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WWE LFG Season 3 Episode 1
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00:00Then, now, forever, together.
00:37Look, Bubba, thank you guys for coming back for the season of LFG.
00:42Look, we need to kind of get back to basics.
00:46Obviously, LFG is a big part of what we do here at the Performance Center,
00:49but we've also got Undertaker running stuff down in AAA.
00:55There are numerous talent being pulled all over the place.
01:00I'm perfectly honest.
01:01I need to get the remainder of our athletes.
01:06I need them to get ready for NXT television.
01:09You've got to realize, all right, that's the bottom line.
01:11So, I kind of want to do away with, I don't know, the points and the teams,
01:16and I still want to have other people, different legends, different superstars come in,
01:24kind of help you guys.
01:25So, it's not going to be all on you.
01:27I'm going to have integration of, you know, Matt Bloom and his coaches helping.
01:32But again, we have to get back to training these individuals, plain and simple.
01:35And they can get called up at any point.
01:39The reality is, I don't know when call-ups are happening.
01:42I don't know when Taker's going to call me on the phone to grab somebody down from AAA.
01:46Injuries, all that other kind of stuff, we've got to have people in the pipeline ready to go.
01:51You guys know that performing in the WWE is unlike performing anywhere else.
01:54We have to get them ready for NXT television as quickly as possible.
01:59And when I say it's time to go, they're ready to go.
02:04Come on. Talk to them. Let's go. Yeah.
02:09We're all here to be decent. We're here to be great.
02:11When the bell rings, it's not about being nice anymore.
02:14If I was Shawn Michaels, you guys would be on NXT tomorrow.
02:17It has to happen now.
02:19You don't have to wait to see who gets called up.
02:21They can go at any time.
02:23The future is indeed now here on LFG.
02:38My name is Matthew Bloom.
02:40I am currently the head coach and VP of talent development here at the WWE Performance Center.
02:46I've been the head coach now for almost 11 years.
02:50Most people remember from the Attitude Era days.
02:53K-Man started off as Prince Albert.
02:55Then I went to A-Train.
02:57The A-Train is building major momentum.
03:01Then I became Pensai.
03:03I had quite a few name changes.
03:05I had an amazing career inside the ring.
03:08And I'm having an even better time outside of the ring right now.
03:14It's a new season and a new LFG.
03:18With Coach Bloom overseeing the Performance Center and Undertaker running things down in AAA,
03:23there are more opportunities than ever for the future greats,
03:27as well as new legendary coaches.
03:30En route to the PC is a WWE veteran and multi-time WrestleMania main eventer,
03:36looking to pass on his wisdom while he recovers from injury.
03:40The never say die, Kevin Owens.
03:43Put the hot dogs down and listen to me.
03:46I've been wrestling for 25 years.
03:49Ultimately for me, I just want to help the next generation.
03:51And also, I don't really know what I'd do myself if I didn't.
03:55This is just all I've done since I was 15.
03:58You know, this is what I love.
03:59This is what I've always loved.
04:00So, right now I've been off for eight, nine months because of my neck surgery.
04:06I'm losing my mind.
04:07It's like, I just want to be around you.
04:13Well, Natalya really goes to show the ultra-competitive spirit of the heart dynasty.
04:19The Performance Center is a machine.
04:22It really is a machine.
04:23Every tool that you need to make it is here.
04:26I love taking everything that I've ever learned and passing it on to people.
04:30And hopefully, you have the heart to make it.
04:32You know, to really, like, be everything that you can be to connect to the audience.
04:40As our new arrivals get settled in, last season's future greats are busy getting prepared for a massive opportunity.
04:48I've been at the Performance Center for about a year now.
04:50I tore my bicep.
04:52So that had me out for about five months.
04:55But now I'm back and I'm better.
04:57And I'm feeling good.
04:59I've been here at the Performance Center for two years now.
05:02I was a runner-up on LFG.
05:04But at this point, it's not even about winning anymore.
05:06If you have the it factor, you have the it factor.
05:09And Harlem Lewis has the it factor.
05:14Thank you for being here today.
05:16And today, we're going to be working with talent that are in the on-deck circle.
05:21They have all caught Shawn's eye.
05:24They're on the cusp of getting a pretty big opportunity.
05:27But just need to polish up one or two more things before they really start, I think, finding their stride
05:33and get their opportunities to debut on NXT.
05:36Up first, we're going to have Nikita Lyons versus Callie Armstrong.
05:41Bubba, today you're going to be working with Nikita Lyons.
05:44She was a regular on NXT, but unfortunately, she suffered a severe knee injury.
05:49And that really put her on the sidelines and set her back because when she went onto the sidelines, we
05:56had these other women coming in and really stepping up.
05:59So now Nikita's on her way back right now, the road to recovery.
06:02Now she's just polishing up her in-ring work.
06:05She looks like she's gotten herself into really good shape.
06:07She has.
06:08She's, I mean, talking to the coaches and rave reports about her each and every week.
06:12She's dialed in right now.
06:14She's focused.
06:15Look, today you'll have Callie Armstrong.
06:17Callie Armstrong raised the bar for women who are coming in here of how much time it takes for them
06:22to train and then get an opportunity to be on live events and then be an opportunity to get on
06:26TV.
06:28Athletically, she can do anything.
06:30And she's a sponge.
06:31You're going to love working with her.
06:32Okay.
06:33Second match tonight.
06:35We're going to have Keanu Carver versus Drake Moreau.
06:37K.O., you're going to be working with Keanu Carver.
06:39All right.
06:39Bubba, Drake Moreau.
06:41No stranger to Drake.
06:42No stranger to Drake.
06:44No stranger to Drake.
06:44I'll say this.
06:45We have a guy right now that's in a real sink or swim situation.
06:48We have all invested a lot of time in Drake.
06:52He's a good dude.
06:54Yes or no?
06:55Nice person.
06:55Great dude.
06:55Very nice person.
06:56He's a great dude.
06:57He has what it takes.
06:59He just has to bring the two worlds together.
07:02I told him it's world wrestling entertainment.
07:05Two key words, wrestling and entertainment.
07:08Keanu Carver, he's a unique individual.
07:10You look at him and there's a believability to him.
07:13Mm-hmm.
07:13K.O., I think that'd be a great coach for him, man.
07:15I think it'll help him out a lot.
07:16All right.
07:17So, finally, our main event.
07:19This woman has wowed the coaches.
07:22I feel like everyone here has potential,
07:25but this woman has the highest potential.
07:28One of the hottest stars in all of professional wrestling, Kendall Gray.
07:33The wrestling media started talking about Kendall Gray.
07:36She is becoming that person.
07:39Maddie, you'll be with her today?
07:40Awesome.
07:41Kendall Gray's opponent, a LFG veteran, Hanina, a.k.a. PJ Vassa.
07:46Booker, someone that you know very well.
07:49PJ's got to get comfortable imposing her will on other people.
07:52Owning the space she's in.
07:53At times when I see her practice and work, she's timid.
07:57And Kendall, she has wowed us here at the wrestling center.
08:01That's great.
08:01And she hasn't changed one bit from day one until today.
08:04She's as hungry as she was on day one.
08:06She wants to be better.
08:07Yeah.
08:07The big thing for her today is, can she handle the pressure?
08:14We're getting ready to show up and show out.
08:16Well, we already showed up, so half the work is done.
08:21I am Nikita Lyons.
08:24Well, the lioness ready to roar in an NXT ring.
08:32My ACL, meniscus, everything in my right knee tore.
08:35Okay?
08:38After finding success on NXT, Nikita is now here on LFG, looking to claw her way back to where she
08:45once was.
08:47The rehab took like 10 months, bro.
08:51No pain, no gain.
08:53And we are paining, so we're gaining.
08:57Just like, everything crumbled.
08:59And I was just like, trying to find me again.
09:02Yes, I get fearful that I won't make it back.
09:05But guess what?
09:06I write this bitch, okay?
09:08I write this story.
09:12Are you fearful?
09:13Not anymore.
09:15You have no fear in the ring about even taking a step or doing anything?
09:20Not anymore.
09:21Your confidence in your knees?
09:22Yes, sir.
09:22Okay.
09:23You just have to find what really, really works for you.
09:27And hopefully, we can get you back to where you were and even better than that.
09:32Cool?
09:32Yes, sir.
09:33Good job.
09:33We need a handshake.
09:35Okay, what's our secret?
09:36One, two, back.
09:37One, low.
09:38Two, low, high.
09:39Boom, there it is.
09:40Right there.
09:44From an NXT veteran looking to reclaim glory, to a rookie looking to prove she has what it takes.
09:53My name is Callie Armstrong, and I'm from Englewood, California.
09:57I ran track in college at the University of Southern California, where I became a three-time NCAA All-American.
10:04And then I ran track professionally, where I became a world record holder in a sprint medley relay.
10:09I got the look.
10:10I got the charisma.
10:11I got the skills.
10:13I got the athleticism.
10:14Now I feel like I'm here to prove myself that I can do it and that I am the superstar
10:19that I've always known I was.
10:26What's going on?
10:29I'm doing real good.
10:30I'm doing real good.
10:31It's honestly an honor.
10:32I've been looking forward to this moment for a long time.
10:34How do you feel?
10:35How do you feel right now as far as your progress goes?
10:38I feel really good, honestly.
10:40I feel like I'm picking it up, learning more every day.
10:42Now I'm ready to showcase what I've been learning.
10:44Well, your playbook is very, very important.
10:48And your playbook is not for you.
10:51Your playbook is for the other person.
10:53I'll bet you won't be.
10:54All right?
10:55Yeah.
10:55So that's what we've been thinking about throughout this holiday.
10:58I like that.
10:59Let's do it.
11:00All right.
11:00Let's get it going.
11:01Let's get it.
11:01Boom.
11:03When I found out my match tonight was against Nikita Lyons, I was honestly excited.
11:08Because one thing about me, I'm a fighter.
11:09And one thing about her, she a fighter too.
11:11So I was like, we about to go to war.
11:14As both our competitors get set to make their LFG debuts, they get some final words of encouragement
11:20from their coaches as season three officially gets underway.
11:26This is the first time I'm going to watch you in this setting.
11:30Yeah.
11:30Grip it and rip it.
11:31Let it fly.
11:32Yes, sir.
11:33What's wrong?
11:34That's my music.
11:35No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
11:36I know it's your music.
11:37Relax.
11:38You'll be fine.
11:40You got a lion in the cage.
11:41Go get him.
11:42Go get him.
11:43Go get him.
11:44I'm here to recall.
11:45We never retain.
11:46We're taking it all.
11:47Let's just do the ball.
11:49What a lion.
11:50Get in the car.
11:51Throw up.
11:51Get in the car.
11:53Get in the car.
11:53Get in the car.
11:55Get in the car.
11:55Get in the car.
11:57Well, what a way to kick off season three of LFG.
12:02Vic Joseph and Jeremy Borash.
12:04And tonight is actually a big night for the women here on LFG.
12:07Because as we're going to kick it off with actual women's division, we know that Kendall
12:11Bray and P Nasty are in our main event tonight.
12:14Fighting for a chance, an opportunity to impress Shawn Michaels to get that shot of a lifetime.
12:21Nikita Lai is looking to impress at her LFG debut and claw her way back to NXT.
12:48You see the two men looking on, getting ready for this showdown.
12:55You see the two men looking on, getting ready for this showdown.
12:56No need to do that.
12:58Right now, when you're doing that, you're taking eyes off of your opponent.
13:03And it's not just, that's her time, not your time.
13:05Sex, it's sex.
13:06Booker T, Bubba Ray are here.
13:09They're giving critiques.
13:10But as you already mentioned, it's really all about one thing.
13:13The main event.
13:16Wow.
13:24Both of these females, I think epitomize the word future greats.
13:29Both have a lot of pressure on them to perform and to excel.
13:42Big leg drop.
13:43That was unique.
13:44And right back on top.
13:45Now almost like a lion, pouncing on her opponent.
13:49She's had a few setbacks though.
13:51A couple of injuries.
13:52She's been able to work through that.
13:53And I don't believe enough people give her credit for the resiliency that she has shown in her young career.
13:58Now she's going to the body, trying to break down Callie Armstrong in the corner.
14:01Well, Nikita Lyons has been knocked down, but she keeps getting back up.
14:05Will there be injuries?
14:06We've seen that happen.
14:07And now an opportunity here on LFG to make it to that next level and take it to Callie Armstrong
14:12in a big way.
14:13And one thing that, you know, I've learned from you over the first two seasons of this show,
14:17sitting with Booker T on NXT on Tuesday nights, is how do you stand out?
14:21And that certainly is something Nikita Lyons does, is stand out.
14:25Callie Armstrong though, also someone who stands out in a different way for her demeanor in the ring,
14:30but also her strength and her athleticism.
14:34Oh!
14:35Wow!
14:35Delivering.
14:36Right to the mush.
14:38Big super kick.
14:40And then filing it up with more of that unique offense we were just highlighting from Nikita.
14:45Four, five, six, seven.
14:50Big kick into the cover, hook of the leg in a near fall.
14:54Wow.
14:55Any match, any moment, someone's life and career can change in an instant.
15:01Well, let's talk about what that really means.
15:03You're being thrown under the national television spotlight of NXT.
15:06We're talking about more opportunity, more eyeballs on you, and that chance to make it all the way to the
15:10main roster of Raw or SmackDown.
15:12That's the objective.
15:13That's the goal.
15:17Unbelievable balance and a big high cross body again, and I don't mean to step on what she said, but
15:22it's not just nationally.
15:23It's also globally if you go to NXT.
15:26It's also internationally if you go to Raw or SmackDown.
15:28It's a big opportunity with a big power slam into a cover, looking for a big win, and another kick
15:34out near fall.
15:35This time it's Nikita Lyons.
15:47No way.
15:48Look, you're talking about strength.
15:50Trying to get that suplex.
15:51Nice counter, though.
15:52Able to see some of the agility by Nikita Lyons as well.
15:55She's able to hit that big German suplex.
15:57The momentum put Callie right back to her feet.
16:00Center of the ring, double underhook, and it's almost a Pearl River plunge, but almost a victory.
16:06So close.
16:08Nikita Lyons has shown so much resilience, and we're really seeing this season, I would say, you know, the on
16:14-deck circle of people ready to go to NXT at any moment, and that's what can be so exciting throughout
16:19the course of this whole broadcast.
16:20You felt a different hype even from the competitors in this match.
16:24It's almost like there's a little bit, I don't want to call it a sense of urgency, but every competitor
16:30I've ran into, man or woman, knows that every moment is so crucial.
16:33And everybody knows, boom, all eyes are on you when you're in the middle of that ring.
16:38Callie Armstrong and Nikita Lyons realize that and are going for it here on this one.
16:42And what a way for these two women to kick off season number three!
16:46And what a kick!
16:49Roundhouse style.
16:52Nikita Lyons just sent Callie Armstrong all the way back to...
16:57Wait a minute!
16:57How in the world did Callie get up?
17:01And a big power slam!
17:04I'm absolutely stunned at the last few moments of this match between both these women showing you just how far
17:11they're willing to go to succeed!
17:14And a big pounce from Callie!
17:16Lyons is down!
17:18Callie into the cover, and it's Armstrong who's victorious!
17:25That was an entertaining match!
17:28Say I'm glad it was.
17:30Both of these girls got star power ripped all over, bro.
17:35Booker T seemed impressed.
17:38Bubba Ray seemed impressed.
17:40Hard-hitting action to open up LFG Season 3 and up next, we'll check in with our legends and get
17:46their feedback on the matchup.
17:50Good job. Damn good job.
17:53That right there for you is the beginning of you thinking for yourself.
17:58I need to start thinking like that all the time.
18:01It puts you on the track to work, okay, now, oh, now I understand what I'm doing.
18:06Yeah, right.
18:08Okay.
18:08Damn good job.
18:10We rock.
18:10We rock and roll.
18:12Physicality was really on point from both of you.
18:16Good strikes.
18:18Good punches.
18:19You guys could have probably sold things a little bit more appropriately.
18:25When she was hitting the ropes and you hit the spinning back kick.
18:28Yep.
18:28Right?
18:29Holy .
18:30Right?
18:31But then you bring her over to the corner and you're going up to the Vader bomb, and then all
18:34of a sudden she just pops up.
18:35Right.
18:36Then I kind of forget about what just happened.
18:38Those moments will mean more if you sell them more.
18:44Mm-hmm .
18:45You know?
18:45Yes, sir.
18:46Mm-hmm .
18:46Now that brings me back to the beginning.
18:48Mm-hmm .
18:48When it's your time to have all the eyes on you, it's your time.
18:53Yes, sir.
18:53But when it's her time, it's her time.
18:54What I mean is she's doing her entrance.
18:57Yep.
18:57Right?
18:58The spotlight's on her.
18:59And what were you doing in the background?
19:00Being a bitch.
19:01You were shaking your booty.
19:02Yes.
19:03I don't want my eyes on you at that moment.
19:06I want my eyes on her.
19:08That's professional courtesy.
19:09Of course.
19:09Okay?
19:10I'm not going to take the eyes off of you.
19:12You ain't going to take the eyes off of me.
19:13And in turn, we get the eyes on us together.
19:15Yes, sir.
19:16Cool?
19:16Yes, sir.
19:16Great job.
19:17Thank you so much.
19:17You got it.
19:19You know, with all the injuries that have happened in the past, having a match like that,
19:24being able to work with someone like Callie has just been, it was amazing.
19:28The match went wonderful.
19:30I couldn't have asked for better.
19:32Next to hit the ring, Drake Moreau and Keanu Carver.
19:36But before coaching can even take place, a tense moment causes tempers to flare.
19:42Throw a good punch.
19:43I know the best punch.
19:43Throw a good punch.
19:45Let's see your great punch.
19:46Get in the corner right here.
19:47You're going to see us on.
19:48You.
19:49I'm asking you to show it right now.
19:51Y'all going to see us on.
19:52You ain't going to make it in this .
19:54You won't make it in this .
19:57I'm done talking about you.
19:58I'm done talking about you.
19:59I'm done talking about you.
19:59Nobody here got the better punch to me.
20:00You ain't.
20:00You don't know .
20:01Point blank here.
20:02You don't know .
20:03Nobody here got the better punch to me.
20:07My name's Keanu Carver, and I'm from Washington, D.C.
20:10So I play football at Temple University.
20:12But I got in a fight with my coach, and I was like, .
20:16I'm out.
20:17And I left.
20:18And I was like, damn, I know I'm not going to the NFL.
20:20So I moved back home, and I started doing Uber Eats.
20:23And I'm driving around.
20:25Everybody, like, whenever I'm driving food off, they're like, you big as .
20:27Like, what the are you doing?
20:28I'd be on the WWE recruit page.
20:31And they hit me back.
20:32So I was really just broke.
20:35That's how I ended up here.
20:38Oh, man.
20:39I ain't seen you in six months, and you come over here.
20:41That is .
20:43Please tell me that that guy thought he was acting it up for the camera.
20:47That is the wrong foot to get off on.
20:51That is how you create an awful first impression.
20:56So just tell me about yourself and how you got into this.
21:00I played football at Temple.
21:02And before that, like, I got into a fight with my coach.
21:04Okay.
21:05It was immediate.
21:06What's your background?
21:07Well, I got into a fight with my coach, and I'm like, all right?
21:11Okay.
21:12I just meant, where do you come from?
21:14But that's fine.
21:15People are fueled by different things.
21:17He's going to show that coach.
21:19You kind of have to, like, figure out what is more important to you.
21:23Speak your mind and say what you feel, which is fine.
21:27But, you know, now it happened to you.
21:29You'll catch the , right?
21:30It's the show.
21:31Or the job.
21:33Because eventually, if you do it too much, it could cost you the job.
21:37It's just the way it is.
21:38I could tell he's strong-willed, which is fine.
21:41I was just curious how it was going to affect him in terms of how, you know, coachable he is
21:46and how open to feedback he is.
21:49There's a lot of eyes on you.
21:50You know that, right?
21:51A lot of eyes on you.
21:53Every eye is on you.
21:55And as many people as you have, like, on your side, you have people, not that they're not on your
22:02side.
22:02They're just like, I don't know if he has it in them.
22:05I've been at the Performance Center for three years now.
22:08I'm definitely one of the more experienced athletes in the Performance Center that is not yet on TV.
22:16Unfortunately, the clock is ticking for him.
22:18He's, you know, becoming the lower-hanging fruit of the tree.
22:20And if he doesn't show us something soon, Drake's career with WWE may be over.
22:26I know that my contract is going to expire soon.
22:30And there's a whole lot of uncertainty in the air right now.
22:33But all I know is I still have opportunity while I'm still on contract.
22:37So I'm going to show up and I'm going to get to work every day and bust my ass like
22:41I always do.
22:45I don't have any more time to try and figure this out.
22:49It's not up or shut up.
22:50One, two, three, six, five, four, three.
23:24I see Blake Howard, the ring announcer here for LFG, a smile on his face.
23:28I don't know if we'd have that same smile as we saw this man walking down the back alley of
23:35a bar.
23:36Keanu Carver, what a history with this man and how he got here to this spot right now,
23:41and what an opponent he's about to face.
23:43A perennial favorite here on LFG.
23:46It's almost a make-or-break situation.
23:49It really is.
23:49What do you say?
23:50He understands it.
23:51He understands it.
23:56And we're being joined by Kevin Owens, of course, this season in Season 3.
24:01We saw Booker T. earlier.
24:02I do have to say this.
24:03I know Booker wasn't there just a moment ago.
24:04It's nice to see Booker and Bubba kind of on the same page.
24:08I don't want to jinx it like, you know, announcer does on a field goal kicker in the NFL,
24:12but it's nice to see them at least getting along here in Season 3.
24:14Well, they're working together to get to one place, and that's to get the talent to the next level,
24:19get those paychecks to the next level, a new tax bracket, if you will, going from LFG to NXT.
24:25That's the step we're trying to get them to, and Kevin Owens, Booker T, Bubba Ray Dudley, Hall of Famers.
24:33Legend called in this process, and we're about to see it.
24:35And a reminder, at any point, Shawn Michaels can give the green light to bring these talent up to NXT
24:42and compete on a worldwide level.
24:52We've seen Drake Moreau now over the course of two seasons here on LFG, and a third season begins.
24:58It's either time to go or time to get out.
25:04That's either time to step up or step out, as some others would say as Booker T's rejoined the party.
25:09It's interesting to see what those three individuals will think about this matchup.
25:13Because Drake taking over, in control, but yes, is in the ring with someone like Keanu Carver,
25:17who had a very interesting way to get here, as you already pointed out.
25:21Well, certainly a man with a background, he didn't intend to be in the ring.
25:24He didn't intend for this to be his destination.
25:32And in the mood, Drake struggling to get Carver up for the slam.
25:38Oh, Bubba, not very happy with what you just saw, knowing home on that splash.
25:44But yes, for Carver, it wasn't really his intended career path.
25:47A couple of phone calls and emails, he found his way into a tryout, which has brought him into the
25:52ring,
25:52which has brought him to this moment.
25:54And possibly, quite possibly, as we've already hinted at, could be a moment away from getting an opportunity of a
26:00lifetime,
26:01showcasing his skills, his strength on NXT.
26:05Got to wonder what else that Shawn Michaels is thinking, as you just saw the frustration from Bubba Ray.
26:09Well, frustration coming out, and he has high expectations for Drake Moreau.
26:13He's had so much time invested in the career of Drake Moreau to get him to this point,
26:16and to help get him to the next level.
26:18The question is, in Shawn Michaels' mind, is Drake Moreau ready to take that step to NXT,
26:23or is he ready to be done with him all together?
26:26And you take a look at some of the two other men that have won season one and season two.
26:30You talk about Shiloh Hill, who is that championship out.
26:33You talk about, oh, big pounce.
26:36Someone like Jasper Troy, who came on the scene after winning season one.
26:40Into the cover goes Carver, hook of the leg, and Drake getting the left shoulder up.
26:43You talk about someone like Jasper Troy from season one,
26:45who made an immediate impact, challenging at that time Obafemi for the NXT championship.
26:53LFG can certainly change your career around.
26:56Now more than ever, though, there's a heightened sense on being impressive.
27:00Well, the good thing is we don't have to wait for the end of the season
27:02to see who gets called up, who wins.
27:05They can go at any point, at any time.
27:08After a match, before a match, if Shawn Michaels feels the need, he'll put them right in.
27:14Yeah? What you got for me, bro? Huh?
27:17Come on, just tell me something.
27:20The two guys that size, it's just, it's not very physical.
27:25You know what I mean?
27:25Correct.
27:29Booker, did you see those punches?
27:31Oh, there's s***.
27:32Oh, come on.
27:33There's s***.
27:34Just lift it up.
27:39And for two guys that size, that suplex should be a lot bigger and not so small.
27:45But even Cannon, with the demeanor he has and the vibe I get from him,
27:48I wouldn't expect him to get in the ring and look so careful.
27:52You know what I mean?
27:52Sure.
28:01The pressure is on Drake to really step up and show the coach that he does have value
28:08to step through that door and into NXT.
28:11Well, look, for a lot of these athletes, there are no failures.
28:13They're just learning opportunities.
28:14If they can make that happen, if they can turn those failures into opportunities of growth,
28:20that's where you excel.
28:21And Drake Perreault, house of fire here so far and really trying to show the world that
28:27he belongs.
28:29Big discus lariat, rocking Carver.
28:33And now Drake is starting to feel it.
28:35Trying to turn some of those thoughts around.
28:38And he's trying to turn Carver around, another lariat center of the ring, into the cover.
28:43Will it be enough?
28:44And the boy from the bayou kicks up the win.
28:47Here's the winner, Drake Perreault!
28:53But the question is, was it enough?
28:57I thought Drake had a lot better last two minutes than first two minutes.
29:01The last 30 seconds was worth it.
29:02It's like he saved all the energy he had for those last 30 seconds.
29:06Two big men looking to make an impact here on LFG, but did they impress the legends?
29:13Five.
29:20How are you feeling?
29:21I feel good.
29:22What happened on the slam?
29:23Which one?
29:24Like the first one, he looked like he kind of, like, did you guys just mistimed it or he just
29:29couldn't pick you up?
29:30Mistimed.
29:30Okay.
29:32Yeah?
29:33Um, so look, I'll be really honest with you.
29:36And I would tell you the same thing, the cameras were here or not.
29:39100%.
29:39I think both of you looked too light it looked like you guys are being careful
29:44like when you're giving the shoulders in the corner you look like you're going
29:47easy yes there's stops you know what I mean you gotta work this like it's
29:50SummerSlam you know what I'm saying because scary looking you move scary
29:54you act scary so the offense like the shots gotta follow that up you know what
29:59I mean I appreciate it yeah anytime dude my presence got to fit my offense that
30:06was the gist of what he told me like when you look like me I'm sorry I got to
30:09make my everything I do look vicious after that first interaction I was
30:14curious to see how he would receive the feedback and I think he received it well
30:18and we'll see how he can use it I didn't feel like I was watching two men your
30:23size it's a little too light it's a little too ginger it's a little too yeah you
30:31gotta bring it okay we can hit each other here and here okay
30:36I'm not telling you to do this yeah but lay it in dive into the swamp and fight
30:42the alligator with your bare hands otherwise the alligator's gonna kill you
30:46right that's what you need to do you need to go out there and just let it go
30:50yes all right good thank you but you got it you got it at least I know where I'm at
30:56in season three it feels uh I'm happy to be back but I'm also pissed off to be back happy
31:07to be here
31:07happy to have another opportunity but it's time to go while an introspective Drake looks to push
31:14himself into next gear we look to our main event of the evening featuring one seasoned
31:19LFG veteran and one blue chip prospect my name is Kendall Gray I'm from Las Vegas Nevada
31:25and before coming to WWE I was an amateur wrestler I was on the boys high school varsity team
31:36I think it made me better and I think I pushed me to be better I knew the guys were
31:42always stronger
31:42so I had to find other ways to wrestle around them whatever I put my mind at I usually do
31:50pretty
31:50well in so I'm I just feel like I won't stop until I get what I want especially because Kendall's
31:58new
31:58we do need to make sure the audience cares about her but we also need to have the you as
32:02a mountain
32:02so it's like it's one of those things that's not the same that she has to literally get squashed out
32:06of the game no I definitely agree with that too I feel like for me with my size too it's
32:10gonna be
32:10more a better story of me like fighting from underneath yeah Kendall is someone to watch out for
32:17with the size difference there's a great little built-in story you'll stay alive but then you also
32:22get it's a good challenge for you too to like you being a big bully a big bitch it's like
32:27you
32:27could do it with your strength but what makes you a heel is that you could do with your strength
32:31but you're also gonna be yeah it's like I don't know it's like we like in the same brain
32:35Penina was gone PJ PJ's gonna hit him with a bat PJ Vassa formerly known as Penina Tulepa on season
32:42one and two of LFG me and Shawn Michaels we talked about what name I really wanted I definitely wanted
32:47a
32:47P name one of the options was Paradise but that was a little too cutesy for my character and Vassa
32:54in
32:54one means ocean what's the first thing you're gonna do kill time but how are you gonna kill
32:59time no see see that's what I'm saying PJ's got a lot of pressure on her right now to go
33:06out there
33:06and perform at a very very high level because this is not the first time we saw her I'm gonna
33:11throw
33:12that person in I'm gonna get a cover first one two kicked out all right and then I'm gonna go
33:16I'm
33:17gonna I'm gonna pick that person up and I gotta do something to them all right because I want to
33:21win
33:21it I'm excited to watch you guys I mean it'll be it'll be awesome yeah yeah this will be really
33:26cool as night falls on Orlando and the crowd begins filling in our two competitors ready
33:34themselves for the biggest match of their young careers we have a generational talent
33:40you can feel the excitement it's in the air here for legends and future greats we've been waiting
34:02this is the first main event of season three here on LFG wow what a wild ride it's been already
34:08kicking off season three here on LFG it's main event time we have a perennial favorite the last two seasons
34:14of LFG taking on one that's skyrocketing to the moon we're gonna see what happens in our main event here
34:29we go this is someone who really has taken over the performance that has come in since day one has
34:46put in the
34:47work and when you think about her amateur background correct me if I'm wrong you're the statistician 60 and
34:54oh 62 61 62 61 I'm out 61 and oh let that sink in undefeated in her entire college career
35:02it's Kendall
35:03Ray okay let's see what we got here she seemed a little nervous to talk to me beforehand because I
35:08was like trying to give her some advice and she's like yep yep yep no she's a little different she's
35:13a
35:13little different I've noticed that as intimidating as anyone I've ever been around in the performance
35:35center Kendall Gray for PJ Bassa our colossal main event is coming up next
35:51I'm so excited for this matchup for a number of reasons one of them being PJ Bassa new attitude
35:58new name same fierce ferocious mentality Kendall Gray certainly has her work cut out for her when it
36:07comes to being outsized but we're talking about that amateur wrestling background where Kendall Gray has
36:13exceeded anyone's expectations has excelled far beyond belief with that 61-0 undefeated record three
36:20time national champion ladies and gentlemen in wrestling Kendall Gray comes with huge huge expectations but a
36:27very wise man once told me pressure is a privilege it means that the expectations are
36:34very high for you and that's certainly the case for Kendall Gray I don't know if Kendall Gray ever met
36:40someone like PJ on an amateur mat during her time collegiately
36:56you talk about the size difference it's going to be the quickness and that agility that Kendall Gray has it's
37:00going to have to be implemented here for this matchup for her to be successful and either one of these
37:05two could be on the precipice of greatness to NXT that's the goal that's the object here is to try
37:12and make it to that next level
37:14big Samoan drop and look at the intensity boiling through on PJ and Kendall Gray doing the wise thing getting
37:21to the outside to try to buy herself a few extra seconds when you talk about LFG talk about legends
37:27and future greats you think about names like
37:29come on now Jasper Troy names like Shiloh Hill Skyler you know you think about all the past winners and
37:35what they've done so quickly in their time on NXT LFG certainly cannot just change a life it can change
37:42a career in a blink of an eye
37:43well what I like about it this season this go around it could happen at any moment at any time
37:48Shawn Michaels could point at you and say you're next you're it you're up to bat and NXT awaits that's
37:55the goal oh wow she kicked it there full steam ahead
38:01feel the air dripping out of the lungs of Kendall Gray and you can feel it again and this year
38:07really if you go all the way back to January has been the year of opportunity in NXT
38:13the door wide open for many superstars to stake their claim PJ into the cover and a kick out and
38:20one of these two women they could be on the cusp as you talk about to taking that giant step
38:24through a door that leads them from LFG to NXT
38:28well that's the object and here at the performance center it is trick oh look out PJ uh-oh locks
38:34it in looking to go for a choke slam are we gonna see Kendall Gray Gray able to counter for
38:39a moment create a little bit of separation
38:40trying to get her win back in her what's a pattern right into the post goes PJ could be a
38:46turning point in this matchup Kendall Gray needs to capitalize on that
38:53you might have heard that last one all the way back in season one that connected PJ's rocked rubber legs
38:58swinging a miss Kendall Gray picking up some steam charging right in trying to take PJ off her feet charging
39:04for a second time this time with an elbow what is Kendall Gray have to do
39:08uh-oh
39:09oh didn't want to take that ride a second time able to counter right back in another swing and a
39:14miss no way looking for maybe a German you gotta be kidding me
39:18Kendall Gray
39:20a German suplex to PJ Falsay and you hear the crowd
39:25WWE Universe rising to their feet
39:29boy if you're Shawn Michaels watching this
39:31you gotta be happy
39:32oh and there's the power of PJ on display and right back in big super kick you talking about Shawn
39:38Michaels that certainly was sweet setting up again number two
39:43and maybe having to go a little bit extra
39:46a little bit more sense of urgency and gets caught
39:51will the second time work another choke slam counter roll through
39:56now oh right to that flat liner into the cover
40:00Kendall Gray picks up the win
40:05here is your winner Kendall Gray
40:11she's answered every challenge
40:13and you're throwing
40:14when you saw that
40:18I think she'll be great
40:18all right Kendall Gray come here girl
40:26congratulations hell of a job
40:27thank you so much
40:27so look um
40:28we've been talking and so the reality is
40:31you're you're you're as ready as you're gonna be
40:33all right so look we're gonna bring you up
40:36to NXT right away
40:38all right
40:39and here's the deal
40:40honestly I was speechless it just
40:43I I don't know I'm so excited and so
40:46you know excited for this opportunity and excited for my future
40:49this is your launching point
40:51all right
40:51from NXT and
40:53then after that it's all cute girl
40:55thank you so much
40:56tell the job
40:56I'll make you proud
40:57thank you
40:58I know you will
40:59just continue doing what you're doing
41:01all right
41:01thank you so much
41:02thank you
41:03tell the job
41:03you got it
41:04the thing is like I don't try to think about the future
41:10I just try to take it day by day and be present every day
41:15I'm like speechless you know what I'm saying
41:17but this is exactly where I want to be
41:20and I feel like this is just a start for Kendall Gray so
41:23oh I'm so happy for you
41:25thank you so much
41:25thank you
41:26thank you
41:27I'm using goosebumps
41:28I know I'm excited
41:29the match went great
41:32and the crowd was on on fire
41:35did you do the uh suplex great awesome
41:39did you do every move you did
41:41both of you guys executed
41:44perfectly
41:46there's two two people to tango in the in the in the ring
41:49and I'm very happy for her
41:50Kendall deserves to be on the NXT roster right now
41:54um and I'm glad I was able to you know push her up
41:57I I would say I'm the one that pushed her up
42:02with my amateur wrestling background
42:04I want to bring a different type of intensity
42:06and technical side of wrestling to the women's division
42:09but obviously I want to be a champion
42:11so I'm going to be looking forward
42:12to trying to chase one of the championships for sure
42:24and to poorer Christine
42:24powerful I want
42:25to be looking forward to yeah it's
42:25not fun it's
42:25powerful yeah if
42:25you
42:25do I want
42:26things very clearly
42:26is but
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