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00:00Then.
00:07Now.
00:17Forever.
00:23Together.
00:30This is the first main event of season three here on LFG.
00:36Kendall Gray picks up the win.
00:40We've been talking, so the reality is you're as ready as you're gonna be.
00:43We're gonna bring you up to NXT right away.
00:46I'm so excited for this opportunity and excited for my future.
00:50What we've seen so far in this season is anything can happen. Fasten your seatbelt.
00:55Big chokeslam and a big victory tonight.
01:00There's a huge opportunity for you in AAA.
01:02The Undertaker expressed a great deal of interest in you.
01:05So, congratulations.
01:08Make sure you keep up with your boy Drake Moreau on his AAA adventure.
01:12Somebody could end up on NXT by the end of this episode.
01:24We're all here to be peace up. We're here to be green.
01:26When the bell rings, it's not about being nice anymore.
01:29If I was Shawn Michaels, you guys would be on NXT tomorrow.
01:32It has to happen now.
01:34You don't have to wait to see who gets called up.
01:36They can go at any time.
01:38The future is indeed now here on LFG.
01:47Welcome back. Another episode of LFG.
01:50We have three matches.
01:51We're gonna have a tag match.
01:53And I figured what better person they give a tag match to than Booker T.
01:57There it is.
01:58There it is.
01:58Couple of talent with LFG experience, PJ Vasa and Serena Linton.
02:02These two girls are friends.
02:03And I figured, you know, let's try to put them together and see if they could
02:06become a bit more comfortable in the ring knowing you have your partner in crime right beside you.
02:11And then we have Layla Diggs and Mason Holliday.
02:15PJ and Serena have been doing really well as Hail separately.
02:18So I'd like to see them continue that as a tag.
02:21Layla and Mason will be the babyfaces.
02:24Gymnast background, track and field background.
02:27Layla's been doing it a bit longer than Mason.
02:30It's starting to click for her right now.
02:31She's starting to get it.
02:32That light bulb's starting to flash.
02:36Mason, brand new to the game.
02:37She doesn't understand much of what we do, but because of her athleticism, she's picking that up quick.
02:43The least experienced of the group, so just keep your eye on her.
02:45All right, let's get it done.
02:46Next match, this should be a good one.
02:50Trill London.
02:52This guy has so much charisma.
02:55His favorite talent has been Jeff Hardy.
02:58You think?
02:58And that's all I see when he comes out.
03:00That's all I see when he comes out.
03:03You are Jeff Hardy.
03:06Everything you do screams Jeff Hardy.
03:09Be the first Trill, not the next Jeff Hardy.
03:13How has he been health-wise?
03:15I know in season two, a couple little dings here and there.
03:19He's on the shelf.
03:20He ends up in the medical room more than we would like.
03:24His opponent, Braxton Cole.
03:27Listen, this kid is an intelligent athlete.
03:31Played football, graduated from Ivy League.
03:34Smart kid.
03:35A bit of an over-thinker.
03:38As coaches, we ask him to, hey, go off of your instincts, intuition, rather than having to know the answer
03:44for everything, because it's going to be real.
03:47Rather than having to think about what I would do here and in the next spot.
03:51So just learning how to be fluid in there right now is his biggest challenge.
03:55Let's take a look.
03:57Our main event this evening is Tate Wilder.
04:00Kevin, you'll work with Tate.
04:01Okay.
04:02Now you'll work with Anthony Luke.
04:04However, Anthony Luke is no longer Anthony Luke.
04:06He is Cam Hendricks.
04:08It's a big test for Anthony.
04:09The few times that he had the chance to perform in front of the NXT audience, he was Anthony Luke.
04:14Right.
04:14So he needs to be ready for coming out as Cam Hendricks to possible crickets.
04:18Right.
04:18Hope it doesn't affect him.
04:20At times, he tends to get a little hokey.
04:22Right.
04:23We're asking him to dial that down a little bit.
04:25Tate Wilder.
04:26Yep.
04:26This guy rides bulls.
04:27Oh.
04:28You gotta figure, you know, what type of person he is.
04:31Yeah.
04:31He likes to take risks.
04:33Been hungry here.
04:34He's impressed the coaches.
04:36Big thing that I say to him is he cannot get bored with the basics.
04:40Okay.
04:40We don't want guys to just do moonsaults.
04:41Yeah.
04:41We don't want guys to just do flips.
04:43This isn't supposed to be an acrobatic scene.
04:45It's supposed to be a long-term story.
04:46Right.
04:46We're also going to have both men cut a promo before the match tonight.
04:50Just to add a little something and see how they interact with the crowd.
04:53That's another very important part of what we do here.
04:57And listen, Cam, Cam's got all the tools.
05:00Yeah.
05:01He's got to put it all together.
05:06So I got to ask you right off the bat, and I'm not trying to put you on the spot,
05:10but in this business, we kind of got to know,
05:15who is Braxton Cole?
05:19My name is Braxton Cole.
05:21I'm from Gothstown, New Hampshire.
05:22I was a defensive end at Brown University.
05:25Been in football, football, football, and then wrestling came my way.
05:28Honestly, I wasn't even thinking about wrestling at all.
05:30I was figuring out what I was going to do next after graduating with my MBA.
05:34Out of the blue, I just got a DM from WWE.
05:37Asked me to try out.
05:38Kind of fell into my lap.
05:39I was like, why not?
05:42So, crushed the tryout.
05:43And before I knew it, I had a contract and I was here.
05:46Here's the job today.
05:48If you can, I want you to try your hardest.
05:53Make me forget about Jeff.
05:55Go do your things.
05:57If you want to throw like a tip of the cap, boom, fine.
06:00But give me Trill London.
06:03It's done, dude.
06:04Cool.
06:05Gotcha.
06:06I feel like I was never a Jeff Hardy copy.
06:09I just, you know, had some of his moves.
06:11And all I had to do was just eliminate some of the movesets.
06:14But, you know, character-wise, gear-wise, you know, that's just me.
06:17And that's always going to be me.
06:18And that's never going to change.
06:20You have a master's degree.
06:21You're smart.
06:22So, I think we need to kind of connect those dots.
06:25Yeah.
06:26And show how your PhD in business allowed you to get to this heat spot
06:32because you outsmarted Trill.
06:34Mm-hmm.
06:34And in that moment in time, you remind the people,
06:37I'm the smartest guy here.
06:40You wanted me to really focus on really making it known
06:43that I'm, like, outsmarting Trill.
06:46Like, Trill was going to be athletic, doing all this movement,
06:49and that's what you should focus on.
06:50But for me, I should put over my brain, my smarts, my intelligence
06:54to show that I'm outsmarting people in the ring.
06:56Go out there and show us everything that you can do
06:59with the people chanting for Trill.
07:01Go out there, cue all that crazy-ass s***,
07:05and make them remember.
07:06Go get them.
07:06Mm-hmm.
07:07Go get them.
07:08Knock them dead.
07:08Go, baby.
07:14Let's go.
07:23Go, baby.
07:24Go, baby.
07:26Go, baby.
07:29Maybe talk to Booker T, anyone who's watched this superstar, aspiring superstar.
07:36There's a lot of potential.
07:38But with that potential, some say comes a lot of risk.
07:43Well, with that risk, of course, comes high reward sometimes.
07:46And sometimes it does not. Sometimes it goes the other way.
07:48Trill London is an athlete who is so fun to watch, so exciting,
07:54but has had some tough times as recently as this last season.
07:57We'll talk about that in a minute.
07:59I to jest włońc.
08:01I to jest włońc.
08:03Wymiana 240 lbs.
08:05Braxton Cole.
08:07We certainly talk about that once this matchup gets going,
08:09but this is the first glimpse
08:12of this man.
08:13For me at least.
08:15And I'm very interested to see, because when people talk about Braxton Cole,
08:18they always talk about his wit,
08:20his smarts, his athletic collegiate football background,
08:24that he's an Ivy League individual.
08:26But what can he do in the squared circle?
08:30He's 6'4", 6'5",
08:33250 pounds,
08:34obviously has the size advantage
08:36when you take a look at his opponent.
08:38That is something, JB,
08:40you know this better than anyone.
08:416'5", 250 pound,
08:43athletic grown men don't grow on trees.
08:49And you look at a guy like Trill right now
08:52and someone who has a football
08:54background as well.
08:55Played at a very high level,
08:56played in the National Football League,
08:57but he's been bit by the injury bug that you alluded to moments ago.
09:04But he's always had that fascination,
09:06whatever that wild streak is from within,
09:08to take things to a high level,
09:10to be an adrenaline junkie.
09:12That's what he is.
09:13And it's come back to bite him a few times because of the injuries.
09:16To control that is his goal.
09:18That's what the coaches have been telling him.
09:19Get a hold of it, harness that energy,
09:22harness that adrenaline,
09:23and make it work for you in the run.
09:24Trill London, a man who played for the Saints,
09:26also played for the Miami Dolphins after spending his career at Syracuse.
09:31Trying to turn things around now against the Ivy Leaguer.
09:34And this is what we've seen from this man in the past.
09:37He's a high flyer.
09:38He's a risk taker.
09:39But as you said, JB, great risk comes possibly great reward,
09:44or also it could set you up for a massive downfall
09:47as we see that big boot paint brushing Trill across the face.
09:50Well, Trill London is finding out right now the athleticism of Braxton Cole.
09:55We're seeing that on full display here.
09:57And he outsmarted him as he went for that slide under the ropes.
10:02Got caught up in that ring apron
10:04and now is feeling the brunt of the offense from Braxton Cole.
10:06Now you can say that again, and you just take a look at these two individuals.
10:10They are the complete opposite of each other.
10:13Trill, he's flashy, he's flamboyant, he's loud.
10:17Braxton Cole, not necessarily as quiet,
10:20but he goes about his business in a different way.
10:23Big neck breaker, almost delayed off the top rope and gets a near fall.
10:26And this is the pace I think Cole wants to have in this matchup.
10:30Slow things down, keep Trill off his feet,
10:33not allowing Trill to fly around, get to the top rope,
10:36where he can do the most damage.
10:37And now, just rip it apart Trill.
10:42Oh!
10:46Oh!
10:48Oh!
10:51Oh!
10:54Oh!
10:55Oh!
10:59Oh!
10:59Oh!
11:02A kick out, and look, when it comes to Trill, he's got to figure out a way to get back
11:07in this match
11:07because it has been hard Cole at this point.
11:12Again, this pace of this matchup is not what I think some are used to when it comes to London.
11:17They're used to him flying around the ring, running around, daredevil antics, death defying feats.
11:22Cole did his homework heading into this contest.
11:25Cole listened to those that are in the back.
11:27Cole is right now trying to execute his plan, and he's doing it to perfection.
11:31He's talking about an Ivy Leaguer. He's getting straight A's right now.
11:33We're talking about the depth of talent here at the Performance Center.
11:36I think it goes to show you, you know, Trill London just wowed him last season in Season 2.
11:41Now there's just a whole new crop of athletes that are coming in here and doing a great job.
11:45Are you kidding me?
11:46That was that single-arm flapjack.
11:49That was no flapjack.
11:50No?
11:51He okay?
11:52What do you want for? He went for a single-arm flapjack.
11:58Trill needs to get better balance.
12:03You heard what Booker T just had to say, and I don't know what Trill was trying to execute.
12:12You think Trill throws his body around at a, like, reckless, a little too recklessly?
12:18And again, this is what we're talking about with the death-defying acts, the risk-taker.
12:24I'm going to tell you right now, he's not a flyer.
12:26You may think he is, but he's not.
12:34Did I just tell you?
12:35He's not a flyer.
12:38Can't do your offense.
12:39Just don't do that.
12:40It's not, it's not, it's not, it's not, this late in the match, he's not going to be able to
12:43do that kind of stuff.
12:45It's not, it's not important to, you think it is, but it's not.
12:49Come on, Trill!
12:53He's gashed.
12:54He's out.
12:55Gashed.
12:55He's gashed right now.
12:57Bring it down!
12:58Tell you that, see what I'm saying?
13:00He's gashed.
13:02What?
13:03You heard what nobody said out there?
13:04And the number one thing that we tried to do was get it away from him.
13:07You heard what nobody said, right?
13:09I said we could, Jeff Hardy.
13:11Wow.
13:12That's some tough love.
13:13That's what I love about the show.
13:14You're here in Insight, you know, there's no mincing words with these two.
13:17Bukaba and Booker in the back, and I'm sure they're going to have some words for your winner, Trill London.
13:24You okay?
13:25Yeah.
13:26Yeah, I'm good.
13:27You sure?
13:27All right, stand up.
13:30Okay, so things were going well.
13:33Yeah.
13:34But here's the thing.
13:35If you're going to do those type of maneuvers, if you mess it up, it's all on you, and the
13:42people do this.
13:44They don't want to on you, but they know that you screwed up your own move.
13:48And when he came into you for the double legs and the chest, and that's supposed to be extension and
13:54popping it off his chest, you couldn't even get your legs up there.
13:57It just didn't look good.
13:58Even the swanton didn't look good.
14:01You're going to have to figure out what you're really, really good at when it comes to flying, and keep
14:06it, and what you're not good at, and get rid of it.
14:08Sir?
14:09The critique from him was just, you know, go out there, be Trill, and, you know, if you can't do
14:15a move 10 times out of 10 times, then, hey, don't do it.
14:17But, you know, for me, I feel like if I can't do something, I'm going to keep trying it until
14:20I do it.
14:21You know, I don't look at it as failing.
14:22I look at it as just going out there and getting a rep at it.
14:25Because he is such a daredevil, a rich taker, I find that every time I go to the medical reports,
14:31his name's on there.
14:32He has to find a move set that allows him to stay healthy.
14:37And if he doesn't, like, how do you book a guy like that?
14:42It started pretty good.
14:43Even through the middle, it was good.
14:44I could feel the crowd behind us.
14:45Yep.
14:46I felt like we had him.
14:48And then at the end, I could feel that we lost him.
14:50And that's on us.
14:51Because you're not breathing.
14:53You're not freaking taking that moment to get ready for the spot.
14:58I think there were some things in there where I didn't feel like I could take them 10 out of
15:0210 times, 100 percent, the way I needed to for Trill.
15:05But once again, it's all about learning, getting better.
15:08Coming up next is a tag team battle with Serena Linton and P.J. Vaza against Layla Diggs and Mason
15:17Holliday.
15:20Okay, guys, tag team wrestling.
15:22It's about going out here and having some fun working together.
15:25Got to watch others' backs.
15:27My background is track and field.
15:29I ran track at Howard University for two years.
15:32And before that, I was at University of Kentucky for three years.
15:34And now I am here in the WWE.
15:38Layla and I tag pretty often.
15:41And I definitely prefer to wrestle with her than by myself.
15:54Hey, do me a favor, guys.
15:55Hold on a second.
15:58And I don't want to try to put too much in you guys' heads.
16:00But I do want to simplify this thing.
16:03The only three things we're thinking about in this match.
16:06Baby face shine.
16:07He'll get heat.
16:09We get the out of there.
16:10All right?
16:12PJ and Serena not having a lot of experience in tag.
16:15And then me and Mason working as baby instead of heel.
16:19Because we usually work heel.
16:20It's never easy.
16:21But it gets easier once you kind of know the flow of things.
16:24I need the heel to bang, nail the baby face.
16:28I need that type of all right?
16:31Yeah.
16:43The following contest is a tag team match scheduled for one fall.
16:49Introducing first, the team of Serena Linton and P.J. Fossa.
16:57We are set for tag team competition in the women's division.
17:00And this is a duo that has known each other since the day they arrived, JB.
17:05Yeah.
17:06Since day one, these two have been best of friends.
17:09And they look to compete now as a tag team for the very first time here on LFG.
17:13Serena Linton, P.J. Fossa, set to do battle this week.
17:20Ready to get back to the action on LFG.
17:25Yeah.
17:28Yeah.
17:30Baby, I like what you got.
17:33Can't hear.
17:34Turn me to the top.
17:36Team 10.
17:37It's my special day.
17:39I know.
17:40And their opponents, the team of Mason Holiday and Rayla Diggs.
17:48I can tell you this, JB.
17:49The way Diggs and Holiday come to the ring, we will never do during an entrance.
17:53We couldn't pull it off.
17:55Right.
17:55I mean, we can help with the choreography.
17:57But actually doing the moves, not a chance.
17:59Let's see what they can do as far as the moves go once the bell rings.
18:03I'm looking forward to these two.
18:04A great tag team.
18:06We've seen them before around the performance center.
18:08But now here on LFG, Layla and Mason are set to do battle against two perennial favorites here on LFG.
18:15With P.J. Fossa and Serena Linton, their opponents.
18:19Remember, it doesn't matter if it's a tag team match, a singles match.
18:23It doesn't matter when it happens.
18:25You impress someone like Shawn Michaels, head coach Matt Bloom.
18:28They could see something in somebody at any given moment.
18:31She was glued from Dollar Star.
18:36Well, Serena Linton now starting the match off.
18:39And Layla Diggs in there as well.
18:42I got to wonder, if you're P.J. Voss on the outside of the ring, you're thinking back to our
18:46first episode.
18:48And the match she had with Kendall Gray, in which she saw Kendall Gray, you know, in one match, leapfrog
18:55her, end up on NXT,
18:58and end up, you know, a worldwide superstar in a very short time on NXT.
19:03You got to think P.J. Voss in the back of her mind goes, that should be me.
19:06And now it's going to take it out on Mason and Layla here in this matchup.
19:12And had a great showing in that matchup as Holiday checks in.
19:15But that just shows you how important, how vital all these matches are at any given moment for those that
19:20are watching.
19:21And you have to think, too, and I think you're right when it comes to P.J.
19:24It's got to be in the back of her mind that that might add a little more to her in
19:29this matchup.
19:29And she probably has told the same thing to Serena Linton.
19:31We have to go out there and we have to perform at a high level.
19:34And right now, Linton has been dominated since the opening bell in this tag team matchup.
19:38Here, kicking us off on LFG.
19:42Well, it's not just an entrance with some flashy dancing.
19:45It's actually what the bell, what happens when the bell rings with these two.
19:49And we're going to see that Mason and Layla together have been teaming for a while here at the Performance
19:54Center.
20:07Now, P.J. checking in for the first time as Booker T. looks on.
20:10And this is some unique tag team.
20:13We're trying to take P.J. off her feet.
20:19P.J. not having any of that in a double clothesline just in the other way you think it would
20:25typically happen.
20:27Good job, guys.
20:29Good job.
20:30We're looking real good.
20:31We're looking real good.
20:32Let's bring it on.
20:34Oh!
20:36There you go.
20:38There you go.
20:39I'm talking about money.
20:42Love hearing the insight from Booker T.
20:44Love hearing the insight from all of our legends here on LFG.
20:47It's like a free ticket backstage and hearing what's actually being said around the monitors
20:52when these legends are watching these future breaks in action.
20:55We're going to need to see it firsthand, hear it firsthand from somebody like Booker T.
20:59Always, always fast to kick out.
21:02You should have made a save right there, lady.
21:05You know, that's what's so unique about LFG and what has made it different from season
21:10one to season two to season three.
21:12The urgency in these matches.
21:14You talk about the legends, Booker T, Bubble Ray.
21:17Think about someone like Natalia who's gotten in the ring and worked with these women firsthand.
21:20Kevin Owens who has been there to help these superstars along.
21:25It is really an opportunity for all these women and the men to really get a very unique firsthand experience
21:33in what it takes to be a superstar to prepare them to take that next step.
21:37LFG to NXT and Cosplay One Day, NXT to Raw and SmackDown, and then main eventing WrestleMania.
21:45We're not having to wait until the finale to see who gets called up on NXT.
21:49We're seeing it week after week.
21:51Wow.
21:51Lovely offense here from Layla.
21:52Look at this combination offense, quick kicks, quick strikes, big enziguri.
21:58PJ getting rocked.
22:00And the official in this match might need to get some control, almost like a backflip Pele kick.
22:05AJ Styles would be blushing right now if he saw that.
22:08And a big drop kick, though, answering from Serena.
22:10But Serena drop kick digs into her corner.
22:13Tag was made.
22:14Holiday is now legal.
22:16Linton didn't realize it.
22:17She certainly does right now in this moment, trying to fight back two for one.
22:21But look in the back, PJ rising up, getting knocked back down, though.
22:25Very impressed with Diggs and Holiday.
22:28Look at that combination offense.
22:30High impact.
22:31Will this be enough?
22:35I like the fact that it was a double team finish.
22:37Not bad.
22:38Not bad at all.
22:44That was an impressive showing.
22:47Exciting tag team action here on LFG.
22:50We'll hear from the legends and get set for our main event.
22:54Coming up next.
22:57All right, guys.
22:59All right, all right.
23:00How y'all feel about it?
23:01It was fine.
23:02It was fine.
23:03Yeah.
23:03Literally, overall, I thought you guys did a really good job.
23:09And I'm serious.
23:10It's hard for me to say it was a lot of flaws.
23:13Because it wasn't.
23:15It got slowed it down.
23:16Tempo was good.
23:17Delivery was good.
23:18Execution was good.
23:20This was a blueprint.
23:22She'll be able to build whatever house you want
23:24after going out here and having this match.
23:26Great job, guys.
23:26Thank you.
23:27Give yourself a pat on the back.
23:28Great job.
23:32Going forward, if you ever get a coach or a producer
23:34to say, that was awesome, say, thank you very much,
23:36what do I get better at?
23:38All right.
23:39Because that's what we're here to do.
23:40Get you better at stuff.
23:41All right, so we should remember that going forward.
23:42I'll tell you a few of the notes that I have.
23:45Heal babyface.
23:46You guys with babyfaces?
23:49I think you could make that a clearer picture for me.
23:51When I started watching the physicality of it,
23:53I thought, who's the heal and babyface?
23:55I don't really know yet.
23:57I want to make it as easily understandable
23:59for the fans as we can.
24:01So trying to make the tag to the big body
24:03is part of when she comes in, everyone goes,
24:06oh, you took their offense well.
24:08You executed your guys' offense well.
24:13But when you did finally get her in,
24:14you guys just blew right by it.
24:20You guys set up a moment.
24:21You ran three minutes of beating her ass
24:24to finally get her in.
24:25You guys invested into creating a moment,
24:28but you didn't really give me that moment.
24:29You went tag and then, like,
24:30into your business of the match.
24:32Yeah.
24:32Even though Booker really liked the match,
24:34there's always something to improve on,
24:36and so I think that was an important message
24:37that I got from that meeting with Coach Bloom.
24:40Training in the right direction, nice job.
24:42I saw improvement today,
24:44but we're out here to be decent.
24:47We're here to be great.
24:47All right.
24:48So stay the course.
24:50All right.
24:50Thank you.
24:51Thanks, Pete.
24:52Thank you.
24:53With two matches in the books,
24:55it's now time for our main event,
24:57and as everyone gets acquainted,
24:59we meet perhaps our wildest future great yet.
25:02We rolling?
25:04See how you roll?
25:05Let's roll.
25:06Come on now.
25:07My name is Tay Wilder.
25:09I'm from Gilbert, Arizona.
25:11I grew up with five brothers,
25:13and we grew up in the ranching life.
25:15We grew up doing rodeo.
25:17We grew up doing extreme sports.
25:19Honestly, anything that pushes the limits,
25:23I was trying to get into.
25:27I've been at the Performance Center
25:29for just over two years,
25:30but the first 15 months I spent injured.
25:35Kind of crazy,
25:37but it kind of fits me in a weird way.
25:44Cam Hendricks.
25:45It's nice to meet you guys.
25:46Very excited for my very first season of LFG.
25:52People don't understand that in this business,
25:54everything matters.
25:56Entrance, gear, and your name.
25:58It's very important that it has to hit
26:00at home, so I wanted something that was dominant,
26:04something that hits hard.
26:05I worked very hard this offseason
26:07to prepare myself to be Cam Hendricks.
26:10I'm just going to be myself and have fun with it,
26:11and that's the most important thing about this.
26:13As the ref's holding him back, boom!
26:17Nice guys finish last.
26:19And if you're nice and you're sweet and you're kind
26:21and you're just f***ing happy to be here,
26:23then you're going to be a f***ing doormat.
26:25I want to see Cam be the f***ing chandelier
26:27in the house, shining.
26:29He doesn't belong in WWE.
26:31That's your motive.
26:32You're right.
26:32You're firing me up right now.
26:33You hear that, Tate Wilder?
26:34You're weak!
26:34f*** you, Tate.
26:35f*** you, Tate.
26:37Every day, even before filming LFG,
26:40I felt like the clock was ticking on me.
26:41I know that this place has a time limit
26:44and nobody can be here forever.
26:46I know that this whole thing,
26:48everything I ever worked for could be taken from me,
26:49so if you're not evolving as a superstar,
26:52evolving as a character, anyone can be let go.
26:55Anyone can be cut for any reason they want.
26:58This is subjective at the end of the day.
27:01Nobody deserves anything.
27:02You've got to earn everything.
27:04You have a promo today.
27:06We're going to work on that together,
27:07if you're cool with that.
27:08Yeah, I love it.
27:09If you want to make your name known on LFG,
27:11you call out one man.
27:12That man is Cam Hendricks.
27:15Could it be like that?
27:16No, I think it's good,
27:17but maybe there's something to, um...
27:20I think the best way to make my name on LFG
27:22is to call out the biggest guy in the room.
27:24And then I think what you could say,
27:26if you want to get a bit clever with it,
27:27you keep telling people it's showtime,
27:29I think you should get out here
27:31so I can show you it's my time.
27:33Ooh!
27:34Holy crap.
27:38You know what I mean?
27:39That name's killer.
27:40He seems like a level-headed guy
27:43who will appreciate the success he gets,
27:45who respects what we do.
27:47I guess we'll see how it, uh...
27:50how it comes together.
27:52Wish me luck.
27:54On speed.
27:57I can't...
27:57Here's why I can't give you my honest opinion.
27:59If I look like you, I never have a shirt on.
28:01I don't look like you,
28:02because I have a shirt on all the time.
28:03So I would say vest open.
28:05Vest open?
28:06Yeah.
28:06All right.
28:07Or, you know, maybe the reveal...
28:08Maybe the reveal's better.
28:09I don't know.
28:10Because I can come down...
28:11I can't relate to this.
28:12I've never lived this way.
28:13Let's go.
28:14Yeah, you got your legends and your future greats.
28:17Let me put you on the game.
28:19Take a last slice.
28:20Big Joe's alongside Jeremy Borash.
28:22It's been an exciting first two weeks here on LFG,
28:25but expect the unexpected here in week number three.
28:28Expect the unexpected.
28:29I think you can safely say that with this program,
28:31what we've seen so far this season.
28:33Nothing but explosiveness,
28:35not only from these great athletes,
28:37but the legends that are advising them,
28:39namely Kevin Owens and Natalya.
28:46Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Tate Wilder.
28:53And you're talking about Kevin Owens,
28:55a former Universal Champion.
28:58Talking about Kevin Owens,
28:59a WrestleMania main eventer.
29:02He's won championships all over the world.
29:05And for Kevin Owens to be in this man's ear,
29:08I mean, if you're Wild,
29:10you gotta be thinking right now,
29:11Oh, I'm having a great experience listening to.
29:15Sir, how are you?
29:17Pleasure.
29:17Thank you.
29:18I don't think Kevin Owens taught him
29:20coming over and shaking hands.
29:23But my point is,
29:24Kevin Owens has been to top of the mountain.
29:26He's got a wealth of knowledge to share with anyone.
29:31Tate Wilder has something to say,
29:33and we'll hear from him coming up next.
29:38Tate Wilder,
29:39Gilbert, Arizona's very own
29:40stepping foot in the LFG ring.
29:55My name is Tate Wilder.
30:00There's a lot of talented men and women on the roster
30:05But what separates me from everyone else
30:08Is I'm willing to take the crazy risk
30:10I'm willing to jump off the cliff to see if I can fly
30:15You know what, I'm the type that acts first and thinks second
30:19And I might be making a mistake
30:22But I've been making mistakes my entire life
30:24And I'm still standing here
30:28And if you want to make your name known on LFG
30:31You call out the baddest man on the roster
30:33Cam Hendricks
30:34You talk about it being showtime
30:37Why don't you get out here and let me prove to you
30:39That it's my time
30:43Wow
30:44That's a bold challenge
30:47And it appears that challenge is about to be answered
31:03Hey Wilder
31:04Welcome to LFG
31:06But you're right about one thing
31:08This is my show
31:09This is the Cam Hendricks show
31:11And I've been watching you and your come up
31:14Your daredevil ways, your daredevil style got you to LFG
31:19Yeah, it got you to LFG
31:26Anytime now, Cam
31:29And I love the fact that you're taking a swing at the biggest and baddest man
31:34But you're stupid
31:35It's quite stupid
31:36Because the difference between me and you
31:39Is I'd succeed
31:45When you're about to fail
31:48I need it to be more convincing
31:50The problem, you know what I mean?
31:53Cam seemed to get a bit lost there during that promo
31:56But nonetheless, we are ready for action right here on LFG
32:02Hendricks also a former professional football player
32:04No stranger to LFG
32:06But yes, you brought up Wilder
32:07Not only linebacker
32:08Also a fullback at Arizona State
32:10Started as a walk-on
32:11He is the definition of work ethic
32:14He is not going to back down
32:15While we're looking at these two individuals
32:18Obviously, Cam Hendricks
32:19A lot of experience here on LFG
32:21Tate Wilder stepping in
32:22As a brand new athlete
32:24Competing amongst the ranks
32:25Looking for that opportunity to get on the NXT roster
32:28But vastly different in their approach
32:31One, making a first impression
32:33And Cam coming out here
32:35Spent on all three seasons now of LFG
32:37And, you know, like we've said before
32:39It's either put up or shut up
32:40Yeah, we have said that
32:42And look, when it comes to Hendricks
32:43As he always stays lit
32:45Well, someone who's been lighting a fire under him
32:47Is Natalya
32:48And from what I've been told
32:49Natalya has not held back
32:51With what she's done in the ring
32:53What she has said
32:54Nothing towards Hendricks
32:56Getting him ready for this match
32:57Well, I hate to make this comparison again
32:58When it comes to Cam Hendricks
33:00But look what Natalya's done with
33:02Cam's fiancée, Maxine
33:04Look at the way that she's treated her
33:05That certainly is, you know, very true
33:07And obviously there's a
33:10Common denominator there, Natalya
33:12The boat
33:14Low-key legend
33:15Oh, and that was a nasty backbreaker
33:18Into the cover goes Hendricks
33:21Not able to get the victory here right now
33:23But you talk about ego
33:25You talk about showboating
33:26He's got all the charisma in the world
33:28But can he start backing it up
33:30Inside the squared circle
33:32One year of LFG
33:33I mean, wasn't it last week
33:35We were talking about Drake Moreau
33:36Almost in the same context
33:43Obviously, the progression is very important
33:45You need to keep climbing that mile
33:51I'll bite my own tongue for a moment
33:52Because I can talk about season one
33:54And I can talk about season two
33:55We didn't see this sort of offense
33:57In either of those two seasons
33:59I want him to be more vocal
34:01You know what I'm saying?
34:02Get loud
34:03Get chaotic
34:04Take another look
34:05The pure power
34:06And the absolute no regard for human life
34:09Well, that's what we've seen from Cam Hendricks
34:11Certainly about himself
34:12And about getting it done in the ring
34:14At times
34:15But at times as well
34:16The legends have been very critical of it
34:18And wondering what
34:19What kind of a
34:21You know, Leafy's gonna turn over next
34:22Whereas Tate Wilder came out here
34:24And I'll say this much
34:25Whether it was the influence of Kevin Owens
34:27Or his own doing
34:28Came out with a lot of confidence
34:29And delivered on the microphone
34:30They certainly did
34:31And look, I wonder what
34:32Kevin Owens is thinking right now
34:34Watching this
34:35What Kevin Owens would do differently
34:36If he was in this matchup
34:38But you also think about Natalya
34:39And you think about
34:40Well, both those individuals
34:42They have taken the time
34:43Out of their schedules
34:44To come here to teach
34:45Both want to pass that torch
34:47Pass along
34:48Some of that knowledge they've had
34:49I would love to know
34:50What they're thinking
34:51In this moment of these two
34:53Because it's been all
34:54Cam Hendricks
34:55From the beginning of this match
34:57Certainly what we've seen
34:59Thus far
35:00With Tate Wilder
35:00Is, you know
35:01Standing toe-to-toe
35:02With a guy like Cam Hendricks
35:03Arguably a lot more experience
35:05In the ring
35:05And here at the Performance Center
35:06But Tate Wilder
35:07I think impressing so far
35:08Big boon for Wilder
35:09He's got less than 20 matches
35:11Under his belt
35:12Coming into this
35:13And you think about
35:13LFG here in the third week
35:15Of season three
35:16I mean, just how unique
35:17Has this season been
35:19When we compare it
35:19To seasons one
35:20And seasons two
35:22I dare say the gloves are off
35:23We're seeing better talent
35:24Better competition
35:25Better matches
35:26You know, better advice
35:27I think from the legends
35:28In terms of
35:29Oh!
35:29Getting them to that next level
35:31And these are the top
35:31This is the batting circle
35:33The on-
35:34Cover!
35:34And a kick out
35:35The on-deck circle
35:36Of athletes
35:37Ready to take that next step
35:39To NXT
35:40I'm not asking this, JB
35:42For Tate Wilder
35:43I mean
35:44A victory here
35:45With a nice moonsault
35:46This could be it
35:48Another near fall
35:49I mean, some would consider
35:50This an upset
35:51Just based on
35:52Even though
35:53It's a lack of experience
35:54Cam Hendricks
35:55Has more match experience
35:56Than Wilder right now
35:57And I think that's something
35:58Also very crucial
35:59As we go through
35:59Looking at those
36:01Of it on season one
36:01Season two
36:02Everyone though
36:03Still with just a handful of matches
36:05Still learning
36:06Still trying to carve
36:07Their own niche
36:08Because again
36:08This time
36:09Big moonsault
36:10Able to land on his feet
36:11Turning right around
36:12And
36:13We've seen that before
36:14Cam Hendricks
36:15Big showtime kick
36:16Delivering
36:17Filing it up
36:18A little lights
36:20Camera
36:20And action
36:22And a victory
36:24For Hendricks
36:26Wow
36:28Here is your winner
36:29Cam
36:32Hendricks
36:32That certainly is
36:34One way to start
36:35To stand out
36:36If you consider yourself
36:38Showtime
36:38Here on season three
36:39But what we're gonna see
36:41I think for the remainder
36:41Of the season
36:43Anytime
36:43At any point
36:44Wait a minute
36:44We're not done yet
36:47It could be feast
36:48Or famine
36:48For these athletes
36:50Looking to make
36:51That next step
36:52A life changing move
36:54Getting promoted
36:54To NXT
36:56Bam
36:58Wow
36:58That was step number one
37:00And then as we've seen
37:02Here on LFG
37:03Lights camera action
37:04And it was lights out
37:06For the opposition
37:15I think you did pretty good
37:19I'm curious to see
37:20When they come back
37:21What they're gonna say
37:21To each other
37:22Because I think
37:22At the end there
37:24Cam did
37:24Weird
37:25He didn't need to do
37:26And I think
37:27Reading body language
37:28I don't think
37:28It was appreciated
37:29So we'll see
37:52I'm very honest with myself
37:54I don't think
37:55That was my best performance
37:56Your Daredevil style
37:57Got you to LFG
37:59This is high stakes
38:00This can be taken
38:00For me at any moment
38:01And there was a moment
38:02In that promo
38:02Where I skipped a line
38:04Yeah it got you to LFG
38:12And I was like
38:13Oh no
38:14Like they're probably
38:14In the back right now
38:15Like damn
38:15Should we
38:16Can we even trust him anymore
38:17He can't hit all our lines
38:19I got in my head
38:20Because I
38:20Without a line
38:21Oh in your promo
38:22Yeah
38:23Oh oh oh
38:24But did
38:25I gotta tell you
38:26You
38:27When you were
38:27Choke him on the ropes
38:28Then you said
38:29The ref said break
38:30You went
38:30Like stay the
38:31On him
38:32And then make the ref
38:33Go hey hey hey
38:34You gotta get off
38:36To me the promo
38:36Dude sounded pretty good
38:37You delivered it
38:38Definitely like
38:39I mean it was really
38:39Like my first
38:40Live promo
38:41Into
38:42Dude what I really like
38:43Is that you listened
38:44To them
38:44Like they were reacting
38:45To you
38:45So you didn't just
38:46Barrel right through
38:47The promo
38:47Because they were
38:48Like trying to show you
38:49That they were with you
38:49Yeah
38:51But uh
38:52What happened at the end
38:53When he
38:54I was like rolling
38:56To the announcers table
38:57I think I
38:59I don't get it
39:00He won two three
39:01After the pin
39:02He probably faced him
39:03And as he was selling
39:04What he went back
39:05To do it
39:05Yeah he didn't have to go back
39:06I know
39:06I don't care
39:08You already beat him
39:09You don't have to do that
39:10You don't get any more
39:11Heat out of him
39:12Yeah
39:12No
39:12Now my first thing
39:14Is I want to get up
39:14And beat the
39:15Guitar on this guy
39:16You know
39:17Like dude
39:18That is so disrespectful
39:19Not only just because
39:20You just beat me
39:21In a match
39:21And now you're going
39:21To come punk me
39:22On the apron
39:23So I'm like
39:24Okay hold up
39:25I'm going to be a pro
39:26Take it backstage
39:27That shove at the end
39:28Bro I tripped
39:29Is that what it was
39:31Bro I literally tripped
39:32On your
39:32Like when I went
39:33To go stand over
39:33As you put your leg up
39:34I tripped on you
39:35So I was like
39:35Oh
39:37Okay
39:37So I had to
39:38I was like
39:38I have to
39:39Bro I was like
39:39What the
39:40No I was asking
39:41I was asking
39:41Yeah
39:42This
39:42Tripped
39:43Hey he tripped
39:44He tripped
39:44You'll see it on film
39:45If I don't see it on film
39:46Now we got actual beef
39:48We got some beef right here
39:49I'm not taking that crap again dude
39:52We'll be a pro one time
39:53But two times
39:55Nah
39:55It's a different issue
39:58How you feel
40:00I'm disappointed right now
40:01Myself
40:02What do you want me to say
40:03You want me to say
40:03I'm happy with that
40:05I think I'm harder on myself
40:06Right now too
40:06Because it is my third season
40:07I lost the first season
40:08I lost the second season
40:09Like I can't keep
40:10I can't keep
40:11Or it's going to be over for me
40:13Like this is my last chance
40:14This is my last straw
40:16I think what's best for Cam
40:17Right now
40:17Is take a step back
40:18Take a
40:20A broader look
40:21At the situation right now
40:22And
40:23And see
40:24How we get better
40:29Come on in
40:32There you go man
40:33Yeah
40:33How you feeling?
40:34I don't know
40:35A little uneasy
40:35Since last night
40:36Talk to me
40:37Talk to me
40:38What's there
40:38I just
40:40I just wasn't feeling it
40:41I wasn't feeling like myself
40:43I always say
40:44You know
40:44If you don't make mistakes
40:46You don't grow
40:46Alright
40:47And bad nights
40:48They don't define you
40:49They expose
40:50What needs to be worked on
40:52Right
40:52Alright
40:52So
40:53I want you to watch it back
40:55With your coach
40:56Yes sir
40:57I want you to watch it back
40:58By yourself
40:59And I want to see
41:00What you pick up from it
41:01Because
41:01Self-coaching
41:03Self-awareness
41:04Is super important here
41:05Right
41:05And I know that
41:07You have high expectations
41:08Of yourself
41:09As do I
41:10Yes sir
41:12I'm going to pull you
41:12From LFG
41:13For a couple weeks
41:14Alright
41:15Maybe longer
41:16Now
41:17Go to work
41:18Yes sir
41:19Last night
41:20I was put in a situation
41:21Where the company
41:22Trusted me to go out there
41:23And perform the main event
41:24Which I usually feel like
41:25I can do
41:26And I just
41:27Wasn't feeling like myself
41:29And
41:29After that happened
41:30I went home
41:31And I looked in the mirror
41:33I almost
41:33I almost cried
41:34And I don't cry a lot
41:35And I was just looking at myself
41:37Like damn
41:37Like you're blowing it
41:38Like this is season three
41:39Like
41:40Are you going to lock in
41:41Or are you going to go home
41:42And I can't get sent home again
41:43Can't have it
41:44I can't have that happen again
41:45I just
41:46This has to be my moment
41:47This has to be my time
41:48So
41:48When you see Cam Hendricks again
41:51I'm going to lock the f*** in
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