00:00The following contest and goal for one fall is for the NA.
00:29The X-Team Tag Team Championship!
00:35Introducing first, from Brad Burling and Wagon at 198 pounds, he is the TNA Ex-Division Champion, Leon Slater!
00:50Look, you gotta give it up to Slater and his partner tonight, Javon Evans.
00:54They outsmarted Dark State one week ago.
00:57It's all about competition, and this young man right here, Leon Slater, is a hell of a talent.
01:05Alien-like, dawg.
01:06Bouncy!
01:08Bouncy!
01:12Let's go!
01:18You want it?
01:20You want it?
01:20You want it?
01:21You want it?
01:21You want it?
01:22You want it?
01:23You want it?
01:24And it's Ben T. Perkins!
01:26Tony Greensboro, North Carolina, weighing in at 195 pounds,
01:31Siobhan Evans!
01:35This man has to be riding at an all-time high.
01:38Last night, over 20,000 inside the Garden
01:42to witness his raw debut.
01:44And those inside the theater at Madison Square Garden tonight
01:47could see him capture gold alongside Leon Slater.
01:51And we could be looking at the new Tag Team Champions.
01:54I'll tell you something, he's been in a loss.
01:57This kid, this kid, Siobhan Evans, is stocked with way up, dog.
02:18Who want it?
02:24Well, Booker, you've got to agree that
02:43Dark State's going to be a little extra motivated tonight.
02:47And Chip Danny, the official, is going to have to have some law and order
02:50in this matchup to keep the other two at bay
02:54because it will be Osiris, Dion Lennox, defending these titles here in just a moment.
02:58Osiris, the virus, man, mayhem, destruction, chaos.
03:03That's what Dark State is all about.
03:06They're renegades, dog.
03:08No man's more gas, man.
03:10We're in the bright light to the Big Apple, New York City,
03:13theater of Madison Square Garden.
03:15And I want to talk about Leon Slater as this bell sounds.
03:19This one underway.
03:20And here we go.
03:21Challengers taking it right to the champions.
03:23But there's no reason for Javon Evans to be hanging his head after last night.
03:27After all, battled Gunther.
03:28And the last time is no tournament.
03:31Oh, man.
03:32I'm telling you, young man.
03:33That's a huge upside right now.
03:36Slater just took out Leon.
03:37Wait a minute.
03:38We got the chance.
03:39John Cena is so high on this young man.
03:47It's unbelievable.
03:49Big kick and look just how close it was.
03:51But over here, and I don't know if our cameras caught it or not,
03:54but Osiris just took out Javon Evans.
03:56And Leon Slater right now might not realize it, but he's realizing it's a no man.
04:00What I always say, if you ain't cheating, you ain't trying.
04:03Dark State ain't out here to play games, man.
04:05It's not even, you know what?
04:06It may not be about to win, but more so of the reckoning of these two young men.
04:11Big power slam and Javon with a double slam.
04:13Wow.
04:14Breaking up the mound.
04:15And once again, all four men in the ring.
04:17And this is chaos in this tag team title match for Lookbook.
04:21Everyone's trying to show up and show out for John Cena.
04:24Next week, he'll select the Iron Survivor competitors.
04:27Showing up and showing out Leon Slater.
04:30He gets the extra division, TNA extra division.
04:32He can become tag team champion.
04:34He can become double champion.
04:36Hey, can he do it?
04:37Oh, it's going to be close.
04:39It's going to be exciting.
04:40Osiris has got caught.
04:42Javon taking out Dion Lennox.
04:45One minute.
04:46Oh!
04:47Damn!
04:51Almost took out your phone, Book.
04:53Your head's up.
04:56Well, Javon Evans has wiped out our desk.
04:58He wiped out Osiris.
05:00He wiped out Dion Lennox.
05:02And the challengers, bam!
05:03Could be moments away from wiping out their tag team title reign in a near fall.
05:08How big of a win would this be for these two young men?
05:11How big would it be, Vick?
05:12It'd be huge.
05:13It'd be huge.
05:14It would be massive.
05:15Going into the end of the year and the next year.
05:17I mean, these guys would, as you said, Leon Slater would be a double champion.
05:21Javon Evans would have gold for the first time in NXT.
05:24I mean, this is an exciting, young, high-flying duo.
05:28And once again, Dion getting wiped out and taken down.
05:33And to be fair, Book, the challengers have had an answer for everything the champions have tried.
05:39The champions have not gotten out of the gate.
05:41Yeah, but normally, oh, yes!
05:43Oh, yes!
05:44Beautiful!
05:45Normally, the numbers game come into play at some point in time in a matchup like this.
05:50Challengers rolling.
05:52Are we on the verge of crowning new tag team champions?
05:55Tag Team Champions!
05:58Well, we've seen a lot of chaos here tonight with Heights, Briggs, but this match has been non-stop since the battle.
06:25We've seen young guys just looking to do something big.
06:30And both of these guys got a hell of a matchup, but tonight I'm thinking cash in on the tag team champions.
06:36How big would that be?
06:37How big would it take these two young men towards their confidence?
06:41It would skyrocket them.
06:42I mean, they're also fighting here for the Hardys.
06:45Now, much admiration they both have for Matt and Jeff, the team that Dark State defeated for their second reign at Halloween Halloween.
06:51You can't say enough about Dark State going out there with the Hardys down in their own style of match.
06:59That might have been the biggest win of Dark State's young career, but the thing is, I don't really think they care about anything other than get the titles back in for that match.
07:08That was, that was big.
07:10It's hard to argue with you, and Nick continues to impress you with these four renegade athletes.
07:17Out of no-nonsense attitude.
07:19I mean, coming out here and shaking up the whole game.
07:23You know what I mean?
07:23These, these millennials, these, what do you call them?
07:26Extra, what are they?
07:28Gen Zers?
07:29What are they?
07:30Huh?
07:30Huh?
07:31Well, I tell you what, they're taking over.
07:33Well, Tespina taking over, Sugars.
07:36Oh, baby.
07:37Momentary distraction from the Sugar Man, as you've done it.
07:40They don't call the Sugar Man for nothing, man.
07:42That was sweet.
07:43That was real sweet.
07:46Well, here's the sour part of it.
07:48It's Deion Lennox, who's just beat down Javon Evans off that distraction.
07:54That momentary hesitation, and that's just how they do it, Dark State is.
07:59They can turn this matchup around just like that.
08:02Off the neck break.
08:03Oh, baby.
08:04And Javon's right shoulder off the mat.
08:05Dark State, here we are.
08:07Self-contained unit, man.
08:09A brotherhood, so to speak.
08:11If you watch the man to your left, and we can, we got this thing taken care of.
08:16I love the mentality of the Dark State.
08:18I love talking about this mentality right now of the current NXT Tag Team Champions.
08:23Oh, look at this kind of information offense.
08:26This is legal.
08:27He comes in off the clothesline.
08:29And almost getting the three count.
08:31Do you actually think Dark State cares?
08:33I mean, truly cares about consequences?
08:37Consequences for their actions?
08:39No, I don't think it's about anything other than the Dark State,
08:43those four guys watching each other's backs.
08:45I don't think they can depend on anybody in this company besides each other.
08:50I mean, come on.
08:51I know I talked about next week and John Cena's decision,
08:54but you look around the ring,
08:55any one of the competitors in this match,
08:58or Sugars and Cutler on the outside,
09:00they could find themselves in that Iron Survivor Challenge.
09:04A plethora of talent right here at ringside.
09:07So many of these guys could have a shot.
09:11That's all it's about is getting that shot.
09:14One shot.
09:15There you go, Osiris looking for that power slam.
09:16One more time, Javon!
09:17Just getting out of the way.
09:19And now the door is open for Javon.
09:21And, well, that got slammed shut in this tag team title matchup.
09:24Cover!
09:25Kick out.
09:30NXT Tag Team Champions have been in control.
09:33We are live inside the theater at Madison Square Garden
09:36for this championship showdown,
09:38an unprecedented two-week event here on the CW for Gold Rush.
09:44During the break, there you saw Darce take the numbers advantage
09:47playing right in to their hand.
09:50I'm watching.
09:51I'm watching Osiris.
09:52Oh, cheap shot!
09:53This guy is definitely moving up, man.
09:56You can see that the advancement over just a few weeks from Osiris.
10:01This guy is learning quickly.
10:02Oh, baby!
10:04Devastation tandem offense into the cover,
10:06and Javon, who, remember, is coming in here,
10:09having competed just 24 hours ago
10:11against a former world champion in Gunther,
10:14is now in there teaming with the X Division champion, Leon Slater.
10:18Dark State, by the way,
10:19just one of eight teams to hold the tag team titles here on NXT multiple times.
10:25Come on, there.
10:25He's young, he's resilient,
10:27but a match like that with Gunther
10:29has to have taken a little bit out of the tank from this young man.
10:34Well, there's Slater on the outside wanting to get into this matchup
10:37as he's walking out, eyes wide open,
10:39and taking in the New York atmosphere.
10:41And you've had plenty of memories here in New York City.
10:43You know what these bright lights can do to a man.
10:46Hall of Fame, baby.
10:47Hall of Fame 2013.
10:49Oh, yes, man.
10:51Sold out.
10:51Oh, yes.
10:52Here we go.
10:53Super big.
10:54Here we go.
10:54And now, finally.
10:56Can he make a tag?
10:57Finally.
10:57Can he make a tag?
10:58It's the moment, baby.
10:59You better do it, son.
11:01I just looked up from the monitor.
11:02I saw in Javon's eyes.
11:03He is determined as ever.
11:05He's got to make the tag to the youngest in charge.
11:08Leon Slater chopping at the bit.
11:10Reaching out.
11:11Javon made the tag.
11:12And here comes the X Division champion.
11:15The youngest champion to ever hold that title in TNA.
11:21Man, he is coming in like a house of fire.
11:24He's on fire, dog.
11:25Right now, this kid is on.
11:26Oh, yeah, he's on ghost mode.
11:28Ghost mode.
11:29That was a little bit of Jeff Marty right there
11:31and a big shot to the body by Osiris.
11:34And, whoa!
11:36Leon turning it around.
11:38And, you know, you start to wonder
11:39how difficult it would be for Evans and Slater
11:41to focus on the task at hand.
11:43Slater, the TNA X Division champion,
11:46with all the responsibilities that come with that.
11:48Javon Evans to face Octagon Jr. and Axiom
11:51at a AAA event.
11:52November 22nd, this Saturday.
11:54He could be headed to Mexico City as champion.
11:57And Osiris.
11:58Man, so close.
12:00Man.
12:01Look at the height.
12:04And Evans, he's going to...
12:05Whoa!
12:06Look at these guys.
12:07The only thing you're thinking about
12:08is going out there and trying to make history.
12:10It's not about losing or anything like that.
12:12It's about going out there
12:13and just doing your best
12:14and going out there and trying to win this title.
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