00:08Lizzy's looking to turn up the volume here in NXT, Vic.
00:12We heard a lot of the women talking about who earned, who didn't earn,
00:15who receives, who shouldn't receive.
00:17That was earlier.
00:18Let's talk about now, let's talk about Lizzy Reigns.
00:21Has she earned this opportunity in your Hall of Fame opinion?
00:24It's not about earning spots right now.
00:25It's about Mr. Stone trying to make a play and show the fans here.
00:30Exactly what he's all about.
00:31And what he's all about is going out here and doing what's best for business.
00:35I like that, Vic.
00:36I like it a lot.
00:37A little bit of a stalemate here, sign of good sports between the two.
00:40But you talk about looks that kill.
00:43What do you see in the eyes of the challenger right now?
00:46Because this isn't the same Lizzy Reign that we've seen in the ring the last few
00:49weeks. This isn't the same Lizzy in the back.
00:51No, the eyes, you know, is a peek into the soul.
00:54And I'm gonna tell you right now, Lizzy Reign, she actually feel like she's just
00:57as good as any female in that locker room.
01:00You can see it in her eyes.
01:02I always say, you can tell by the way somebody walks.
01:05That's Lizzy Reign, man.
01:07That's fair enough.
01:08And Tatum Paxley in control early on.
01:10Doesn't seem like either woman wants to make a mistake early on in the match.
01:15This is a chess match right now, this is a chess match right now.
01:17I mean, nobody wants to make a mistake.
01:19And I don't know how much scouting they've done on each other.
01:22But this is a big, big night for Lizzy Reign to make a huge impact here in NXT.
01:29Well, look, Lizzy Reign holding on to that left arm, holding on to the left wrist as well.
01:33Everyone can talk about the rock persona, the maiden of metal.
01:37She's showing a different side.
01:39And look, we just have a small sampling size of Lizzy Reign.
01:45She knows her basics, and that right there is the beginning.
01:49That shows me how technical she really is, how composed she's gonna be in situation.
01:54And right now, Lizzy, this so far has shown me so much.
01:58Beautiful, beautiful.
01:59Rift right back down by Tatum Paxley.
02:02Paxley right now continuing to try to keep her opponent close.
02:05Look at that right there.
02:06Shifting weight, just a moment.
02:07Stacked right there, but Tatum Paxley-
02:10Close shoulders down.
02:11That'd be beautiful action right here.
02:13And again, we see them in a little bit of a stalemate here.
02:16And we know Tatum's dark side, but do you think we've seen Reign's wild side yet?
02:21And if not, do you think it's gonna come out in this matchup to secure that title?
02:24Like MC Hammer, Lizzy Reign, she's gonna turn it down.
02:29She's gonna pump it up.
02:30She's gonna pump, pump it hardy, pump it, pump it hardy, before it's all off of bed.
02:35Whoa, right back in, going right at each other.
02:38Get a little stoppage there by Tatum for a moment.
02:41Shooting off, coming right up and over.
02:43Good little action.
02:44There's Lizzy.
02:45Here we go.
02:47A little crisscross, so to speak.
02:49Tatum gonna stop.
02:50Lizzy charging back in, looking for the hip toss counter.
02:54Lizzy right now, trying to get back in.
02:56Whoa!
02:59Drop kick connects.
03:01Tatum now one step ahead, celebrating over 70 days as champion.
03:06Is that still to come championship match for the NXT Tag Titles, our second title match.
03:11Also our main event.
03:13Both women spilling to the floor.
03:14Dallas Irvin gonna have to remind everyone, gotta get your opponent inside the ring.
03:19And charging out Lizzy Reign.
03:21Reign has taken the champion down.
03:24Women's North American Championship hanging in the balance.
03:28Challenger in control of the champion, Tatum Paxley, Lizzy Reign.
03:34Again, I know you've said it over and over and over and over again.
03:38It's not about friends.
03:40It's not about this.
03:41It's not about buddies and pals.
03:43These two certainly have put whatever little bit of friendship they had to the side as they're both bringing it.
03:49It's not about friendship.
03:50I mean, I gotta respect Tatum Paxley being willing to go out there and put that championship on the line.
03:55But someone like Lizzy Reign, she's just stepping in.
03:59She's gotta understand, no one likes her.
04:01That's the mentality that she should have walking in the door, Vic.
04:05That's the only way she can win.
04:06For Tatum Paxley, last time we saw her defend this championship was in a casket match.
04:11Obviously, different rules.
04:12It's pinfall submission to this one and looking for the pin.
04:14And we get that left shoulder off the mat from the challenger.
04:17And right back into another sleeper goes Tatum Pax.
04:20Excuse me, that's just a regular old wear him down headlock.
04:24She's just grinding right now.
04:25She's just grinding, trying to keep Lizzy real close to the body,
04:29not trying to create too much space here.
04:31And just trying to wear Lizzy down, a smart move.
04:37And we're talking about a very hopeful NXT Universe in this matchup split a little bit here
04:43between these two.
04:44A lot of people have really started to admire Lizzy Reigns since her debut here
04:48in NXT several weeks ago.
04:50But she's in there with Tatum Paxley, a woman who's in rare air.
04:54Only she and a cover and Stephanie Bacare have held the NXT Women's and
04:59Women's North American Championship.
05:02Think about all the women that have stepped foot in this ring.
05:06All the women that have had the opportunity as they get right back up.
05:09Lizzy would love to have the opportunity to call herself champion a little bit too much.
05:13Rolling right back through and now, maybe looking for a Boston Crab.
05:17Maybe looking for a slingshot.
05:19Paxley right now trying to turn over Reign, and she has.
05:23I mean, Tatum Paxley has definitely upped her game.
05:27She's so, I mean, in control of her situation right here.
05:30I mean, a year ago, a year ago, we wouldn't be in this position right here.
05:34That's the growth.
05:35That's the growth of Tatum Paxley, man.
05:38So much desperation, maybe, on the pain of Reign, again,
05:42has never been in this position before.
05:44The spotlight of NXT with a championship on the line, and Tatum, relentless,
05:48right back in.
05:50And you start to see all the battles that we talked about earlier,
05:53all those betrayals, those trials and tribulations, everything Tatum has fought through.
05:57Tatum just maintained control right there, be it that was the greatest of ease.
06:01Right now, Lizzy Reign looked like she's in a position where she might just have a pick, no?
06:08Lizzy continuing to fight, creating a little bit of separation.
06:11Both women now back to their feet for a moment.
06:14I thought Lizzy was gonna be able to get up.
06:16Lizzy instead going to the outside.
06:17Maybe she's trying to create some separation in this championship match.
06:29Champion challenger right now,
06:31they've gone back and forth.
06:32Tatum Paxley, the champion going up and over on the challenger, Lizzy Reign.
06:36Reign coming right back in, misses a clothesline.
06:38Both women saved.
06:40I see a high cross body, human demolition dirty.
06:45That's not a good position to be in like that.
06:47I've actually had that happen to me.
06:49It's like a car crash in the middle of that rain thing.
06:52And there you see Callie Armstrong looking out.
06:55We talked about the contenders rising here on this brand.
06:58It's Lizzy Reign who's contending for that championship.
07:01And to that point, is Paxley too giving as champion?
07:05You know, I used to think that myself.
07:07Potato Paxley, she's about going out there and competing against anybody in that locker room.
07:12And if you wanna have that mentality, you wanna start it right now here at NXT because it's only gonna
07:18get tougher and tougher as you go on in this business.
07:21Over the weekend on NXT live events through Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, one of the greatest women ever do it
07:27on this brand.
07:28Bayley was very impressed with what she saw firsthand from Tatum Paxley.
07:33Gotta wonder what Bayley thinks about Lizzy Reign because we are in some deep waters of this matchup, Booker.
07:38And it's gonna come down to maybe not who has more skill, but who has more will.
07:44Who's willing to keep taking it and keep getting up and moving forward.
07:49That's what this business would build on.
07:52Here we go.
07:56All about the NXT Women's North American Championship.
08:05And if you start taking a look at the strikes, who would have the advantage?
08:09I mean, right now, I mean, it's 50-50 between the ladies.
08:12I mean, there's no size advantage for either.
08:15So right now, I mean, this is blow for blow.
08:17Yes!
08:19Both women have, since the beginning, we've talked about the chess match.
08:23This has been.
08:25Both having the same ideas, both pulling themselves up.
08:28And one more time, trying to meet in the middle.
08:32Kick misses from Lizzy.
08:34Second round connects, right to the side of the ear.
08:36Paxley returns a favor.
08:38Able to connect with a combination.
08:40Wow.
08:41Sip up in Shiguri.
08:45And kickstart my heart, Reign is battling back.
08:49Yeah, they're going down there.
08:53And you hear the NXT Universe saying, make it Reign.
08:59Whoa, Lizzy tossing Tatum.
09:04And this could be that moment, Booker.
09:07We're just hoping for Lizzy.
09:09A Tatum Tuesday.
09:12Come on, let her out, Lizzy.
09:15Out of the corner, Lizzy.
09:17Let's go, Lizzy.
09:17One, out, two.
09:23This Tuesday could be the end of the Reign, the end of the line for Paxley.
09:30Reign into the cover.
09:31That could be it, Vic.
09:32Do we have a new champion and a near fall?
09:37Lizzy in disbelief, give credit where credit is due to the champion.
09:40Right now Lizzy thinking she should be on her feet right now, she should be moving.
09:44She's so close, Vic.
09:48Lizzy, though, knows she's got to go for broke and charge it back.
09:54I think she got caught right between the nose.
09:56Got tangled in the ropes right there.
09:58Tatum took advantage of it.
10:00Paxley getting Reign back into the ring.
10:02Tatum coming in, now looking to hit that cemetery drive.
10:06It's counter though by Lizzy.
10:08Headbutt.
10:08Both women again had the same idea.
10:11Super kick under the jaw.
10:13Reign's on a little bit of rubber legs.
10:16A little tragedy.
10:18Trying to catch Paxley with a German suplex and does.
10:21But as we've seen in the past, Paxley absolutely possessed.
10:28Got caught.
10:29Wow.
10:30Reign with that flying headbutt.
10:32And she knows, wise enough to realize, she's got to get the champion back in the ring.
10:38Reign's got to pay the back, Vic.
10:41This is awesome.
10:42Rolling right through but got caught.
10:45This indeed is awesome.
10:46It's for a championship to have a new champion.
10:49Counter.
10:49Shoulders down.
10:50Another near fall.
10:51Another counter.
10:52Shoulders down again.
10:53Dallas Urban making his money here tonight.
10:56And look at the bridge.
10:59Right up.
11:00And no.
11:01Counter.
11:02Cemetery drive.
11:04Wow.
11:05One, two.
11:07Paxley retains.
11:10What a fight.
11:12Here is your winner.
11:14And still, the NXT Women's North American Champion, Tata Paxley.
11:31Tomorrow is your winner.
11:31Good luck.
11:36Join our hotel to be done.
11:37Good luck.
11:40All affinity bars, all by virtue, let us walk them in.
11:41Tell us, say, put that done for aаб�ingatch.
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