't think it's a little out of pocket for Briggs to talk like he knows Javon Evans?
08:14Just knows, man.
08:15I mean, those are called fighting words.
08:17Have you ever been in a fight before?
08:19Somebody might tell you something.
08:20I'm not answering.
08:20Somebody might talk about your mama.
08:21I know what you're trying to do.
08:22You feel them saying those are fighting words.
08:24I see what you're trying to do, and I'm not going to call for it.
08:26We're focused on this matchup, and there has been a lot of words thrown back between both these men.
08:31It was actually Javon Evans who said that Briggs is big, but his mouth is bigger.
08:36I mean, yeah.
08:37I mean, like I say, Briggs has something to prove, man.
08:41Briggs has something, not to the universe or anything, but to himself, that he can go out there and get the job done.
08:49That's what it's all about.
08:50At some point tonight, you're going to say, give Briggs his flowers.
08:52Can you give credit to this man?
08:53Come on, say something.
08:54Look, it's hard to argue that he can do things most big men just dream about.
08:58I'm just speaking truth, man.
09:00That's all I'm doing.
09:00I'm just speaking truth.
09:02Ask me what I'm thinking about Josh Briggs.
09:03Ask me what I'm thinking.
09:04What do you think, Briggs?
09:05He's a hell of a talent.
09:06He's a hell of a talent.
09:07I didn't think you were going to go with that one.
09:09If Corey Graves is listening, I figured if you were going to go, he's a big guy.
09:11And he just got caught with a right hand.
09:14Oh, yes.
09:15And that money just pissed off Josh Briggs, who just got blocked.
09:18Right back where the right comes Javon.
09:19Let me tell you something.
09:20Javon Evans is going to find himself in this match.
09:22He's just got to sit in the pocket and throw hands, man.
09:25Oh, yes.
09:26There's that.
09:27And there's some power from Javon.
09:30And as Javon's starting to rally, I want to come to you because a lot of people have said
09:34they lost a little bit of faith in Javon when he went MIA and no one could get a hold
09:38of him over the last several weeks until his return.
09:41Guys, sometimes you've got to take a step back, man.
09:43It's called self-discovery.
09:44Trying to find yourself.
09:46That's what this young man has done over these past few months.
09:49And right now, if he can just catch it.
09:51Wait a minute.
09:52Wait a minute.
09:53All for Josh Briggs.
09:57This is what he's been trying to say to Javon.
10:00Square up.
10:01Oh!
10:01Letting his feet do the talk and big clothesline rock Briggs.
10:05Beautiful, baby.
10:06And right back in.
10:07Javon getting bouncy.
10:09There's that adrenaline back around.
10:11Right there.
10:11Just kicked in.
10:12Running back to young OG.
10:16And Javon Evans has heard enough from Briggs.
10:19He heard Briggs say that Evans competes in a way not for wins and losses,
10:24but just for the approval of the WWE in the NXT universe.
10:28Briggs said that wanting that approval makes him weak.
10:32Well, I don't think he looks weak right now, but he looks fired up.
10:35I totally disagree with Josh Briggs on that right there.
10:37That six man.
10:39That extra added something you need is essential sometime.
10:43And right now, the young OG is feeding off this energy of this crowd, man.
10:48Well, Javon Evans blocking out any pain, and Javon Evans looking to go high risk,
10:57literally pulling himself to the top.
11:01No way.
11:02He's looking to go.
11:05That was smart.
11:06Briggs, I think, saved himself.
11:07Get out of Dodge.
11:08In that situation.
11:10But didn't save himself.
11:12Oh, yes.
11:13Oh, gee.
11:16Money.
11:18Yes.
11:18And Javon wants to pin this man.
11:20He wants to prove it inside the ring.
11:22Getting Briggs back in.
11:23But Briggs is a long way away.
11:26Yeah, but this kid can fly with the best of them, with the greatest of these.
11:30Oh, yes.
11:31Getting a little froggy.
11:33One, two, three.
11:35Oh.
11:37I just looked over to our timekeeper, Mike Rome, as well.
11:41That was close.
11:43Check out the game right here.
11:46Just going all lost until the end right there, trying to get the big one.
11:49And then we're going for the two.
11:50They're trying right there.
11:51And almost got him.
11:54You know what's impressive?
11:55Most of the time, you see someone hit a high impact frog splash,
11:59they bounce off their competitor.
12:00Javon Evans had the presence of mind and the body coordination
12:03to stay right on top of Briggs.
12:05But that's a lot of credit to Briggs, too, for being able to kick out.
12:08Kicked out of a big, big, strong, strong spot right there.
12:11Always say, when Javon Evans is a guy like Josh Briggs.
12:14Oh, no.
12:16And I have to land a big shot, just like that shot that Josh just landed
12:18to the back of the cranium.
12:20Oh, yes.
12:21And here we go.
12:22Bowing it up.
12:23Good God.
12:24Good God, man.
12:26And that could be it.
12:27Oh, Evans keeping the fight alive.
12:32And you know, both these men have to be thinking about what's going to happen
12:34in our main event.
12:36Saints, Oba, for the NXT Championship.
12:38Could the winner, Booker, be in line for an NXT Championship opportunity
12:43on the other end of no mercy?
12:45And that could happen on the other end, but right now, these guys are in a fight.
12:51They're in a fight right now, man.
12:52For their lives.
12:55NXT Universe sold out here in Fort Lauderdale in the war memorial.
13:00Letting these two know just what they think of this matchup as we kick off.
13:05No mercy.
13:05Evans taking the big man down.
13:07Center of the ring.
13:08Almost able to pull another one out.
13:11Big jump and forearm under the jaw.
13:13Briggs is rocked.
13:14Fouling up with the right hand.
13:15Javon Evans now starting to feel the flow and just got bullrushed.
13:19Got caught big time right there.
13:21Oh, baby.
13:22Just caught Briggs.
13:24Stop.
13:25Pop with a super kick.
13:26Knees are starting to get weak.
13:27Big boot.
13:28Fouling up with another.
13:30Double up.
13:31And remember the history of jaw injuries for Javon Evans.
13:35Yeah, I just spotted something.
13:38Javon Evans, his back, his lower back is all taped up as well.
13:42Tried to hide that injury coming into this match.
13:45But right now, it's a bullseye on it, dog.
13:47It's a bullseye.
13:49And we think about all the pain.
13:51And oh.
13:52Oh, good night.
13:53Into the cover.
13:55Falling right in that left shoulder.
13:57Great job by our official Adrian Butler.
13:59That left shoulder did just make it off the mat for Javon Evans.
14:02But I looked up.
14:03I'm looking in Javon's eyes.
14:04I don't think he realizes that he's not back at SmackDown in Orlando.
14:08He doesn't realize he went down I-95 and is in Fort Lauderdale.
14:11These fans right here in this arena right here,
14:13they just woke Javon Evans up because he was a sweet man.
14:17All he did, he was a pillow.
14:19He was out.
14:20Well, Josh Briggs now.
14:22At what point does Briggs start scratching his head thinking,
14:25what do I got to do to keep down Javon Evans?
14:27He's hit him with just about everything here tonight.
14:32And, well, I said Briggs can do a lot of things that most big men only dream about.
14:38And that's going to the top.
14:40And now it's Briggs just pulling Javon all the way up.
14:45Josh Briggs will be going to win here tonight.
14:48He's going to make his mark.
14:49He's going to cash his ticket.
14:50He's going to stop this junk man at the gate.
14:55And he's going to look to finish him.
14:56No, no, no, no, no.
14:56He's going to look to finish him right here, man.
14:59A super low.
15:02You've got to be kidding me.
15:05We talk about ESPN.
15:07That's a top ten all over SportsCenter.
15:10It's a highlight.
15:11Ten.
15:12And a big kick right to the jaw.
15:14Evans right now feeling it.
15:17Springboard got caught.
15:18Oh, no.
15:20Ball got planted with a choke slam.
15:24No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
15:26Not yet.
15:27How?
15:29We talk about resiliency.
15:31I don't know where Javon Evans is getting this from.
15:34Bam.
15:36Monstrous.
15:37Thunderous.
15:38Choke slam in.
15:40He just beat the count.
15:41And I honestly do not know how.
15:44Tell you something, Josh Briggs is one step ahead of this young OG right now.
15:49He's bringing the pain.
15:50And he's looking to do something special here tonight.
15:55What the?
15:56I mean, Evans doesn't.
15:58Evans pulling himself up.
15:59Briggs doesn't want to get himself disqualified by any means.
16:02Wait a minute.
16:03Get out of the way.
16:05Pack it.
16:06OG!
16:06Oh.
16:10Oh.
16:12Club and blow from Briggs.
16:15Briggs right now is in the driver's seat of this matchup.
16:18And I don't know how much is left in Javon Evans.
16:21Oh, right on that jaw.
16:23You can see that again.
16:23Right on that jaw.
16:24And right into a cover.
16:25Oh.
16:26Oh.
16:26Oh.
16:26Oh.
16:26Oh.
16:27Oh.
16:27Oh.
16:27Oh.
16:28Oh.
16:28Oh.
16:29Oh.
16:29Oh.
16:29Oh.
16:29Oh.
16:29Oh.
16:30Oh.
16:30Oh.
16:30Oh.
16:31Oh.
16:31Oh.
16:31Oh.
16:31Oh.
16:32Oh.
16:33Oh.
16:33Oh.
16:34Oh.
16:35Oh.
16:35Oh.
16:36Oh.
16:36Great job.
16:36Great job right there to see that.
16:37You got to give him a lot of credit right there.
16:39Great job.
16:41And again, that clothesline.
16:42Josh Briggs hit Javon Evans with so much force.
16:45Fell into the cover that Briggs' own momentum carried Javon Evans' foot out of that bottom
16:51row.
16:51Mind you, it was on that surgically repaired jaw as well.
16:55This kid could be in a lot of pain.
16:56Right now, he's in a lot of dire straits.
16:59I don't know.
17:00I don't know.
17:01He's in deep waters.
17:01You brought up our official.
17:03When does the official step in there and maybe try to save Javon?
17:06I mean, right now, he's gonna, he may have to have a wherewithal understanding and know
17:09how to do his job, perhaps.
17:11But this kid's no quitter.
17:12He's no quitter, dawg.
17:16We know there's no quit in Javon Evans.
17:20Hell no!
17:22Hell no!
17:24You're gonna have to, you're gonna have to separate this kid from his senses before he quit.
17:28I'm, I'm telling you that right now.
17:30Do it!
17:31Oh!
17:31Oh!
17:32Oh!
17:32Oh!
17:33Oh!
17:33Oh!
17:34Oh!
17:35Oh!
17:36Oh!
17:37Oh!
17:38Oh!
17:39Oh!
17:40Come on!
17:41Right here!
17:42Oh!
17:43Caught in!
17:44Came out of nowhere!
17:45Briggs is rocked!
17:46Just got caught again, and Briggs might be done playing around, fun and games are over!
17:52Cutter!
17:52Cutter!
17:53Cutter out of nowhere!
17:54Javon!
17:54You've got to be kidding me, though.
17:56Oh!
17:56Three!
17:57Got him again!
17:58Into the cover!
18:00Five, two, three!
18:01And Evans silences Briggs!
18:05Here is your winner, Javon Evans!
18:11Un-be-lievable!
18:17Briggs might have brought out a new side of Javon Evans, we may have never seen before.
18:27Josh Briggs was bringing and laying out the heavy artillery right there.
18:33The momentum from that clothesline carrying Javon's foot over.
18:37Saved him maybe in that moment.
18:39Big cutter from Javon was followed up by going all the way to the tippy top.
18:46Take another look.
18:47So nice.
18:48See it twice.
18:49Bam!
18:50Picture perfect from Javon Evans here tonight to kick off.
18:57No mercy.
18:58And now, if you're Javon Evans...
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