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00:00:00It's biggest PLEs, one of the greatest wrestling cities in all the world.
00:00:04Tonight.
00:00:06Get ready for a fight.
00:00:08NXT stands up in St. Louis.
00:00:11The stakes are high.
00:00:13The world is watching.
00:00:15And only the best.
00:00:17Stand and deliver.
00:00:19NXT stand and deliver tonight.
00:00:28I want to break some big news.
00:00:30NXT will be bringing one of its biggest PLEs to one of the greatest wrestling cities in all the world.
00:00:36Tonight.
00:00:38Get ready for a fight.
00:00:40NXT stands up in St. Louis.
00:00:43The stakes are high.
00:00:45The world is watching.
00:00:47And only the best.
00:00:49Stand and deliver.
00:00:51NXT stand and deliver tonight.
00:00:59I want to break some big news.
00:01:02NXT will be bringing one of its biggest PLEs to one of the greatest wrestling cities in all the world.
00:01:08Tonight.
00:01:10Get ready for a fight.
00:01:12NXT stands up in St. Louis.
00:01:15The stakes are high.
00:01:17The world is watching.
00:01:19And only the best.
00:01:21And only the best.
00:01:22Stand and deliver.
00:01:23NXT stand and deliver.
00:01:25Tonight.
00:01:32I want to break some big news.
00:01:34NXT will be bringing one of its biggest PLEs to one of the greatest wrestling cities in all the world.
00:01:41Tonight.
00:01:44NXT stands up in St. Louis.
00:01:47NXT stands up in St. Louis.
00:01:48The stakes are high.
00:01:50The world is watching.
00:01:51And only the best.
00:01:53Stand and deliver.
00:01:58Then.
00:02:05Now.
00:02:27The road to WrestleMania makes a pit stop tonight in St. Louis.
00:02:33It's the gateway to the West and the host city tonight for the biggest NXT premium live event of the
00:02:40year.
00:02:40Stand and deliver.
00:02:43Four men vying to become NXT champion.
00:02:47Ricky Saints looks to get back on top.
00:02:50He'll have to defeat three other men.
00:02:52Including his friend.
00:02:53This man.
00:02:55Ethan Page.
00:02:56Who also, Peter, would love to walk out of St. Louis with gold.
00:03:00And Tony D'Angelo looking to become a first-time NXT champion.
00:03:04He'll get his chance tonight as well.
00:03:07And, of course, the man.
00:03:08Do you believe in Joe Hendry?
00:03:11We are here.
00:03:12It's time to stand and deliver.
00:03:17St. Louis, Missouri.
00:03:20The gateway city.
00:03:23Where the West began.
00:03:26A place where those brave enough could venture outward and blaze their own path towards destiny.
00:03:35Sound familiar?
00:03:39Tonight, for the superstars of NXT, St. Louis serves as a gateway.
00:03:45To Wrestlemania!
00:03:49But where every road leads to something bigger, the fight is always better.
00:03:58Big city dreams on the line.
00:04:03Four of NXT's biggest superstars in a fatal four-way match for the NXT championship.
00:04:20Four men, one title, tempers flaring, egos battered.
00:04:26The fate of this brand-determined Saturday.
00:04:29You get all of these opportunities that I don't get.
00:04:31If you think that you can stand on your own, then prove it.
00:04:36Is Aruka set for a collision course?
00:04:39Let's not go, bitch!
00:04:44I'm walking in as your North American champion.
00:04:46I plan on leaving the same way I walk in.
00:04:48If I win that, I get my life back.
00:04:50And I become the man I was always meant to be.
00:04:53Born Gargano for the North American title.
00:04:56I am not going to lay down and die.
00:04:59Come on!
00:05:00Vanity Project.
00:05:01We're the best team in the game.
00:05:03The NXT Tag Team Champions.
00:05:05They better be ready for the international sensation.
00:05:07Los Americanos in St. Louis.
00:05:12You're holding a title that does not belong to you.
00:05:17This championship just feels right.
00:05:20Tatum Paxley will defend the women's North American title against Blake Monroe.
00:05:24I can be the fire to your health.
00:05:30You can feel the pressure when the rhythm hits.
00:05:33Tell her.
00:05:33The NXT Women's Championship.
00:05:35J.C. Jain.
00:05:37I'm walking in to stand and deliver with one of the most dominant title reigns in NXT history.
00:05:44Lola Vice.
00:05:45I'm going to leave no questions left.
00:05:47Just Lola Vice getting, which should have already been hers, the NXT Women's Championship.
00:05:52Kendall Gray.
00:05:53I'll prove that Kendall Gray isn't just the future.
00:05:56She's the now.
00:05:59The gateway to destiny awaits.
00:06:08Welcome to NXT Stand and Deliver.
00:06:18What's going on, everyone?
00:06:19We are so glad to have you here with us for Countdown to NXT Stand and Deliver.
00:06:25I'm Megan Morant.
00:06:26He's Peter Rosenberg.
00:06:27And Peter, it's all about making moments in WWE and tonight for these NXT superstars.
00:06:33The lights don't get brighter than they do in St. Louis.
00:06:36Oh, absolutely not.
00:06:37I haven't been involved in a stand and deliver in a few years, but the energy you feel around this
00:06:41is so special because, you know, careers change on Night's Light Tonight.
00:06:45Yeah, and three men are vying for Joe Hendry's NXT Championship.
00:06:51It's a fatal four-way match.
00:06:53Coach Joe Hendry defends his title against Tony D'Angelo, Ricky Saints, and Ethan Page.
00:06:58Now, you want to talk about a match that could main event any night.
00:07:03I know how you feel about how bitter this is.
00:07:05Sol Ruka and Zaria are once best friends.
00:07:08Tonight, they go one-on-one.
00:07:10The Vanity Project are your NXT Tag Team Champions.
00:07:14And tonight in St. Louis, they'll defend their titles against Los Americanos.
00:07:20That's stand and deliver.
00:07:21Now, you talk about a big matchup with different consequences for both competitors.
00:07:26Miles Bourne, your NXT North American Championship, against the legend Johnny Gargano, who's trying to find his footing here again
00:07:35on NXT.
00:07:37Well, despite what Blake Monroe thinks, Tatum Pac-Clee is your NXT Women's North American Champion.
00:07:44And tonight, Blake Monroe tries to get back the title that she did, in fact, lose.
00:07:51Now, originally, we did not know this would be how it would land.
00:07:54But here we are, a triple threat for the NXT Women's Championship.
00:07:59J.C. Jane, Kendall Gray, and Lola Weiss.
00:08:02It's been a crazy ride.
00:08:04Here's how we got here.
00:08:08A big fight in the Big Apple.
00:08:12Lola Weiss versus Kendall Gray.
00:08:15The winner is going to face J.C. Jane at Stand and Deliver.
00:08:23Buckle up, get ready.
00:08:25This is going to be good.
00:08:27Who is headed to Stand and Deliver?
00:08:31Kendall might be out.
00:08:33Oh, no, they're like suplex.
00:08:35Cover.
00:08:41There was a tap, but there was also a three.
00:08:44Who's challenging for the women's title?
00:08:46There was some confusion in the main event.
00:08:48We've come up with this.
00:08:50At Stand and Deliver, J.C. Jane will defend the NXT Women's Championship
00:08:54against Kendall Gray and Lola Weiss in a triple threat match.
00:08:59Let me remind you all that J.C. Jane runs women's wrestling.
00:09:06That's the NXT champ right there.
00:09:08The rock star, J.C. Jane.
00:09:11Hype down, you idiots.
00:09:14The champ is talking.
00:09:15The NXT Women's Champion, J.C. Jane.
00:09:26I'm walking into Stand and Deliver with one of the most dominant title reigns in NXT history.
00:09:38It's time a new woman runs this division.
00:09:42The real, sufficient specialist in Lola Weiss.
00:09:46From NXT to AAA, Weiss City is everywhere, baby.
00:09:52There's that striking ability.
00:09:55Oh, baby, educated feet.
00:09:58Back this!
00:09:59Lola knocked her ass out!
00:10:01On Stand and Deliver, Lola Weiss will finally become the first Cuban-American NXT Women's Champion.
00:10:12You better make sure you're able to step into the gray area.
00:10:16Because the only person that steps out of the gray area alive is Kendall Gray.
00:10:21One of the hottest stars in all of professional wrestling.
00:10:25Kendall Gray relinquished the Evolve Women's Championship.
00:10:28When people look in the history books 20 years from now, they're going to see the name.
00:10:32Kendall Gray!
00:10:36Kendall Gray, so agile, so mobile.
00:10:39You're either going to have to tap or you're going to have to snap.
00:10:44I'm not here to shake hands.
00:10:45I'm here to make history.
00:10:49She's been blowing up the internet, man.
00:10:52Now, Stand and Deliver, I'm going to take the NXT Women's Championship from you, Jay-Z.
00:11:01Stand and Deliver is right around the corner.
00:11:04And against all odds, I will be walking in as your NXT Women's Champion!
00:11:14It's going to be Jay-Z James.
00:11:16It's going to be Kendall Gray.
00:11:19And it's going to be Roll of Ice for the NXT Women's Championship in a triple slap match!
00:11:38There she is, the champion, J.C. Jane, arriving here in St. Louis tonight.
00:11:43Interestingly enough, she doesn't have to be involved in the decision tonight to defend her title.
00:11:47That's absolutely right.
00:11:48And there she is, my girl, formerly the Evolve champion, Kendall Gray.
00:11:52What a year, and now the chance to become champ.
00:11:54But one of the most dangerous women in NXT, Lola Vice, here as well.
00:11:58Earlier this week, she sat down with Sarah Shriver.
00:12:02Lola Vice, Kendall Gray, thank you so much for sitting down with me ahead of Stand and Deliver.
00:12:08Now, let's discuss the elephant in the room.
00:12:11This past Tuesday at Madison Square Garden, your match had a controversial ending.
00:12:15And the result was not decisive.
00:12:18However, you were the beneficiaries, and now you both have a chance at the NXT Women's Championship at Stand and
00:12:25Deliver.
00:12:26Beneficiaries?
00:12:27Sarah, I wouldn't put it like that.
00:12:30I had that match won, and she tapped.
00:12:32And everyone saw it.
00:12:34But you know what?
00:12:35It's a triple threat now, and now I have the chance to make it right.
00:12:39No questions.
00:12:40No controversy.
00:12:41Just Lola Vice getting what should have already been hers, the NXT Women's Championship.
00:12:46That's funny, because did you not hear the three count?
00:12:48I mean, the difference is, I'm not here making excuses.
00:12:51I'm here trying to capitalize off the opportunity.
00:12:54The opportunity to become the new NXT Women's Champion.
00:12:56Well, you're both crossover athletes.
00:13:00Lola, you have a background in MMA.
00:13:02Yeah.
00:13:02Kendall, your background is amateur wrestling.
00:13:05How does these disciplines prepare you for championship opportunities?
00:13:09Sarah, if MMA taught me anything, it's how to finish a fight.
00:13:13I don't hesitate.
00:13:14I don't second guess.
00:13:16When I see an opportunity, I take it, and I end it.
00:13:19Which is what Lola Vice always brings to the table.
00:13:21Passion, aggression, and the ability to knock any woman out at any moment.
00:13:26And then dance on them.
00:13:28Well, I definitely won't be dancing.
00:13:30But that's the difference, Sarah.
00:13:31Because amateur wrestling is about control.
00:13:33About pace.
00:13:34About pressure.
00:13:35Lola's game plan is going to be knocking one of us out.
00:13:37But mine is breaking Lola and JC down piece by piece.
00:13:40How are you going to control someone if you can't take them down?
00:13:42Okay, and how are you going to knock me out when you're stuck on the mat?
00:13:44Okay, Mom.
00:13:44Okay, then.
00:13:45Okay, ladies.
00:13:46Moving on.
00:13:47At Stand and Deliver, when it's all said and done,
00:13:50why should it be you with your arm raised in the NXT Women's Championship around your waist?
00:13:56Because I'm the most dangerous woman in the ring, period.
00:13:59You can train for anything you want, but you can't train for someone like me, baby.
00:14:04Which is why at Stand and Deliver, Kendall and JC are going to feel the heat.
00:14:10Sure, but I'm the most well-rounded wrestler in this match.
00:14:13I mean, I can do it all.
00:14:14I'll outthink, outwrestle, and outlast Lola and JC.
00:14:18And when it's all said and done, I'll prove that Kendall Gray isn't just the future.
00:14:23She's the now.
00:14:25Strong words from both of you.
00:14:26We will have to see how it unfolds at Stand and Deliver.
00:14:30Best of luck to both of you.
00:14:32Good luck.
00:14:35Wow, it has been an emotional week for these three ladies all vying for the NXT Championship.
00:14:42You know, that emotional ending, it was controversial.
00:14:44And you can catch that full interview with Sarah Shriver, Lola Vice, and Kendall Gray on WWE's social channels.
00:14:51But, Peter, I want to get your thoughts.
00:14:53You're someone who's watched Kendall Gray from the very beginning, from her time in Evolve.
00:14:57She's no longer this underdog, but this is probably the biggest match of her career.
00:15:02The lights shine the brightest at Stand and Deliver.
00:15:05Is Kendall Gray just happy to be there?
00:15:06No, I don't think she's happy to be there.
00:15:08I think that's what makes Kendall Gray so special.
00:15:10And it was a privilege to watch her come along and evolve week after week.
00:15:14And I think everyone knew there was something special.
00:15:17But the level to which she's been able to seize the moment has been incredible.
00:15:22And she had important defenses.
00:15:24Remember, she left Evolve as champion.
00:15:26Didn't even lose that last match.
00:15:27She's had big matches, but it gets no bigger.
00:15:30A title opportunity at Stand and Deliver.
00:15:33But I truly think she's ready for the opportunity.
00:15:35But you look at Lola Vice, and she is fired up.
00:15:37She believes, she knows that she tapped Kendall Gray out and that she deserves to be in this position.
00:15:43She is one of the most dangerous women in NXT.
00:15:47What's it going to take for Lola to get the job done?
00:15:49Well, you know, as Booker T always says, Lola Vice is dangerous with her feet and her hands.
00:15:53And she can knock you out with basically any appendage catches you, you can go down.
00:15:58I think Lola Vice is another person who has believed since she got to WWE, given her history in MMA
00:16:04that she was built for the moment.
00:16:05I think she just needs to find the right moment.
00:16:08Takes three seconds.
00:16:09She's a new champ.
00:16:10But don't forget, J.C. Jane always has this trick up her sleeve.
00:16:13And she's got backup, too.
00:16:14She's got backup in Fatal Influence.
00:16:16J.C. Jane once considered the most beatable champ by some people in NXT.
00:16:20She's had a dominant reign as your NXT Women's Champion.
00:16:24Well, speaking of domination in NXT, no one did that more than Johnny Organo back on his time down in
00:16:30the black and gold.
00:16:30And he returned to NXT just a couple weeks ago in this Gauntlet and Eliminator match, Peter.
00:16:35Yeah, he sure did.
00:16:36And this was an incredible moment.
00:16:38Why?
00:16:38It pays to have your wife with you at ringside.
00:16:43Hey, he found a way.
00:16:44Scores the pin.
00:16:45And here we are.
00:16:47Yeah, Johnny Gargano, he's been down in a rut for a little while.
00:16:51But turns out planking worked out in his favor because he was able to plank his way to a championship
00:16:57opportunity tonight at Stand and Deliver.
00:16:59It's Johnny Gargano against Miles Bourne for the NXT North American Championship.
00:17:06It's been so much fun watching Miles Bourne really come into his own as a champion.
00:17:11But he's going up against one of the best to ever do it in NXT history.
00:17:17Well, absolutely.
00:17:17Johnny wrestling is a moment in time.
00:17:19You can basically look back at an entire NXT era as kind of being the Johnny Gargano era.
00:17:25That's how great he was at NXT, but he pointed this out this past Tuesday on NXT that he's been
00:17:32having a tough time on SmackDown.
00:17:34Johnny Gargano has not been able to sort of get his footing and be the sort of superstar he expected
00:17:39to be.
00:17:40Goes back to NXT, finds himself in this North American Championship match.
00:17:44Great opportunity.
00:17:45But he said this.
00:17:46If he loses, where does he go from here?
00:17:48Yeah, but for Miles Bourne, your NXT North American Championship right now, this is not the ceiling for him.
00:17:54He wants to do things and write his home history.
00:17:57He wants to create the Miles Bourne era.
00:17:59He wants people to be talking about him years from now the way that they're talking about Johnny Gargano.
00:18:05This isn't just anybody that Johnny Gargano is walking into the ring with.
00:18:08100% correct, Megan.
00:18:10And I think it's a great situation, though, for Miles Bourne.
00:18:12I'll tell you why, because if you lose this match to Johnny Gargano, who can fault you for losing to
00:18:17one of the best in NXT history?
00:18:19And if you win, you just beat one of the best to ever do it in NXT.
00:18:23So from a pressure standpoint, I actually think it's a higher pressure spot for Johnny Wrestling.
00:18:29Well, we are looking forward to that match.
00:18:31We still have so much more to get to right here on Countdown to NXT Stand and Deliver.
00:18:37We're going to have this 10-person mixed tag team match coming your way on the Countdown show.
00:18:42But when we come back, we're going to dive into one of the most personal, bitter rivalries in NXT.
00:18:49Sol Ruka and Zarya talk when we return.
00:18:56I got you right where I want you.
00:19:04You wouldn't be here without me.
00:19:06I'm the champ, and I call the shots.
00:19:10I'm taking you because I hate you.
00:19:14I've always hated you.
00:19:18The tribal team of the best in the world in the main event at WrestleMania.
00:19:26I'm going to bury you.
00:19:29You will acknowledge me.
00:19:39You will know.
00:19:41I'll see you next time.
00:19:42Bye.
00:19:46Bye.
00:19:56Bye.
00:22:06Zarya tonight.
00:22:08Zarya looking for revenge.
00:22:10This is how we got here.
00:22:36That's the great thing about this dynamic that we have going on is that I have a bad-ass
00:22:40best friend in my corner.
00:22:42We want to help each other, but we don't need each other to become successful.
00:22:47With Zarya by my side, it was just so, so sweet.
00:22:50Being accompanied by Zarya is the first name when it comes to athleticism and innovation.
00:22:57Snap, couple, she is the second name, we..
00:22:59smash that soul!
00:22:59She is just that damn good!
00:23:033, 2, 1, winner!
00:23:08Thor continues her reign as a double champion in NXT.
00:23:12And I'm so stoked to be the NXT Female Superstar of the Year.
00:23:16Sol Ruka riding the wave of momentum.
00:23:212026 is going to be even bigger and even better.
00:23:24Zarya, you will never get what you want as long as Sol keeps using you.
00:23:28Excuse me?
00:23:29Poor Zarya.
00:23:32Your best friend's a double champion.
00:23:33You don't have a thing.
00:23:36I'm a lucky girl, Zarya.
00:23:37I'm lucky to have a best friend with Zarya.
00:23:38I fought so hard for this title.
00:23:42But there is no one that I trust more than you, Zarya.
00:23:46And the...
00:23:49Yes, hug it out.
00:23:50Zarya, think about it.
00:23:52Sol said don't do it.
00:23:53No!
00:23:54You have to get back to Zarya being home.
00:23:56Number 10, Sol Ruka.
00:23:59You get all of these opportunities that I don't get.
00:24:01Smash that, Sol.
00:24:03Sol Ruka wins.
00:24:09What the...
00:24:10Zarya with a spear.
00:24:12Zarya, think about it.
00:24:16Hold on.
00:24:17No, no, no, no.
00:24:18That's not Sol Ruka.
00:24:22To stand beside the person that has everything that you want.
00:24:28And they think that they're giving you something just by letting you be close to it.
00:24:34I hate it.
00:24:36Every time I stepped into this ring, I wasn't Zarya.
00:24:41I was Sol Ruka's partner.
00:24:43You kicked me off of that ladder at standard level last year.
00:24:46Do you know what that does to someone?
00:24:49I hated watching you succeed.
00:24:52I hated hearing your name.
00:24:54And I hated the fact that no matter what, I was always going to stand behind you.
00:25:00It's all.
00:25:01It's mine.
00:25:03It's mine.
00:25:03You think I'm the villain in your story, is that right?
00:25:07All I wanted was to pull you forward.
00:25:10I gave you my spot at the Battle Royal.
00:25:14I vouched for you for the TNA Knockouts Championship.
00:25:18I even let you defend and lose my North American Championship.
00:25:25Every time anyone said Sol Ruka, I made sure that they said Zarya too, because we were a team.
00:25:32So if you think that you can stand on your own, then prove it at Stand and Deliver.
00:25:39That's fitting that where it all started is where it's going to end.
00:25:44As long as you are standing, I am never going to.
00:25:49You're not the villain in my story.
00:25:52You're the mistake.
00:25:58It is absolutely crazy to think about the journey that we've been on with these two superstars in NXT, Sol
00:26:05Ruka and Zarya, a year ago, fighting in that ladder match for the NXT Women's North American Championship at Stand
00:26:12and Deliver.
00:26:12Don't forget, it was Sol Ruka who knocked Zarya off the ladder for that title.
00:26:18I mean, we've seen them as a tag team working together.
00:26:20We obviously know about all of the success that Sol Ruka has had.
00:26:24But, Peter, it's awfully difficult when you're someone like Zarya, because you're always the bridesmaid, never the bride.
00:26:31Well, you know what?
00:26:32I relate to this story so much.
00:26:33I do.
00:26:34I do.
00:26:34I understand what it's like to be partners with someone, and one person, for whatever reason, ends up getting positioned
00:26:40as the star.
00:26:41And you're the side person to that star.
00:26:44No one gets into these things because they want to be the bridesmaid.
00:26:49Everybody wants to be that person.
00:26:51Everybody wants the bright lights.
00:26:53So you have to understand and respect where Zarya's at with it.
00:26:57I get it.
00:26:58But at the same time, to your point, Megan, Sol Ruka has, the accolades have been deserved.
00:27:03The praise that's been heaped upon are all well-deserved.
00:27:07It makes for a perfect matchup.
00:27:08And don't forget, Sol Ruka has also given Zarya some opportunity.
00:27:13She allowed Zarya to defend her NXT Women's North American Championship.
00:27:17Zarya did lose that title.
00:27:19She gave up her spot in the Battle Royale.
00:27:22So it hasn't been like Sol Ruka hasn't been a good friend to Zarya.
00:27:26But I go back to the beginning of that package.
00:27:28Sol Ruka said it herself.
00:27:29We don't need each other to be successful.
00:27:32But together, that pair was certainly dominant.
00:27:35Listen, this is literally my life.
00:27:37My old co-host, Ebro, hired me to be on the radio.
00:27:40But when they made the show, Ebro, in the morning, I was like, well, what about Rosenberg?
00:27:44Turns out we were better as a team.
00:27:46You have to figure out what your role is.
00:27:48But guess what?
00:27:49Sometimes people get jealous.
00:27:50It builds up.
00:27:51All of a sudden, it's time to explode.
00:27:54That's where Zarya is right now.
00:27:55Well, someone who's really been struggling with what their role is and maybe a little bit in denial is Blake
00:28:01Monroe because she is not your NXT Women's North American Champion right now.
00:28:07You see Tatum Paxley holding up the title.
00:28:09But Blake just really can't let it go, Peter.
00:28:12No, listen.
00:28:12We're supposed to be celebrating Booker T in Houston that night.
00:28:15And here comes Blake Monroe with the attack to Tatum.
00:28:19And then, like a total creep, first of all, how do you even get a hole in the middle of
00:28:23the stage?
00:28:24Whatever.
00:28:25And there she is, just in love with that title.
00:28:31Tonight, you're going to give back what belongs to me.
00:28:40Oof.
00:28:43Man.
00:28:44Say what you will.
00:28:45Tatum Paxley.
00:28:47A little extra.
00:28:48Can you feel it, Megan?
00:28:49Oh, I can feel it.
00:28:50She is bringing it to Blake.
00:28:52Yeah, Tatum Paxley feels completely disrespected by Blake Monroe.
00:28:57That is her NXT Women's North American Championship.
00:29:01But Blake Monroe will not hand over the title despite it belonging to Tatum.
00:29:06You know, a lot of people talk about this side of Blake Monroe that can be awoken.
00:29:11But Tatum Paxley, she's been pushed to the absolute brink.
00:29:15I go back to, you know, her friendship with Izzy Dame.
00:29:18I go back to her time in the culling.
00:29:20And now, something happening with Blake Monroe, the disrespect to Tatum Paxley, there's another side to her.
00:29:27And it's certainly dangerous.
00:29:28I think that's a totally fair point.
00:29:30I think what some in the NXT universe are saying is, we don't believe you.
00:29:34You need more people.
00:29:35Like, we've seen this from Blake Monroe many times.
00:29:37So many people can picture Blake Monroe with the crimson mask, turning from the glamour into this bloody, crazy person,
00:29:44right?
00:29:44But to your point, Tatum Paxley's shown a lot, too.
00:29:47But now the pressure is on her in this match to show that she can go to that next level.
00:29:52She is the NXT Women's North American Champion.
00:29:55That's right.
00:29:55Until Blake Monroe can get that title back from her, we still have a lot more to get to right
00:30:00here on Countdown to Stand and Deliver.
00:30:04When we return, we're going to talk about the fatal four-way for the NXT Championship match.
00:32:25NXT tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster.
00:32:29But before we can get to Vegas tonight, NXT completely takes over St. Louis.
00:32:37Five championships on the line and one extremely bitter personal rivalry comes to a culmination as well.
00:32:45But one of those titles that will be on the line is the NXT Tag Team Championship, where your champ,
00:32:51the Vanity Project, defends against Los Americanos.
00:32:55Earlier this week, Blake Howard caught up with the Vanity Project, thank you for joining me just a few days
00:33:04before your tag team title defense.
00:33:05It's NXT's biggest show of the year, but before we get to St. Louis, I'd like to go back to
00:33:11when you shockingly defeated Dark State to win the NXT Tag Team Championship.
00:33:28Hold on.
00:33:29I think I will.
00:33:29So go ahead and give me that.
00:33:31You kick rocks, jackass.
00:33:33Nobody wants you here.
00:33:34Bye-bye.
00:33:35Bye-bye.
00:33:35Later, Blake.
00:33:36Yeah, that's right.
00:33:37Have a good one, buddy.
00:33:39Dork.
00:33:40Anyways, gentlemen, let me just apologize on behalf of Blake the Snake or whatever his name is.
00:33:46What a dork, right?
00:33:47Let's just start over, okay?
00:33:48Clean slate.
00:33:49Brad Baylor.
00:33:50Ricky Smokes.
00:33:51Jack, man.
00:33:52You guys are only days away from your first ever NXT Stand and Deliver appearance, and it's only been, what,
00:33:58a couple of months since you guys have been added to the roster?
00:34:01I mean, tell me, how has y'all's rise been so meteoric?
00:34:06How does it happen so fast for you guys?
00:34:08You were spot on, Jackson.
00:34:10You've only been here for three months.
00:34:12That's it.
00:34:12And we're already NXT Tag Team Champions.
00:34:15What else is there to prove?
00:34:16We're the best team here.
00:34:17The three of us combined.
00:34:18The most charismatic, athletic, well-rounded gentleman here, but it's kind of wordy when you put it that way.
00:34:24So I just want to sum it up and say the three of us, boys, are generational talents.
00:34:29And I don't know about you, boys.
00:34:30I'm looking forward to St. Louis Stand and Deliver.
00:34:32Not for any other reason than just to continue this lovely title reign you got going for us.
00:34:38I mean, guys, I'm just saying, I could see this going for months.
00:34:43Years.
00:34:43Years.
00:34:44I don't know, maybe a decade or two.
00:34:46Why not?
00:34:46Because when you're The Vanity Project, you're just the...
00:34:49Yes.
00:34:50We're the best.
00:34:51We are the best.
00:34:52Hundos.
00:34:53Nobody better.
00:34:54Peace up.
00:34:58You can't get any more confident than The Vanity Project is right now.
00:35:03You got your V's up for The Vanity Project.
00:35:05I'm a little taken aback because, you know, these guys have only been champions for a couple weeks and they're
00:35:10walking around like they own the place, Peter.
00:35:12Well, that is The Vanity Project.
00:35:13You know, I had the pleasure, just like with Kendall Gray, of getting to call all The Vanity Project's matches
00:35:18at Evolve.
00:35:19And, listen, like Kendall Gray, though, in all seriousness, remove the bravado, the arrogant attitude.
00:35:25They can really be like those guys.
00:35:28But...
00:35:28Sure.
00:35:29I bet they're going against Los Americanos and these guys have wrestled around the globe.
00:35:34Okay, but hear me out.
00:35:34What I was going to say was, if you remove all the arrogance and all the accoutrement of The Vanity
00:35:39Project, what you have is a really savvy tag team who not only, first of all, they've done it all
00:35:44around the country for several years now, but not only that,
00:35:47they also know each other really well.
00:35:50Ricky Smokes and Brad Baylor are a machine, man.
00:35:52Quick tags, in and out, old school tag team.
00:35:55They know what they're doing, plus they have the former Evolve champion Jackson Drake with them all the time.
00:36:00Yeah, yeah, but I'm talking about Bravo and Rio.
00:36:03I mean, the history that these guys made, legendary luchadores in Bravo and Rio of Los Americanos.
00:36:10You're talking about, you know, a couple years traveling around the country.
00:36:13These guys have done it for decades around the world, Peter.
00:36:16We're talking about The Vanity Project.
00:36:18These are future Hall of Famers, potentially first ballot.
00:36:21Brad Baylor may go on to become the youngest heavyweight champion of all time.
00:36:24Ricky Smokes.
00:36:26I don't think you understand exactly what we're dealing with.
00:36:28You're going to be V's up by the end of the night.
00:36:30I've come around to them, too.
00:36:31I don't know about.
00:36:32Well, in our main event tonight, the NXT Championship is on the line as Joe Hendry defends his title in
00:36:39a fatal four-way match against Tony D'Angelo, Ricky Saints, and Ethan Page.
00:36:43This is how we got here.
00:36:48I didn't just come to NXT to entertain.
00:36:51I came here to be a champion.
00:36:53If you believe in yourself, anything is possible.
00:36:58And now NXT believes in our champion, Joe Hendry.
00:37:03The climb to the NXT Championship happened long before the ladder match.
00:37:09And now Joe Hendry stands here.
00:37:12NXT champion.
00:37:16Here's the thing.
00:37:17That championship was held by a WWE superstar, me.
00:37:22Ricky Saints, he doesn't want to share the damn spotlight.
00:37:25I have worked too hard to elevate NXT, and I'll be damned if I let somebody like you ruin it
00:37:33for me.
00:37:34Let's do this.
00:37:35Vengeance statement.
00:37:37Joe Hendry versus Ricky Saints for my NXT Championship.
00:37:43I need to reclaim the NXT title so I can go back to being the face of this brand.
00:37:49Ethan, you remember what that feels like, right?
00:37:53Yeah, I remember.
00:37:55I need my friend to help me with that.
00:37:58You need my help?
00:38:00I'll be there for you.
00:38:01What's Ethan Page doing out here now?
00:38:04Let's go.
00:38:05Let's go.
00:38:10That was a miscalculation for Page who's trying to help out Saints.
00:38:16Vengeance, what the hell happened?
00:38:18You spent the title too hard.
00:38:19I know.
00:38:20Vengeance, they sucked.
00:38:21Saints and Page, they're in a slump.
00:38:23They better get on the same page.
00:38:25Are you kidding?
00:38:26If you've got something that's heavy on your heart, you need to speak your truth.
00:38:29Come on.
00:38:30Take me.
00:38:30Let me let it off then.
00:38:32I would like to be NXT champion.
00:38:34Now, I hate to get in the middle of this little tip that you guys are having, but you know,
00:38:40Ricky,
00:38:40maybe you just don't want it as bad as Ethan Page.
00:38:46It's absolute chaos.
00:38:48It's all hell breaking loose.
00:38:50And we all believe in Joe!
00:38:53Tony DiAngelo!
00:38:55I decided to become the man who proved that he is the toughest son of a bitch in NXT.
00:39:01Now, Joe Hendry, Tony DiAngelo will be the next NXT champion.
00:39:12I don't care which one of you wants the title show.
00:39:15I'm going to handle Tony DiAngelo as Stand and Deliver.
00:39:17It's me that you're going to see at Stand and Deliver.
00:39:19Yeah, or me.
00:39:21Or me.
00:39:23The stage is set.
00:39:24Hendry, Saints, Paige, DiAngelo, Fatal 4-Way for the NXT championship.
00:39:30I'm going to make everything right in this world for once when I become a two-time NXT champion!
00:39:42I deserve global recognition!
00:39:46I will be the one becoming NXT champion two times!
00:39:50I don't care who you are, where you're from, what you've done.
00:39:54At Stand and Deliver, I am going to run you three over like a damn freight train!
00:39:58I'll be the one to stand, I'll be the one to deliver!
00:40:02With the entire world chanting, we believe!
00:40:07Tempers flaring, egos being through!
00:40:10Four men, one title!
00:40:12The fate of this brand determined Stand and Deliver!
00:40:19Who will walk out of St. Louis as your NXT champion?
00:40:24And Peter, I look at those four men, and one thing that sticks out to me the most is that
00:40:29Tony DiAngelo is the only one of those guys who's never held the title.
00:40:32Well, that's what makes it such an incredibly impressive group of competitors.
00:40:37Three former champions trying to do it again.
00:40:39Ricky Saints, of course, did it nearly immediately after coming to NXT,
00:40:43but held it for a very brief period.
00:40:45He needs to get back to the top of the mountain.
00:40:47Same thing with all-ego Ethan Page.
00:40:49Yeah, all-ego Ethan Page has really been trying to prove who he is without the title,
00:40:54and that's really led to this friendship, you know, this friendship with Ricky Saints
00:40:59and trying to get back on top.
00:41:01While he spent some time as the North American champion, that's not enough for Ethan Page.
00:41:05He wants to be a world champion.
00:41:08He wants people to associate his name with the NXT championship.
00:41:12And, of course, the man who's been associated with that now and was for so long associated
00:41:16with the TNA championship is Joe Hendry.
00:41:19The question is, do you believe?
00:41:20I'm one of those people.
00:41:21Do I believe in Joe Hendry?
00:41:22Sometimes I do.
00:41:23Sometimes I don't.
00:41:24I tell you what, if he comes out of this Fatal 4-way as champion, I may be a believer.
00:41:28Well, Joe Hendry is a guy for a long time.
00:41:30Everybody was talking about the meme.
00:41:32Everybody was talking about the song.
00:41:34And while the song is even better now that Booker T is singing the song with him,
00:41:38he has proven himself to be a fighting champion.
00:41:40And he hasn't backed down from any challengers.
00:41:43But I'm really looking forward to seeing this different side of Tony D'Angelo as well.
00:41:48Because Tony D'Angelo, we know what he did with the family.
00:41:50He's a different man now.
00:41:52He's hungry for championships.
00:41:55And the fact that Joe Hendry doesn't have to be involved in the decision
00:41:58makes it a dangerous place for him to be in.
00:42:01That part, and I'm glad you brought up what you did about Tony D
00:42:03because he cannot get lost in the mix here.
00:42:05The one guy who has not yet had the NXT championship.
00:42:08What an incredible opportunity.
00:42:09And the title just hits bigger when it's a stand and deliver.
00:42:12Absolutely.
00:42:13Well, we have all of this coming your way tonight from St. Louis.
00:42:17But before we can get to that, right here on The Countdown Show,
00:42:22we have our 10-person Mixed Tag Team Match
00:42:26live from the factory in St. Louis when we return.
00:43:22We will be right back to that list.
00:43:22We have a lot of fun to do!
00:44:54And Booker, are you ready to get the party started?
00:44:56I'm good.
00:50:17This birthright.
00:50:18It's all about the reckoning man.
00:50:20Going out here.
00:50:20Making a statement in this division here at NXT.
00:50:24Finally.
00:50:24Finally.
00:50:25That's what it's all about.
00:50:26Lexus King up and over.
00:50:27Nasty landing.
00:50:29And Connors in six.
00:50:31Trying their best.
00:50:32And maybe for the first time.
00:50:34Wren Sinclair putting her hand out.
00:50:36Women fight the women.
00:50:37Men fight the men.
00:50:38Wren wanting in there in the worst way.
00:50:40And now she's legal and in comes.
00:50:42I think TNA knockouts champion Ariana Grace who's set to defend that title at TNA.
00:50:47Rebellion.
00:50:48But she's getting knocked around here at Stan and Deliver.
00:50:51Right now.
00:50:52Wren is on fire.
00:50:53Wren is on fire right now.
00:50:54You talk about that championship.
00:50:56How it just boosts your confidence.
00:50:58Hey.
00:50:58Oh yeah.
00:50:59That clunk of invincibility.
00:51:00They could be over with right now.
00:51:02X Factor.
00:51:02Oh yes.
00:51:03The final wrench.
00:51:05Looking for the tap.
00:51:06The tap.
00:51:06The tap.
00:51:06And how smart of Charlie Dempsey.
00:51:08And you said it earlier.
00:51:10Charlie Dempsey knows better than anyone what Wren Sinclair can do inside the squared circle.
00:51:14Especially from a submission style.
00:51:16That's Grace from behind.
00:51:17Rolling up Sinclair near fall.
00:51:19I'm sure Charlie Dempsey knew that the end was near in a situation right there for
00:51:24Arianna Grayson.
00:51:25And he made the save in the nick of time.
00:51:27But real Sinclair man, I'm gonna say she's been looking great.
00:51:30Wow.
00:51:30Both women had the same idea.
00:51:32But heads up moved by EK Prosper.
00:51:34EK Prosper.
00:51:36Made the tag.
00:51:36Oh yes.
00:51:37He is now legal.
00:51:38And this is a man who trained under one of the greatest of all time.
00:51:41He sits in my right at Realeo Wrestling.
00:51:43Let me tell you right now.
00:51:44With this guy EK, some things you just can't teach.
00:51:47He just, it's just by nature man.
00:51:49It's just, right now he's on autopilot.
00:51:51Oh yes.
00:51:52Watch him.
00:51:56He's talking a little bit of smack while he's delivering the goods.
00:51:59And oh my.
00:52:00Two for one.
00:52:02Oh yes.
00:52:03Oh yes.
00:52:05EK looking.
00:52:06He's breaking out the cape.
00:52:06He's breaking out the cape.
00:52:07He's breaking out the cape right now Vic.
00:52:08Whoa whoa.
00:52:09Get him out of here.
00:52:10I got it Grace.
00:52:11It opening the door for Alexis King.
00:52:14And now right here in front of us, Dempsey with a German suplex.
00:52:18And EK flying no more.
00:52:20EK took a big shot right here on our table man.
00:52:22Right.
00:52:22Right across the top of the aisle.
00:52:24He's okay.
00:52:24Oh he got it.
00:52:25He got caught again though.
00:52:27Just took one to the temple.
00:52:28Oh that's it.
00:52:29I'm sorry.
00:52:31Oh.
00:52:31Whoa.
00:52:31What a teammate right there.
00:52:33What a teammate.
00:52:34Again this a 10 person mixed tag team matchup.
00:52:38And Charlie Dempsey things starting to break down.
00:52:40And another German suplex man.
00:52:42He is just a technician.
00:52:44Wait a minute.
00:52:45The hell.
00:52:46So is Ren Sinclair.
00:52:47How could you?
00:52:51And Ren Sinclair let Charlie Dempsey know exactly how she feels about him abandoning her.
00:52:57Is that a disproligation?
00:52:58It certainly is not.
00:53:00They're two illegal superstars and they're just fighting it out and out Grace.
00:53:04Well that's from earlier.
00:53:05You'd call that what a receipt book?
00:53:08Yeah I bet it was.
00:53:10Action still continuing this matchup.
00:53:12Like I said I'd feel bad.
00:53:13Stax.
00:53:14Stax Lorenzo.
00:53:15Oh baby.
00:53:17Around and around we go.
00:53:18What do we stop?
00:53:20Lexus King.
00:53:21What a forearm to the temple.
00:53:23That was a flipper.
00:53:23That was a flipper right there.
00:53:24Yeah that was a flipper.
00:53:25Yes.
00:53:26Nice tilt-a-whirl from Shiloh Hill.
00:53:29Just planning Connors.
00:53:30And Shiloh Hill now from LFG.
00:53:33Starting to make his presence felt.
00:53:34Taking out Stax and there's Dempsey again from behind.
00:53:37I don't even know who's legal anymore in this matchup Booker.
00:53:39He might have a little lost right now.
00:53:41ETAG was made so yeah.
00:53:42ETAG was made so yeah.
00:53:42ETAG is not.
00:53:43ETAG.
00:53:44Oh my god.
00:53:45You got.
00:53:46You got.
00:53:47Back in the ring.
00:53:48You got to begin.
00:53:50Did you see that?
00:53:51Did you see that?
00:53:52I did see it.
00:53:53What the hell?
00:53:53That's going to be a highlight reel all through social media.
00:53:56Especially if you're watching us on YouTube domestically.
00:53:59Netflix internationally.
00:54:00This is Stand and Delivered.
00:54:01Biggest night of the year.
00:54:03And the boys are out.
00:54:05HUM!
00:54:06HUM!
00:54:06HUM!
00:54:08GATE!
00:54:09It's Shiloh Hill looking for a little whip.
00:54:11Yes!
00:54:12Of the beast.
00:54:13Into the cover.
00:54:14One, two, three.
00:54:15What a way to kick off Stand and Delivered.
00:54:19Wow.
00:54:20Here are your winners.
00:54:21The team on.
00:54:22Prince Sinclair.
00:54:24K.
00:54:25Prosper.
00:54:25Take and take.
00:54:27And Shiloh Hill!
00:54:30We've talked about it all year.
00:54:32The year of opportunity.
00:54:34Have we not?
00:54:34Opportunity now tonight for these guys.
00:54:37They cashed in big time.
00:54:39Over the birthright.
00:54:40You gotta love it!
00:54:46Let's go back to some of the match.
00:54:49And this is.
00:54:49Look at this.
00:54:50I mean I'm absolutely speechless.
00:54:52Wow.
00:54:53With EK Prosper.
00:54:54What he did.
00:54:55Just like last year.
00:54:56Hank and Tank taking over.
00:54:58And then what a big victory.
00:55:00On the biggest stage we have.
00:55:01For one of the fastest rising stars on this brand.
00:55:05It's Shiloh Hill.
00:55:09Well the NXT universe is fired up.
00:55:14It's quite the way.
00:55:15To start our night.
00:55:18Here on Countdown.
00:55:19To Stand and Deliver.
00:55:27As Blake, Sarah, and our general manager, Robert Stone.
00:55:34They're gonna take us the rest of the way here live from St. Louis.
00:55:38On the Countdown to Stand and Deliver.
00:55:42Yeah!
00:55:45Thanks so much Vic.
00:55:46What an incredible way to kick off the action here.
00:55:49On the biggest night of the year.
00:55:51Stand and Deliver.
00:55:53And Shiloh Hill getting a huge victory for his team.
00:55:57As we see right behind me.
00:55:58Stand and Deliver season.
00:56:01Robby let me check out what you got.
00:56:04Come on.
00:56:05Thank you guys.
00:56:06Come on.
00:56:07We know you got the belly Rob.
00:56:08We know.
00:56:09Thank you guys.
00:56:10Thank you guys.
00:56:11Thank you guys.
00:56:12Congratulations guys.
00:56:13Yes.
00:56:13We are here with Blake Howard and the NXT general manager Robert Stone.
00:56:18It's an exciting night here.
00:56:20Your first Stand and Deliver as NXT general manager.
00:56:22How are you feeling?
00:56:24And as you can see and feel, the energy is through the roof in this building.
00:56:31And Sarah, I don't think anyone is more excited for tonight than St. Louis' own Sexy Red.
00:56:37Sexy Red?
00:56:38We certainly know Sexy Red's ready, but St. Louis is ready.
00:56:44The victory is ready.
00:56:46We're ready to stand and deliver, but we have five championships on the line tonight.
00:56:51But one everybody's talking about in the NXT universe, that huge drudge match.
00:56:56Zarya, one-on-one with Sol Rukai.
00:57:00Yeah, everybody's talking about that, but also the NXT universe is talking about Johnny
00:57:04wrestling back home at NXT.
00:57:07That's right.
00:57:09Johnny Gargano is going after another NXT title.
00:57:12The NXT North American title against Miles Lord.
00:57:16Well, signed, sealed, and delivered this past Tuesday for the NXT championship of Fatal Four-Way Match.
00:57:24The challengers, Tony D'Angelo, Ricky Sance, and of course, Ethan Page.
00:57:32But Robert Stone, you're talking about all of the competitors.
00:57:35You're not talking about that NXT champion.
00:57:38St. Louis, I gotta ask you, do you believe?
00:57:43I didn't wanna say his name.
00:57:45Sarah, I thought you were gonna say his name.
00:57:47You better be careful right there, but we also have a huge tag team title match tonight.
00:57:51Robert Stone, you put together a huge tournament to find out the number one contenders.
00:57:55Los Americanos emerged from that tournament.
00:57:59And tonight, they will be taking on Vanity Project.
00:58:03And we're talking about Vanity also.
00:58:04We have to talk about the glamour.
00:58:06She has stolen, some may say, the NXT Women's North American title from Tatum Paxley.
00:58:13But they will go head to head tonight in a match to see who walks out as the NXT Women's
00:58:18North American champion.
00:58:19Well, Blake, better beware because everyone gets what they deserve and she may have something evil coming to her.
00:58:25We'll see what happens there.
00:58:27We're talking about the women's division.
00:58:28How about the triple threat match for the NXT Women's Championship?
00:58:34We mentioned this past Tuesday in New York and Mr. Stone, not without some controversy.
00:58:38You had a very busy week putting that match together.
00:58:40Well, myself and Shawn Michaels put our brains together and we came up with this triple threat match.
00:58:46Lola Vice is deserving for the championship opportunity.
00:58:49Former involved women's champion Kendall Gray is deserving of the opportunity.
00:58:54And tonight, we got a triple threat match on our hands.
00:58:58Yes, we do, but you're talking about the competitors.
00:59:00You're once again not talking about the NXT Women's Champion from Fatal Influence, JC Jane, they have to face.
00:59:07Very intimidating to both of those competitors.
00:59:09I sat down with both Kendall Gray and Lola Vice.
00:59:13It could be the first time either of them walk out with NXT gold over their shoulder.
00:59:18It's certainly gonna be very difficult to find out who emerges tonight.
00:59:21But before we go, Sarah, I'm gonna put you on the spot.
00:59:23What match you looking forward to the most?
00:59:25Oh, I love all the women's matches, but I'm going for that triple threat match.
00:59:28I wanna see who's gonna be the NXT Women's Champion.
00:59:30Well, this is the biggest PLE of the year.
00:59:32I'm looking forward to every match, especially the interaction with Shawn Michaels and Sexy Red.
00:59:38Well, we are seconds away.
00:59:40You guys ready?
00:59:41It's time to stand and deliver.
00:59:51I wanna break some big news.
00:59:54NXT will be bringing one of its biggest PLEs to one of the greatest wrestling cities in all the world.
01:00:00Tonight.
01:00:02Get ready for a fight.
01:00:04NXT stands up in St. Louis.
01:00:07The stakes are high.
01:00:09The world is watching.
01:00:11And only the best stand and deliver.
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