00:00Okay, I already know the answer to this, but I want to ask one more time, are you sure you want to do this?
00:07Ava said that you could have your rematch at deadline.
00:09I'm doing this, okay?
00:11Look, I know you have my best interest in mind, but I need my North American Championship back.
00:16There's only one person that can do that, and that's me.
00:23Glamour is here.
00:30The following contest gets over one fall.
00:47It's for the NXT Women's North American Championship.
00:57Introducing first,
00:58From London, England, she is the NXT Women's North American Champion, Blaine Monroe!
01:09Said she's where she belongs, under the spotlight in New York City, but can't she retain her title?
01:15Find out next.
01:28My blood is my sweat, it'll never get to me, and in my time, in my money, is my legacy, my legacy, my legacy, my legacy, I feel like I cannot move, yeah, yeah, I got a whole lot to prove, yeah, that token is cheap if you don't make no move.
01:55We are live in New York City, Cold Rush, all about championships, and we have a champion among us, I'm not talking about you, Book, I'm talking about the gentleman sitting right behind us, the 2025 Xfinity Series champion, Jesse Love, is in the house, looking at everything going on with NXT.
02:14He's looking like he's ready to get in the ring, man, sign him up, sign him up!
02:19Well, he might have to come to Reality Wrestling and put the brakes on that career choice right now.
02:25And the challenger, from Honolulu, Hawaii, Sol Kruka!
02:45W-
02:46Booker, as we get ready for this matchup, I just gotta ask, is this a wise decision by Sol Kruka?
03:05I don't know, but I'm gonna tell you this, you heard it in Sol Kruka's voice, man, she's desperate, she's desperate to get back to the top of the food chain, I get it, trust me I do.
03:17Well, you gotta respect her determination and her drive, saying she has to win the title back for herself, she has to be the one to reclaim the gold.
03:28I mean, yeah, I mean, it's her fault that she lost a gold, man, my thing is, my thing is, Sol Kruka has no one to blame for her downfalls, but herself, come on, let's just be honest, let's be honest, let's call out the point, she was never defeated for the championship.
03:47Doesn't matter, doesn't matter, she put herself in that position to not have a championship around her waist, but just a couple of months ago, she was double champ, right, double champ, right, am I correct on that?
03:58She was.
03:59And now look at her, now look at her, she's swimming upstream, she's like a salmon, she's like a salmon right there.
04:05Let's look at that left knee, which is braced, obviously, Sol Kruka is medically cleared, is she 100%? There's no way, but we know she wants to win this championship back so bad, taking out Blake Monroe, right in front of Zarya.
04:17And we get a near fall, but you know, you talk about the knee, how much trepidation do you think we're going to see from Sol Kruka in this match, honestly?
04:24Yeah, I think we're going to see a lot, I mean, Sol Kruka is desperate to get back to that spot, and she's definitely going to come out here and do everything she possibly can to actually do that, but my thing, you say, she's medically cleared, right?
04:37But she still has that knee brace on, so that tells me, that tells me that she's not 100%.
04:43That's right, she absolutely is not, I mean, jumping, climbing, the acrobatic offense as you hear the NXT universe.
04:50Oh, a lot of pressure on that knee.
04:52But that was a test, and she just passed it, but a nice sling blade from Blake Monroe, who comes right back in, going for the ride, a few spins!
05:02And that sidewalk slam into the cover to retain, and a near fall, and you've already said it, it's Sol's fault that she's in this situation, but look, she trusted her partner, but now that knee being tested one more time.
05:15Single leg crab, Sol sensing it, realizing it, and doing everything she can to get out of it.
05:19She trusted her partner, she trusted her closest friend, and let's be honest, you've been against the friendship from the very beginning between Sol and Zarya.
05:28Bam! Super kick into the shot.
05:30Hold, hold, hold on a second.
05:31Cover for the title!
05:33I haven't been against the friendship or anything like that, I think Zarya has so much talent, herself, she was touted to be a champion by this time, but let me tell you right now, it's free and thing.
05:43How many times have I said friends, pals, buddies, it doesn't work out.
05:47I get it, but look, Zarya has done nothing wrong.
05:49She went out there and she fought for her friend, she battled for her partner as Blake Monroe ripping at the hair.
05:55The thing is, the one thing, you're never going to fight for somebody else as hard as you're going to fight for yourself.
05:59That's very true as well, and Blake Monroe right now continuing to focus wisely on that left knee, even right now trying to twist at the ankle any way she can to torque on that damaged left knee.
06:11And Sol Ruka with some, well, that's one way to escape a hole.
06:16We're talking about passing that test, as far as that knee right now, Sol Ruka's doing a hell of a job, but Blake Monroe seems to be one, maybe two steps ahead.
06:26That's the quickness loss.
06:27And here we see a devil in those angel eyes.
06:32Talking about somebody, talking about somebody that knows what this bitch is all about.
06:37Just a mere five months and she's the North American champion after stepping in EDC.
06:42You got to give her credit for that victim.
06:46And Blake was yelling for a moment, took a little too much time, and she just went face first, Brooke, face first into that solid steel post.
06:53But what just happened, Sol Ruka just barred herself just a little bit of time right there.
06:58Oh, baby!
06:59Both women with the same mindset because both women want to walk out with the women's North American title.
07:05Second championship match of Gold Rush, which will be a two-week special here for NXT.
07:26Of course, all leading to deadline Saturday, December the 6th.
07:31Who will be champion, who will be holding the women's North American title.
07:35This thing's right here in front of us starting to pick up.
07:40Look, I don't know if you just saw what I did.
07:41It's Blake Monroe obviously baiting in the challenger.
07:45There was a little, I don't want to say hesitation, but there was a little limp right there from Sol Ruka.
07:51Blake Monroe's got to realize that right now.
07:53I know Trisha saw it as well.
07:54I mean, if you saw it, I'm sure Blake Monroe is about to capitalize off that little bit of it.
07:59You know, a hiccup right now that Sol is going to...
08:02It's not a hiccup.
08:03She's hurt.
08:04She's hurt, Vic.
08:05Just a reminder that it was Blake Monroe who defeated Zarya, not Sol Ruka.
08:13Doesn't matter.
08:13Or the championship.
08:13Doesn't matter.
08:14Doesn't matter, right?
08:15Well, let me ask you this then, Book.
08:17You've been a multi-time champion across many different brands.
08:21A big kick from Sol Ruka.
08:22Champion, these buckling.
08:24Challenger charging right in.
08:25Looking to overpower.
08:26And again, nice, nasty, gnarly takedown.
08:31And what is on Zarya's mind on the outside as she's pounding on the mat.
08:35I think she's trying to yell at Sol that this could be Sol's moment.
08:40Sol could be looking for a submission.
08:41Trying to bend back.
08:43Oh, yes.
08:45Surfboard.
08:45Surfboard.
08:46Surfboard here, baby.
08:48We're riding the big waves here, dawg.
08:50And Sol did a great job of keeping her shoulders off the mat as Gary Wilson in a great position.
08:55Gary, though, focusing on Blake Monroe.
08:57And, oh, face first again, Blake.
09:00And that's two big shots that Blake has taken.
09:02Not only the mat, but also the steel post earlier.
09:04But back to what I was saying when it came to Blake.
09:07Does she not need a victory over the former champion to solidify herself as the champion?
09:13Of course she does.
09:14I mean, because Blake Monroe, she's came in and she's thinking about only the two things we talk about all the time.
09:20Checks of championship.
09:22Sol Ruko, on the other hand, she was all about friendship until just a couple of weeks ago.
09:27Oh, wait a minute.
09:27Wait a minute.
09:28When she was all out of gold.
09:30And now, now she wants to be serious.
09:32Am I right?
09:33Am I right on that?
09:33I don't necessarily say that you're right.
09:35Come on, man.
09:36I do think there's some truth to what you're saying.
09:39But for Sol, and there's Zarya looking on the outside.
09:41Look at Zarya's eyes.
09:45She's looking like a friend that's on the outside.
09:46She doesn't look so happy here at the moment.
09:48Oh, wait a minute.
09:50Oh, yes, man.
09:53And again, the bullseye on the knee.
09:57And now there is just a different look in the eye of Blake Monroe.
10:01Almost as if she's smelling blood in the water.
10:05And all Zarya can do is watch her friend.
10:09Because again, it was Ava who said, you can wait.
10:13You can wait till San Antonio.
10:15Sol, who said, no, I want the title opportunity in New York.
10:18Blake, into the cupboard.
10:20And a kick out.
10:24Now you really start to wonder.
10:26The first question I asked you, was this a wise decision by Sol Ruka?
10:29Well, I don't tell you, it wasn't a wise decision.
10:31I mean, just because the doctors say you're cleared doesn't mean you are ready to compete.
10:36And I think that's the problem right here with Sol Ruka.
10:39She's just not ready, man.
10:41Well, Blake Monroe has not only rounded Sol Ruka, she has also taken the NXT universe out of this match.
10:51It's not often you hear the city of New York City silent.
10:55Blake Monroe continuing to punish Sol Ruka.
10:58Who's walking out tonight?
10:59The women's North American champion.
11:01It's been all Blake Monroe continuing to apply the pressure to the injured left knee.
11:12That is no way 100%.
11:14But again, it was our general manager, Ava, who said, you can have this opportunity at deadline.
11:19It was Sol Ruka who said, no, I want it tonight.
11:21And there's been a bullseye on her knee.
11:24Check out Blake Monroe, man.
11:26Right now, she's so efficient in the game plan.
11:29Right now, executing that game plan to perfection.
11:33And I love it.
11:34I love it.
11:35Working on that knee, man.
11:37Right now, she's compromised.
11:38Sol Ruka's compromised.
11:40Well, you can agree with this.
11:41We disagreed a little bit here tonight.
11:43You can agree that the champion herself has no issues finding that killer instinct as we're seeing right now.
11:49Check the championship, man.
11:50Selfish business.
11:52Right now, Blake Monroe, she knows all about that.
11:54Shoulders down.
11:56Sol was doing her best to try to break out of that.
11:58Heads up, move by Blake Monroe.
11:59Had to, oh, relinquish the hold.
12:02And then a big kick from the challenger.
12:04Champion gets blocked.
12:05Big four off from Sol Ruka.
12:06Answering right back again.
12:07Ruka with another block.
12:09Kick to the gut.
12:10Buckle of the body.
12:11Big elbow to the back of the neck.
12:12Followed up with a chop.
12:13Blake Monroe trying anything to answer.
12:15Back.
12:15And going right to the knee.
12:17And again, that is the target.
12:18That is the absolute equalizer in this matchup for Blake Monroe.
12:23No matter what Sol Ruka does.
12:27She's got it.
12:28Look at Blake Monroe.
12:30Just the way she's moving right now in the ring.
12:32It's almost like she's toying with Sol Ruka because of that knee.
12:34I mean, you've got to understand that knee is just not sore or anything like that.
12:39That's a surgically repaired knee.
12:41And Blake Monroe knows that.
12:43I mean, what's the quickest way to victory?
12:47Huh?
12:48What's the quickest way?
12:49We'll be going after that knee.
12:50Exactly my point.
12:51Sol Ruka has a history of knee injuries.
12:54The most recent, though, cause.
12:57Wow.
12:57SmackDown trying to become a triple champion competing for the WWE Women's Tags.
13:02Whoa, baby.
13:03As you mentioned, the speed title she once held.
13:06Zaria here on the outside is a chance to recap for that.
13:09Next week will be Zaria Fallon-Henley for the title week two.
13:12But here on week one, Sol Ruka half second away.
13:16That should have been a finish right there.
13:18That should have been a three count.
13:19But I'm going to tell you, after that nip up right here.
13:21Look at that.
13:22On one leg.
13:23On one leg.
13:24That knee is wrecked right now.
13:26You think that knee is that compromised?
13:28Let me tell you something.
13:29That knee is wrecked right now.
13:31And I'm going to tell you, Blake Monroe is so close to capitalizing on it.
13:34Oh, yes.
13:35Oh, yes.
13:36I don't know if Sol Ruka was looking for the Soul Snatcher.
13:38What I do know is that knee brace now is starting to come off that left knee, Booker.
13:42Look around the cap.
13:43It's a little bit loose.
13:45So you wonder, is that knee going to hold up that much longer?
13:48Let me tell you something.
13:49I can tell you this.
13:50Sol Ruka right now is going on adrenaline.
13:53And adrenaline only.
13:54Right now, she's out of it.
13:55She's out of it, Dick.
13:56We're inside the theater at Madison Square Garden.
14:02NXT Gold Rush Week 1.
14:03We are live.
14:04Sol Ruka, the former champion, who's not beaten for this title, trying to reclaim it from the
14:09champion, Blake Monroe, who's on the floor at high risk and a little bit of reward.
14:15But I don't know.
14:16Look at the knee.
14:17Again, the awkwardness of the landing for Sol Ruka.
14:20She's not 100% Booker.
14:21She's doing it.
14:22She's not driving determination, damn it.
14:24She's not winning the match outside right now.
14:27I don't know what that means.
14:33But she's going to be able to get Blake Monroe back in the ring.
14:36I'm serious.
14:37Not the impact, but the landing.
14:40I don't know if that was out of frustration.
14:41But Sol does not have that pep in her step, rightfully so.
14:45And look, she's got Zara here on the outside.
14:47But Zara can only do so much.
14:49And there's that power on display.
14:50And a chop block from Blake Monroe.
14:57And Bobby Bowden clip from back in the day, baby.
15:01And we know she would go to hellacious lengths to retain her title.
15:05But that single leg crowd is locked in.
15:09That knee brace is coming off.
15:11And now cinching it up deep.
15:12Oh, but the pressure.
15:13The pressure on the little lumbar.
15:15Center of the ring.
15:16And Blake realizing it.
15:17She's trying to take the damn brace off.
15:19The referee might have to save Sol here.
15:21Sol's not going to quit.
15:23Blake Monroe is cinched in deep.
15:26I agree with you right there, but the referee might have to have a world of all understanding
15:29to know how to do his job and perhaps stop this thing, man.
15:33Oh, for a moment in time, this matchup continuing.
15:36But how much longer?
15:37And again, the devilish ways of Blake Monroe.
15:41You guys are so in the right now.
15:43You can see the pain.
15:44You can see the pain.
15:45Right now, she's grimacing in pain, man.
15:48We knew Sol wasn't 100%.
15:49We knew she was in here, even though she was medically cleared at her own discretion.
15:55Blake's all about this.
15:56She's about stepping on some toes.
15:57And stepping on some toes.
15:59And keep on walking, Jack.
16:02Oh, that ass man.
16:03Is there any good in Blake Monroe?
16:06We've seen that.
16:07Oh, cover.
16:08Got the tie.
16:09Oh, so close.
16:11Super kicked in.
16:12Connecting the body just gave out.
16:14That knee just gave out of Sol Ruka.
16:15Nothing left.
16:16And Blake Monroe right back in.
16:19Looking for another submission.
16:20Again, bending back the knee.
16:22Sol Ruka's foot.
16:24He's almost hitting her in the back of her own head.
16:26That's a damn crushing right there.
16:27As well as that knee.
16:28He's been hit the wrong way.
16:29Oh, my God, man.
16:31What did Sol Ruka just say?
16:36Think about it.
16:45Sol said, don't do it.
16:46No.
16:49Wow.
16:49Look at the torque on the leg.
16:54And the sinister smile on the face of the still champion, Blake Monroe.
17:00As a result of throwing in the towel, your winner, and still, the NXT Women's North American Champion, Blake Monroe.
17:17Oh, wow.
17:18Oh, wow.
17:18Wow.
17:19Wow.
17:19Wow.
17:20Wow.
17:20Zarya earlier said she has a champion, her friend's best interest at heart.
17:28As Blake Monroe retains.
17:30But let's be honest.
17:31Sol Ruka never tap.
17:33Let's look at today's Your Way replay brought to you by Burger King and BK, have it your way, you rule.
17:40And certainly Blake Monroe had her way in the late stages of this matchup.
17:45Take nothing away from Sol Ruka, but that was the turning point in the matchup.
17:51And then with best interest at heart, Zarya, the partner, the friend, threw in the towel.
17:59Sol Ruka never tapped out.
18:03But Blake Monroe is still our women's North American champion.
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