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WWE LFG - Season 3 - Episode 02: All on the Line
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00:00Then, now, forever, together.
00:40Here at the Performance Center, there is excitement in the air, as LFG Season 2 winner Shiloh
00:46Hill prepares to make his much-anticipated NXT debut.
00:50I've got all this pent-up energy, and now I get to unleash that.
00:53It's time to show the world why no one sleeps on Shiloh Hill.
00:59Living in the snow, missing teeth, throwing up, dark web details.
01:03I mean, Shiloh Hill, a different breed of individual.
01:12Swing and a miss, going up, and oh, a little whisper to the beast from Shiloh Hill, who's victorious.
01:25And what a debut for The Undertaker's prized pupil from Legends and Future Greats.
01:35It's nuts.
01:37It feels great, man.
01:39It feels great.
01:40New chapter for sure.
01:42Just excited to get writing.
01:44That crowd has been here the whole time, so to be able to, like, kind of share that experience with
01:48them is such a bust and so cool.
01:53Come on, talk to them.
01:56Let's go, yeah.
01:58We're out here to be December, a degree.
02:00When the bell rings, it's not about being nice anymore.
02:03If I was Sean Michaels, you guys would be on NXT tomorrow.
02:06It has to happen now.
02:08You don't have to wait to see who gets called up.
02:10They can go at any time.
02:12The future is indeed now here on LFG.
02:23Good seeing you all again.
02:24It was a great first week.
02:26Today we will have Carly Bright.
02:29Maddie will be working with Carly.
02:32Carly Bright, been here for a bit.
02:35The art of selling is going to be a big thing for her.
02:37She's tiny.
02:38She doesn't do a great job of looking like she's throwing her whole body into it.
02:43Yeah, she needs to lean into her physicality.
02:44Absolutely, absolutely.
02:48KO, you'll be working with Layla Diggs.
02:50She came to us a few weeks ago and said she wanted to try some heel work.
02:54So this is one of her first matches working as a heel.
02:57So what better person to put her with than heel KO?
03:01What are you implying?
03:02That you're a heel.
03:05Our second match, we'll have Harley Riggins and Jax Presley.
03:09Booker, you'll be working with them.
03:11Against Harlem Lewis and Mike DeRuiter.
03:16KO, you'll be working with them as well.
03:18Okay.
03:18The biggest thing I want to see out of this match is proper tag team psychology.
03:23I don't want to see four individual matches.
03:25I'd love to see our heels cutting the ring off, making the baby face, fight to get the tag.
03:31KO, Harlem and Mike.
03:32I think this will be one of their first tag matches.
03:35Mike would want to see if he can lean into some physical ground and pound style work.
03:41I think that plays into Harlem's move set as well.
03:45So I think you'll enjoy working with both these guys today.
03:47A big thing for Harley and Jax is less is more.
03:52They don't have to do a hundred moves.
03:56They think action is going to get the reaction and not understanding that emotion is what gets the reaction and
04:03the connection.
04:04Testify.
04:06Finally, our main event, Drake Moreau working with Bubba and Booker.
04:12You'll have Nathan Cranton.
04:14Played for Cranton.
04:15Nathan Cranton.
04:15Is this the kid from England?
04:17This is the kid from England.
04:19What do we know about this kid?
04:21So he's been here for a very short time.
04:23He is a reality star from England who loves the business.
04:30So Nathan has this charisma and this character down, but we have yet to see him be a badass.
04:36Make me scared of you.
04:38Are you sure that being scared of this guy is possible?
04:43I think if anyone can pull it out of him, Booker T can.
04:47I mean, Booker is a magician.
04:49I'm a scary cat.
04:52Drake Moreau.
04:53We all know him.
04:55Getting a big opportunity right now.
04:57We all see something and have seen something.
05:01I mean, if he doesn't have the match that we need to see from him tonight, is he getting another
05:09chance?
05:11I don't think so.
05:12I don't think it's sink or swim time for Drake Moreau.
05:14Wow.
05:25You know, I've been here three years now.
05:31You know, you sit back here for three years and that just weighs on your mind and you don't know
05:35what's going to happen next.
05:37Hello.
05:38How are we doing?
05:38Good.
05:38How are you?
05:39Wonderful.
05:41Sitting in the back and seeing all your friends that you signed with, you know, getting all these big opportunities
05:46and I'm so happy for them.
05:49I'm a proud friend.
05:52But I'm just wondering, when's it going to be my turn to get an opportunity?
05:56When am I going to get the chance to show out?
06:00You start thinking about your contract deadlines and, hey, my contract's coming up.
06:05Like, you just dread that phone call from Shawn Michaels and don't want to get called into his office and
06:10be let go, you know?
06:10So, that's where I'm at right now.
06:21My name is Layla Diggs and I am from Fresno, California.
06:25Started doing track, got a scholarship, went to Fresno State.
06:30I've been at the Performance Center about two years now.
06:34I've now started making my own gear.
06:36I made my entrance robe.
06:37I made this outfit.
06:38I make clothes.
06:39The first time I ever left home was to move for this.
06:42Oh, wow.
06:42So, being so far away from home and then learning a whole new world, it took a while to, like,
06:46adjust to it.
06:47But now, it's just one of the greatest feelings is when the crowd is into it, bouncing off of them,
06:53giving them the energy.
06:54I think it's awesome.
06:56So, after talking to Matt, he mentioned that he had some interest in seeing you work as a heel.
07:01I don't think you've done that much.
07:03No, not much.
07:04Not done that much.
07:05Some people confuse being a heel with being less good.
07:09Like, less interesting.
07:10I don't have that vision.
07:12I just think it's all about how you react to what you're doing.
07:16I don't want you to, like, dumb down your skills.
07:19Just be super expressive about how good you are.
07:23Okay.
07:24You know what I mean?
07:24Yeah.
07:24I think that's a pretty easy concept to start with.
07:26Yeah.
07:28So, how long have you been actually wrestling here?
07:30I've been here three years.
07:32Three years.
07:33Okay.
07:33I need to set up my game.
07:34Yeah.
07:35You're the boat.
07:36Yeah.
07:37When I saw your name, I was like, she's the girl I need.
07:40Hi.
07:40My name's Carly Wright, and I am from Kenosha, Wisconsin.
07:44I was a gymnast for ten years, and then I started cheerleading.
07:47I found myself at the University of Minnesota, and I cheered there for four years, and that
07:52led me all the way here.
07:55I'm just watching people that come in almost after me, like, pass me by.
07:59Right.
07:59So, I'm very, don't step on anybody's toes.
08:01Like, my time will come, but I'm kind of ready to be selfish.
08:04Yeah, I think you should be selfish, and I think you go into this with a story in your
08:07mind.
08:08I'm just making this up, but she, you heard the things that she said about you in the
08:11locker room.
08:12Yep.
08:12She said that you're a pushover, you're a doormat, and you don't belong here.
08:16Put that...
08:16This is getting me heated up right now.
08:17I'm like, I'm feeling it now.
08:20Put that in your head.
08:21Yes.
08:22Yeah.
08:22So that when you start your comeback, it's like...
08:24I see red.
08:25Yeah.
08:26You know what I mean?
08:27Yes, 100%.
08:29I love this already.
08:30Like, like, like, like, like, her.
08:32Yes.
08:32When I work with new talent, I say, ask yourself this.
08:35Why would somebody part with their money to watch me?
08:37The biggest thing is being relatable in a way that the audience can connect with you emotionally.
08:43I would also want, try to just put a little vocal into it.
08:46Cool.
08:47Bring some vocals.
08:48Yes.
08:48People resonate with aggression, but then throw some sound into it.
08:52Carly Bright is another amazing athlete.
08:55She can do almost anything.
08:58But the key to this is connection.
09:00Can she connect and tell a story?
09:03Good afternoon, Performance Center!
09:06We're getting ready for season three of LFG!
09:12Talking to something.
09:13Talking, talking about thing.
09:14Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.
09:14Bye.
09:15Thank you, thanks, thanks.
09:22Bye.
09:22Bye.
09:29The following catch-up is scheduled for one fall.
09:32Introducing from Kenosha, Wisconsin, Carly Bright.
09:40It's hard not to smile when you see Carly Bright, I mean the energy is just so infectious.
09:47Carly Bright in the ring comes to us from the world of cheerleading, but yes, she's been able to transfer
09:52that energy, that excitement, that athleticism into something good here at the PC.
10:09And her own, from Fresno, California, Layla Diggs.
10:17Layla Diggs takes on Carly Bright for the first time ever on LFG.
10:28JB, look who's joining us.
10:34Natalya, the boat, one of the greatest women to ever step into a ring.
10:39Someone who's competed at WrestleMania, someone who has won championships on any brand you can imagine.
10:45She's here watching this matchup, obviously has had the ears of both these competitors.
10:50Well, we've not only got Natalya, but Kevin Owens as well.
10:54I mean, stars of WrestleMania here, coaching these talent on the bigger and better things in their career.
11:00And right away, Carly Bright and Layla Diggs, showing what they can do.
11:10And you just heard what Carly said, hey, do you want that contract?
11:13That is what is the most unique thing about this season of LFG, is all these athletes know that we
11:20don't have to wait to the end of the year.
11:22You don't have to go through the trials and tribulations.
11:24If you come out, you make a mark, you're able to make an impact.
11:28That is all you need to change your life in an instant, courtesy of Shawn Michaels, into the cover and
11:34a kickout.
11:34Almost a quick victory here for Carly Bright.
11:42You know, every woman in the Performance Center locker room competing here on LFG saw what happened to Kendall Gray
11:49at the end of show one last week, where her life changed instantly.
11:54Coming back from the curtain from our match with P.J. Vasa, Shawn Michaels delivers the news.
12:00That is the kind of opportunity that is afforded you here on LFG's and Future Greats.
12:04And you also get the opportunity to be kicked right in the stomach.
12:07And that's the unique thing about LFG.
12:09LFG really gives you the ability to springboard into that next step of your career, that next evolution, so to
12:16speak.
12:17And all the athletes here, you can feel the sense of emotion from them that they know they're three, four,
12:25five, six, seven minutes away from maybe changing their life.
12:28And we've already heard Carly Bright say in this match-up, talking about the contract, you know it's on the
12:33mind of every man and every woman.
12:40Carly's doing a good job selling.
12:41She's doing a good job selling.
12:43She's doing a good job selling.
12:44She's little.
12:44She's got you.
12:45Yeah.
12:46She's moving around too.
12:47She's also dying.
12:51With Kevin Owens watching, Natalia watching, you know they're going to be giving full reports back to Shawn Michaels about
12:57how they perform.
12:58Their possibilities as a talent, as a competitor.
13:02And can they climb the ranks all the way to NXT?
13:08That's what's interesting about all this is Carly Bright could find herself in the main event next week.
13:13Jackson Hartley could find themselves in the main event tag team match next week.
13:17That is what is so special about legends and future greats is anything can happen.
13:22And as we've talked about all year on NXT along with Booker T, there's so much opportunity around the WWE.
13:31The opportunity is here for these women right now in another near fall.
13:35Good kick out.
13:36Yeah, I did.
13:37Me too.
13:38I thought that was it.
13:38We've seen it now over the course of these previous two seasons.
13:42It's not just rhetoric.
13:43It's not just talk.
13:44The proof is in the fact that Jasper Troy has now held championships in NXT.
13:49We've seen what Shiloh Hill has done.
13:51The talent that has emerged from this program has gone on to do bigger and better things.
13:56And they know it's not just hyperbole.
13:58They can see it.
13:59And it's now in their grasp.
14:00And that's what Layla Diggs is trying to do here with Carly Bright.
14:03Well, Diggs able to counter for a moment.
14:06And while both these women now perched in a precarious position.
14:12Bright trying to fight free, create a little bit of separation.
14:14She has for a moment at least, JB.
14:17And we'll see those three years she's been in the performance center.
14:20Looking for a high risk.
14:22Will there be a high reward?
14:23High crossbody.
14:24Diggs rolls through.
14:28Me too.
14:28I bet on that.
14:29Me too.
14:31When you see both of our guests sitting on the edge of their seats.
14:36Big kick though.
14:37Connected.
14:38Execution-wise, they're really good.
14:40They're both, you know, I guess they're young, which helps.
14:44But they're really good athletes.
14:46And they're, like, everything they're doing looks good.
14:48No.
14:49Especially, I said to Carly, I said, at the finish, you need to be your best.
14:52You can't be weak there.
14:54That's what's special about the performance center and all the coaches led by Matt Bloom being able to take athletes
15:00and take them and put them in a ring and put them through training and just see how quickly they
15:06can pick up on a brand new industry and lifestyle.
15:09And what a move out of nowhere for Carly Bright.
15:14Here is your winner, Carly Ray.
15:19Very good?
15:20Yeah.
15:21They did awesome.
15:29You didn't?
15:29I feel good.
15:31I just wish I was more in the moment throughout the match.
15:36You didn't look not in the moment.
15:37Oh.
15:38It might have felt that way, but everything you guys were doing had a lot of energy and you seemed
15:42totally committed to it.
15:43And you're a good heel.
15:45Yeah.
15:45You really are.
15:46Yeah.
15:47Like, you're...
15:48It's cool, too, when you're a heel and you're, like, obviously, like, a cocky, arrogant heel, but you can back
15:52up everything you're doing.
15:55What's your advice on selling on the back half?
15:59So, like, I think towards the end, obviously, in theory, you should get your lowest point, but you need energy
16:04to get to the next part and to keep the fans engaged, right?
16:07Just don't ignore anything that's happened to you.
16:10You know, like, if you're back on top and you hit her with a clothesline, just, like, one of these
16:14for a second and then you, you know what I mean?
16:17It's almost like a rollercoaster to sell, so.
16:20He was really happy with my performance, which means a lot, because if I think it's bad, but right here,
16:25this man is telling me it's good.
16:26He's been at WrestleMania, he's done all these things, and I need to trust him and believe I am doing
16:30something right.
16:32Great job.
16:33I thought you...
16:33Oh, thank you.
16:34You helped me channel that energy.
16:35I felt it.
16:36You know what I love?
16:37There was a moment at the very end, you snatched their head.
16:39Like, it signified, like, no, I'm in control.
16:42Like, you really came alive for your comeback.
16:47I felt something different from you inside.
16:49I really felt...
16:50I felt it, too.
16:50I felt it, like, and you keep channeling that.
16:52Like, next time you work another match, 1% more.
16:55Over time, 1% every other match.
16:58Next thing you know, you'll be 50% better.
16:59Right.
17:00Yeah, so good.
17:01So, so, so good.
17:03I felt on cloud nine.
17:04Like, statement made.
17:06I'm not going to be a pushover.
17:08I'm doing this for me.
17:09I'm going to be selfish, and I don't want to just be good enough.
17:12I'm here to be great, and that's exactly what I'm going to be.
17:17Next up, Harlem Lewis and Mike DeRuiter against Harley Riggins and Jax Presley in our first tag team matchup of
17:25the season.
17:25Hi, boys.
17:26Everything starts tonight.
17:32Here at the Performance Center are two good friends, ready to showcase how good they work as a tag team.
17:38Yeah, baby.
17:40My name is Jax Presley.
17:42I'm from Middletown, Maryland.
17:44I'm Harley Riggins.
17:46I'm the baddest SOB from CLE man.
17:48I've played four years of college football at Harvard, and then continued playing college football at McNeese State.
17:53I'm number one in the country in tackles and in sportsmanlike conducts.
17:57I have a mentally handicapped sister, and after seeing people bully my sister, a switch flipped inside me, I don't
18:02take that anymore.
18:05A year in, you know, I feel pretty comfortable.
18:09My ultimate goal is to be phenomenal.
18:12I want to be the greatest of all time.
18:14My goals are to kick ass, take names, and rise up.
18:17You know what I mean?
18:18I just want to wrestle, man.
18:19I love it.
18:21What's up?
18:22How you doing, man?
18:22Ball players?
18:23Hell yeah.
18:24Yeah.
18:25How long y'all been here now?
18:26Been here all a year.
18:27Just over a year.
18:28Playbook is very, very important, especially from a tag team perspective.
18:32Yeah.
18:33Just like when you play football.
18:34You know, everything is frickin' X's and O's.
18:36You know, so for me and my brother, my brother might tag me in, and I'll point to that rope
18:41just so my brother can shoot him in, and I'll go over here, bang, just to catch him.
18:45It'll look like a plane, opposed to two guys in the ring wrestling.
18:49So, let's work.
18:50Let's go to work.
18:51From a fresh new duo, to another fired up tag team.
18:56Oh!
18:57God!
18:58God!
18:58God!
18:58God!
18:58God!
18:58God!
19:01God!
19:03God!
19:04My name is Harlem Lewis, I'm from Lindenhurst, New York.
19:07I was a runner up on LFG.
19:10Congratulation!
19:12Thank you very much.
19:14Right after LFG season 2 ended, I went over to Japan to wrestle for pro wrestling NOAH for a little
19:20over a month.
19:20It just gave me a whole new insight to pro wrestling and to what I need to do to be
19:24successful.
19:26My name is Mike Derrider, and I'm from Belgium.
19:31My father was a pro wrestler, so I'm a second generation pro wrestler.
19:35I'm unique with my size, the way I move.
19:39I wrestled all around the world, proving myself among the best.
19:45So, I don't think you guys have teamed too often, right?
19:47Just practiced matches here and there a couple times trying to figure each other out.
19:51He came here when I was in Japan and they were like, you guys kind of look alike.
19:54We wore a similar gear and stuff. And when I got back, we had a match against each other.
19:58It was really fun. We had good chemistry against each other.
20:00Do you guys feel like there's something, you know what I mean?
20:04Together? Yes.
20:05I think we have really good chemistry. I'm excited for today to finally showcase it.
20:10At least appreciate each other or like each other well enough. It's a good start.
20:14There you go.
20:21Those are four big personalities.
20:27Tonight I'm hoping that I get to see them all shine in their own way.
20:32But a tag team match is a totally different story than a singles match.
20:36All right, boys. Everything starts tonight. Let's go out there and work together.
20:42You feel me? Hell yeah.
20:43You all right? Let's get to stage.
20:45Ha-ha!
20:46We got you.
20:46Ha-ha!
20:48Well, we are set for the first tag team match this season on LFG.
20:54The following contest is a tag team match scheduled for one fall.
20:59Introducing first the team of Jax Breslin and Harley Riggins.
21:06Well, these two have quite the reputation, JB. They do not want to be liked.
21:10They do not care what people think. They are rough. They are rugged.
21:13Not just around the edges, but in the ring.
21:16That's Jax Breslin up on the ropes.
21:18Harley Riggins, his tag team partner, looking to make an impact here on LFG.
21:23And our first tag team match of the season. Here we go.
21:27Looking forward to seeing it, guys. All right. Be safe. Have fun.
21:31All right, boys.
21:41And there are hosts, Fatima, Mike Garuda, and Harlow Lewis.
21:50You worked with Harlow last season?
21:52Yeah, I worked with Harlow, man.
21:54He was the runner-up for season two.
21:55Okay.
21:55He should've won it.
21:56He was the best, the best talent in the whole thing.
21:59He really goes, man, he's got an attitude that you really want to have on your team.
22:06I mean, he's hardcore, like, give to him.
22:10You want to be the guy.
22:11Yeah.
22:12Whatever he needs to be the guy.
22:13That's what I like about him.
22:14Yeah, man.
22:17Well, you know, Booker's had a lot of success here on LFG.
22:20Jasper Troy from season one.
22:22Obviously, Harlow from season two.
22:23You heard what he thought he had to say.
22:25But look, he did not win.
22:27Shiloh Hill won season two.
22:28We're here in season three.
22:30And you said it last week.
22:31You said it more than once.
22:32We don't have to wait to the end of the year to find out if you're going to be on
22:36NXT.
22:37These athletes don't have to wait to the end of the year to see if they have to win.
22:41I mean, I'm excited about it because at any moment someone could be awarded a contract
22:44and all of a sudden appear Tuesday nights on NXT.
22:47Well, look what happened to Kendall Gray last week.
22:49There, yeah.
22:49100%.
22:50The main event.
22:51The blink of an eye in an instant.
22:53If you have what it takes, Shawn Michaels sees that ability and will change your life
22:57instantly by going to NXT for your career.
23:00And that's what the objective is here.
23:10Hard smash mouth offense.
23:12Harlem Lewis, Mike DeRuiter in.
23:14And Mike DeRuiter is from Belgium.
23:16He's a European athlete that brings so much to the table.
23:18Watch this guy's not only his strength, but watch his ability to fly.
23:23We get an opportunity.
23:24This guy is both an aerial assassin and a powerhouse all in one.
23:28And I'm waiting for this to pop off between these four because it seems like there's a lot of egos
23:33in this match.
23:34There's a lot of bad attitudes to match.
23:36But I want to go back to last week as well because Drake was able to pick up a victory.
23:40And as we talk about, if you can pick up a win, you can impress some people.
23:44You can find yourself in the main event spotlight.
23:46And that's exactly what he has done.
23:48We had to see what happened to Kendall Gray last week and go, this could be an opportunity of a
23:51lifetime.
23:52Drake Moreau in our main event tonight again, Nathaniel Cranston.
23:55And that's going to be an opportunity for him to really excel and show Shawn Michaels what he's made of.
24:00Huge main event still to come.
24:01What a way to kick it off in this tag team matchup.
24:04And a hard hitting affair already starting out.
24:07And you said it a few times.
24:09Oh, wait a minute.
24:10Look at this sidewalk slam.
24:12Is that going to be enough to pick up the win in another near fall in this match?
24:16It's been early on.
24:17But you see a lot of trash talking going on.
24:21A lot of chirping.
24:22A little bit more than we've seen from last week and even the last two seasons.
24:26I would say these four guys are known as, you know, more brash, I think, of the individuals here at
24:32the Performance Center.
24:33I'm not surprised the trash talking is going to be there.
24:35Harley Regans and Jax Presley, of course, in there with Mike DeRuiter who can fly but is caught midair by
24:41Jax Presley.
24:42Take a look around and you're starting to see the competition here on Season 3 just at a different level.
24:48It's a different vibe.
24:49It's a different feel as a tag was made.
24:51And look at DeRuiter not wasting any time.
24:53Both big men all the way to the outside.
25:05Continuing action here on LFG, Harley Regans in control of Harlem Lewis.
25:13You know, I see right now what I need to work with these guys on.
25:19My guys, they know how to make themselves look good.
25:22Yeah.
25:23But in this business, you've got to know how to make the other guys look good too.
25:26They're not even trying to do that.
25:30They're only a year in also.
25:31Right.
25:32It just wasn't designed in a way to make it exciting and then take something away.
25:38Nobody's begging to see the babyfaces.
25:41They don't even know.
25:42I'm still not convinced who the babyfaces are.
25:44No, no.
25:44They already have babyfaces in this match.
25:46They really aren't.
25:48Well, Kevin Owens brings up a good point.
25:50I'd love to get your take on that of the babyfaces in this matchup.
25:55I think it's four men that are in there right now just trying to prove dominance and no one wants
25:59to back down.
26:00Well, listen, if Shawn Michaels calls Jax Presley and he says,
26:03I'm taking you, but I'm not taking your tight team partner, Harley Regans.
26:05Well, guess what?
26:06Jax Presley's going.
26:09There you go, JB.
26:11You got to see your guy do his thing and fly through the air.
26:14So much strength and power mixed with an ability to fly.
26:18A very rare combination, but Mike DeRuiter can pull it off.
26:22DeRuiter getting back into the ring now.
26:24You saw his athleticism.
26:25Now you're seeing some of that strength, gut-wrench style.
26:29Sit down, powerbomb into the cover.
26:32And Presley just breaking, acting up at the last second.
26:37I don't know if Harley is used to being tossed around like that by anybody.
26:41As now things are really starting to break down in this tag team match, JB.
26:46I feel bad for our official.
26:48He certainly has his hands full of these four.
26:52What a clip.
26:53Back in the ring.
26:56DeRuiter just able to kick out, going right back into the throat.
27:00Nasty, vicious, and getting hoisted up.
27:04Harley now dropping face-first DeRuiter into the cover.
27:09Will it be enough?
27:10And we have victors.
27:12You're my boys.
27:16That was real flat.
27:18That was real flat.
27:19I didn't know that was finishing.
27:28It's so late to do anything.
27:30You should have done it when the mask was happening.
27:37Oh, that's a shoot.
27:38Yeah, we got a shoot here.
27:44How you guys feeling?
27:45Good.
27:46Yeah?
27:47Um, all the work's pretty solid, but it was, it was pretty boring.
27:54Like, there was no, we couldn't really tell who were heels or, like, you didn't really give any reason to
27:59cheer for you guys early on.
28:00Y'all had four minutes of heat, all right?
28:03Hell yeah.
28:03If I beat on somebody for four minutes, four minutes is the eternity.
28:07Yeah.
28:08As a heel, you dictate the match.
28:09It's the baby's job to put themselves over, but we didn't give them enough to put themselves over, and we
28:13should have been able to call maybe an alternate game plan, not just beating their ass for the whole match.
28:18What happened after?
28:20No, he spit at me.
28:22He did?
28:23Yeah.
28:23Legit?
28:24Yeah.
28:24And I'm not mad.
28:25I'm not hot about it, but, like, also, I'm not gonna let him spit at me and walk away.
28:28Like, I'm gonna slap him in the face.
28:30They're beating our asses the whole entire match.
28:32Eight minutes of them kicking our ass, and they win.
28:34And for this to just spit on me and my tag team partner, you're not gonna get away with that
28:39with me.
28:39In this industry, it's about eye-catching.
28:41You know, if I stepped on anybody's toe, I don't think there's anything wrong with course correction.
28:45But in the moment, that felt like the right thing to do, and it happened.
28:49With me with s*** like that, I wait on that guy to come back to the curb.
28:53Yeah.
28:53I never let the fans see me do s*** like that in front of them.
28:56I'm just joking.
28:58The fans are gonna see you get s***ed on the s***.
29:00That, s*** that.
29:01When you're handling business, you let that s*** walk in the back, and you handle it like a man.
29:08I didn't see him spit on you.
29:10What I'm trying to illustrate to Booker's point is the fans, you know, maybe threw a foresight.
29:14You see what I'm saying?
29:15We didn't even see it.
29:16The only reason we saw something was off is because you went back to pie-face the s***.
29:20I got hot in the moment for sure, but at the end of the day, this building, the performance center,
29:24this is where I make my money, and I'm not gonna screw with my money.
29:26And honestly, the people that I grew up with, that I would actually fist fight with,
29:30ended up becoming my best friends.
29:31So, who knows?
29:33While Harlem ponders Booker T's advice, an LFG newcomer seeks to make a good first impression.
29:39My name is Nathan.
29:40Nathan.
29:41Yes, I've been a pro wrestler for three years in England before this.
29:44Oh, yeah.
29:44My family are sheep farmers, so I didn't grow up with as many cameras as this.
29:48My name is Nathaniel John Ronald Cranton.
29:52I'm 22 years of age.
29:54I'm a seventh generation sheep farmer.
29:57The only time my grandfather would actually stop working on the farm was to watch the wrestling.
30:03And it's something that always stuck with me.
30:06There aren't many people that can shear a sheep in a minute.
30:08And I can.
30:09I can kick their arses in not much longer than that.
30:15You know, when you was watching it with your grandfather, did you believe it was entertainment?
30:22Or did you believe it was real?
30:24I was watching it like, I kind of knew, but also, I didn't care.
30:28Yeah.
30:28I never doubted that, okay, just because maybe it's predetermined, it's not tough.
30:34I never doubted how much of a man you've got to be to do this.
30:37Like, I see big things for Nathan.
30:40I really do.
30:41I think this kid may take season three by storm if we could just put him in the right position.
30:48Are we ready?
30:49Let's get it done.
30:50Booyah.
30:55This is brutal honesty.
30:57I really believe in you.
31:01I really believe in Drake.
31:03I want to see Drake succeed, but I can't go wrestle for Drake Moreau.
31:09no bull it has to happen now once he goes through that curtain he's on his own do or die
31:18put up or
31:19shut up get over or get out we're gonna shock the world are we gonna shock the world fired up
31:25now
31:25you are fired up hell yeah because i want this to work for you you feel that grip right now
31:30that's how bad i want it to work for you all right take a chop all right ah go get
31:36him
31:37drake has been hearing the same thing for a while now i need to see him become a big mean
31:43dangerous guy tonight and that's what's going to get him noticed by sean
31:52energy is through the roof as we walk you in to legends and future greats
32:03everyone to bring you in ringside big joseph alongside jeremy boras jb are you ready for
32:08week two of lfg i'm still recovering from recall one and what happened what went down what we saw
32:14what we've seen so far in this season is anything can happen fasten your seat belt
32:19because somebody could end up on nxc by the end of this episode let's see what happens
32:38here we go drake morrow
32:43got a little bit more personality already
32:49and just like that jb is swiveling the hips take keep your jacket on he's not throwing any beads to
32:57you yeah he's got all eyes on him right now i think if he don't succeed early in this season
33:07i think it's time to think about some other people
33:15nathaniel granton debuting here on lfg and i'll tell you what i had a moment with booker t
33:21right before coming out here tonight and he had high expectations a very limited time
33:28he knew booker t had the sense this kid has it
33:34well i wouldn't uh necessarily say this individual is regal by any means but he is
33:41a former 2024 mr england pageant winner
33:50uh what is that mr england pageant winner i asked i said is this about physique if this is about
33:54you know this is strictly a male beauty contest and this guy took it home for all of england
34:05hold on a second so i'm listening to the music i see the curtsy that was very king
34:12booker if you don't mind me making a reference about that do you think booker t helped him with
34:16the uh curtsy so to speak how there's many possibilities booker t can teach you many different
34:21things obviously but right out of the gate we're going to see something out of nathaniel
34:25cranton to keep an eye on his quickness his size his ability his in-ring iq booker t says
34:32this kid has it let's see if he's right let's talk about his opponent in this match because
34:38you said the word growth for drink that's what bubba's looking for he's looking for this man to
34:44take not just a baby step he's looking for him to take a giant bayou leap a bayou leap's a
34:50good
34:50expression obviously what was from drake morrow and what we have seen so far in season one
34:54a learning curve no question about it season two he brought more of a an energetic a more fierce
35:01attitude and he says in season three he's turning the volume up to 11. well i mean you'd have to
35:06agree then when you talk about season one season two this being season three i hate to use it this
35:12way
35:13but is it time to put up or shut up many people think so many people think so including
35:18sean michaels including head coach of the performance center matt blue he's selling for
35:25one he's doing everything he needs to do right now
35:29oh oh sidestep and right now chopping down the big fella goes cranton
35:35and cranton right now right on top and taking full advantage and you know this is also something
35:40booker t has said to him if you have on a man down you gotta step on him you gotta
35:44take him down you
35:45gotta keep your foot on the gas i can't wait to see the expertise the knowledge that booker t is
35:50going to share with these individuals of course bubba ray as well we've seen them in the first two
35:55seasons of lmg bestow so much knowledge and benefits so many great athletes here at the performance
36:01center grab this hole right here and hold it a little bit yeah you gotta lose crowd come in
36:07huh huh huh huh sound like these kids are listening you know huh sound like they got
36:13if b in the year oh god you're talking right to him when everybody comes to the performance center they
36:18all have their own story they all have their own background come from different places nathaniel
36:22grant comes to us from a family of sheepers now he finds himself in the middle of an lfg ring
36:27fighting for his life against drake morrow certainly did and i don't know if you really
36:30saw the torque on the knee but cranton heading to get out of that some way somehow and going right
36:35back low but a nice knee answered back and now is really time i would think if you're bubble ray
36:41you're looking at that aggression you're looking at that fire that will to want to win being able to
36:48overcome and that is what we're seeing right now at least a glimpse from big drake well what we're seeing
36:54from drake and what we have seen from drake morrow is a lot of heart you know everybody walks around
36:59here at the performance center with you know different reputations and whatnot referee jeremy
37:05mark is stepping in from behind the feet on the ropes and booker would say by any means necessary
37:13certainly so would uh a certain mr regal who may have taught him that along the way what we're seeing
37:19from nathaniel cranton so far here that was a great job by our fish that first you don't succeed try
37:27again spinning discus larry in spite of that leg he's able to fly that pressure that power and look at
37:34that's locked in can he do it yes massive big choke slam and a big victory tonight
37:47let the party continue well we certainly saw an explosive ending the week number one i wonder what
37:55the heartbreak kid sean michaels could possibly be thinking now after seeing what he just witnessed in
38:00the ring from drake morrow they did good see the dancing though the dancing don't make sense with
38:05the heat on the leg let's take a look at what we just witnessed from drake morrow and a close
38:12line
38:12that nearly took off the head of nathaniel cranton and then he's able to follow it up with his massive
38:17choke slam that was the second time he attempted that choke slam a lot done to the lower body a
38:23lot
38:23done to the knee but the boy from the bayou was able to overcome it here tonight and you said
38:29it
38:29earlier a blink of an eye you can go from lfg to nxt
38:36sean watched your whole match he was watching as intently as i've ever seen did you accomplish
38:45what you wanted to accomplish tonight based on what i talked about with you and what coach bloom
38:51talked about with you i i personally feel that i did did you have done any better no
38:57good if that's the answer i want to hear if you're going home at least you know you did the
39:03best you
39:09time it's a new day at the performance center and drake morrow has been called into a meeting
39:15with sean michaels come on over here and have a seat for me sir how we doing doing great doing
39:20great
39:20sir look drake you've been here for how many years now almost three right yeah and look all the coaches
39:28everybody here speaks extremely highly of you the reality is though that after a certain amount of
39:34time we have to make decisions about how much more time and investment we're going to put into somebody
39:41before they start to get this so with that said unfortunately your time here at the pc is going to
39:48be over
39:52with the reality is we simply just do not have a place for you right now in nxt but the
40:01other side
40:02of that coin is there's a huge opportunity for you in triple a man sean told me my time at
40:12the pc was
40:13coming to an end my heart just saying everything i've worked on since being here all the memories i've
40:18made all the people i've met just felt like i lost everything right there in that moment but then
40:23he tells me i'm going to triple a and i'm just filled with excitement you know like i watch it
40:28a
40:29lot roxanne was actually on a show not too long ago and a true story i actually told her after
40:35that
40:35show i was like i would love to go to triple a and be a part of a culture that
40:40i'm not used to
40:41and just so call that in and learn i'm ready to get to work
40:47that's going to be a place where you're going to be in front of fantastic crowds you're going to be
40:52in a wrestling environment and i think you're really going to come into your own down there
40:57you're going to go down there triple a with the guy that you've worked with before i have every
41:03confidence in you that you will find incredible success down there and as things get out here in
41:09nxt i have no doubt there'll be a place where you're here sooner rather than later so congratulations
41:16right thank you man you got it give me a heart attack
41:21big fan of drake big fan of drake since season one
41:27saw so much potential in him i'll be following his career i'll have to put on the subtitles so i
41:34know
41:34exactly what they're talking about what great job drake best of luck my time on lfg was absolutely
41:42amazing and really life-changing you know lfg gave me the opportunity to be on tv every week and show
41:50what i can do in the ring show who i am outside of the ring be surrounded by all these
41:54great legends
41:55and learn so much from them for undertaker to to give me this opportunity you know he must have saw
42:02something in me and working with them i really grew as a wrestler and as a performer into what
42:08someone my size and my stature needs to be so i'm just so happy to continue to build on what
42:13we started
42:14and see how far we can take this thing
42:21lfg i love you i appreciate you make sure you keep up with your boy drake moreau on his triple
42:28a adventure
42:28and just know this ain't a goodbye it's a see you later alligator come on
42:36you
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