00:00Heat wave, NXT on the...
00:06So after saying that book, who's got more weight on their shoulders?
00:12Callie Armstrong or Zari?
00:13Let me say this, you just contradicted yourself, Vic.
00:15It's a championship match for Callie Armstrong.
00:19Trust me, it is.
00:20Whether the title is on the line or not,
00:23this is the biggest match in her young career.
00:26Go out here and beat the North American champion.
00:28You put yourself under the bright lights, man.
00:31You certainly do, but look,
00:32she's got to fight her way to Heat Wave on Sunday.
00:35I think we can agree with that.
00:36Of course, I'm talking about Callie Armstrong.
00:38She's got to fight her way, and that's the thing.
00:40I mean, this is a big match for her to go out here and win this match.
00:44Like I said, it has championship implications as far as I'm concerned.
00:48A loss, a loss is unacceptable.
00:52Would be Callie Armstrong's first premium live event,
00:56and certainly Armstrong has come a long way since LFG.
01:00Yeah, right now, Callie's...
01:02Boom!
01:02That was a win with someone that's got a lot of experience.
01:05She's going to have to watch herself.
01:06It's not going to be like any match that she's had before.
01:09Zari has been on top of her game,
01:12defending that championship three times,
01:14if I'm not mistaken, Vic.
01:16Correct me if I'm wrong.
01:17Oh, no.
01:17It had three defenses in her 77 days as champion,
01:20and she's looking at Callie Armstrong right now.
01:22And look, maybe a test of strength,
01:24and you see Wren Sinclair looking on,
01:26and it's kind of odd to say that Wren has to be rooting for Zaria
01:30because, again, if Zaria's not victorious,
01:33neither Zaria or Wren,
01:34they do not want that unification match to become a triple threat.
01:37Callie Armstrong is the inaugural Evolve champion.
01:41She knows about being champion and getting in that match,
01:44you know, cashing her ticket into that speed matchup
01:47can put another title around her waist, Vic.
01:50Oh, the unification match will not be contested under speed rules
01:54this Sunday at Heat Wave,
01:56as right now Armstrong just getting lit up by Zaria,
01:59and the question coming in to some was if Callie could match Zaria's power,
02:03which is on full display right now.
02:05Tell you something.
02:07Callie Armstrong is not going to have to worry about matching power
02:11or strength or anything like that.
02:13Look at the body, baby.
02:15She's real jacked.
02:17So that department, she's not going to have to worry.
02:19It's IQ, Vic.
02:20That's what it's going to come down to.
02:22In ring acumen, that's what it's going to come down to.
02:25Callie Armstrong trying to make
02:26the unification championship match a triple threat
02:30while Zaria trying to keep its singles this Sunday in Texas.
02:34Sunday will be the first unification match
02:36for a NXT championship in over three years.
02:40You definitely want to be part of history at Heat Wave in Texas,
02:43as right now Callie just peppering again.
02:47Zaria in that last right was to the bridge of the nose,
02:50and Zaria sent her away to the outside.
02:52That's the power right there of Callie Armstrong,
02:55and right now she's showing something.
02:58Oh, my God.
03:00Callie is strong-arming Zaria right now.
03:04Can Callie make her way to Heat Wave Sunday?
03:08I'm going to Heat Wave!
03:24You know, we talked about this unification matchup this Sunday at Heat Wave.
03:29Got to get your thoughts on our general manager's decision for this.
03:32Was that decision made more, going back to what you said earlier, Book,
03:35was it made more based on Zaria and Ren and their back and forth,
03:39or was it more of a gift and opportunity to someone like Callie
03:43to punch through, so to speak?
03:46Mr. Stone knows what it's all about.
03:48I mean, right now it's about promoting.
03:50It's about putting my hands in seats,
03:52as well as adding someone like Callie Armstrong to the mix.
03:57If she can get through this matchup right here,
03:59oh, my God, man.
04:00He's got a lot of things going on in the kitchen.
04:03I love it.
04:04Well, it's easy to look at this matchup specifically,
04:07then it's easy to look at Sunday and look at the unification matchup.
04:11Look at...
04:14As you hear the NXT universe rising up,
04:17it's easy to look at the NXT Women's Championship,
04:20Kalani and Kendall Gray,
04:21and say, wow, the NXT Women's Division is absolutely loaded.
04:27I mean, the division right now is stacked,
04:29and that's what I like about Mr. Stone,
04:31trying to give everybody a little piece of the action,
04:33to get that, what I call champagne mission.
04:37Oh, my God.
04:37Just dropped Zari on the shoulder,
04:39into the cover, hook at the outside leg,
04:41and a half second for making her way to Texas.
04:43Gnarly landing right there.
04:45I mean, and the thing is, I like that.
04:46I like Callie Armstrong as not being, you know,
04:49nice or anything like that.
04:50She's trying to send the message to Zari
04:53and say, there's a new sheriff in town,
04:55and her name is Callie Armstrong, man.
04:58Well, Armstrong calls herself the Difference Maker,
05:02and she certainly has lived up to that moniker,
05:04whether it's been on Evolve or LFG,
05:06or even her short time here on NXT.
05:09No, she is a Difference Maker.
05:10I mean, you look at her, Vick,
05:11and I can see her always talking about that airport test,
05:15always talking about checking off those boxes.
05:17She checks off all of those boxes, Vick.
05:19A nice couple of reversals here between these two women,
05:23and again, it's Zari who's battling to keep Sunday
05:25one-on-one with Wren Sinclair,
05:27who we saw moments ago,
05:28and for Callie, it's trying to earn her first opportunity
05:31at a championship on a premium live event,
05:34but a nice belly-to-back suplex
05:36from the women's North American champion,
05:38and following it right up now
05:40with continuing to ground and pound
05:42and try to take out Callie,
05:44and you see the referee in this situation
05:46telling Callie to get her arms up to defend herself,
05:48because Zari is taking it to Callie Armstrong.
05:52They're doing a hell of a job
05:53letting this thing play out.
05:54Nosa with some hard shots right there by Zari,
05:57and I mean, I don't even think she got admonished.
06:01And, whoa, that's a big word there on him.
06:03Big boot right under the jaw of Armstrong,
06:07and we've seen this in the past from Zari
06:09just hanging the opposition out to dry.
06:14And Callie a little bit worse for wear at this juncture
06:17trying to fight back right now against Zari.
06:20So much on the line for both these women, as we said.
06:24Non-title matchup, but huge heatwave implications.
06:28Heatwave this Sunday in Texas.
06:31Is Callie Armstrong going to make her way
06:34into the premium live event?
06:35Can Zari keep it one-on-one Sunday?
06:43And there's a lot riding on this matchup
06:45for these two women, along with Ren Sinclair,
06:48who is currently watching.
06:50And Callie now big superplex!
07:00Take another look at the height and the landing,
07:03and again, these two laying it on the line.
07:06It's a non-championship matchup.
07:08Zari's North American title is not on the line,
07:10but it's huge implications,
07:12because if Callie Armstrong can win,
07:14she'll be added to the unification match
07:17between Zari and Ren Sunday at Heatwave
07:20to make that speed in North American Championship match
07:23a triple threat unification match.
07:26Rest with Zari getting her wits back
07:29after that big superplex off the top rope there
07:31with a lot of torque added to it.
07:33But right now, it's just a fight, man.
07:37And Book, just take a look at these two women.
07:38Are we seeing just two alpha females slug it out?
07:43No doubt.
07:43I mean, both of these ladies want the same thing,
07:47and that's to be named number one in this business,
07:50and it starts right here at NXT.
07:53Nice counter by Zaria with a headbutt to the back of the neck.
07:57And Zari now picking up a little.
07:58Steve Caught and planted.
08:01What a powerbomb.
08:03That's it.
08:04To make it to Heatwave and that kickout,
08:06and not only did Zaria have a little bit of relief,
08:09I'm sure, internally, I'm sure somewhere right now,
08:11Ren Sinclair is having a sigh of relief
08:14that that unification match as of right now
08:17is staying one-on-one.
08:19Cally trying to keep up the momentum,
08:21coming off a victory on LFG.
08:23And when we talk about Heatwave,
08:25we heard from Kalani Jordan and Zilla 5-2.
08:28Wow.
08:28Our Heatwave Summit still to come later tonight.
08:31But what a punk hit from Zaria.
08:33Here's a combination, Dick.
08:34And the Women's North American Champion laying out Armstrong,
08:38but couldn't keep Kalli down, and here fall.
08:41I mean, that answers your question right there,
08:43as far as the power and the tenacity of Kalli Armstrong
08:48still in this fight, Mitch.
08:50Zaria!
08:51Zaria!
08:52NXT Universe, again, rallying behind both these women.
08:56Huge matchup, and now showcasing that strength.
08:59We talk about the power battle between these two women.
09:01Whoa!
09:02And Zaria able to counter for a moment.
09:04Come right back in to look at that German suplex.
09:07Folding Kalli inside out.
09:09Zaria back up, charging in.
09:11Couldn't be looking for the spear.
09:12And Zed found that middle rope
09:14and turned around into a power slam.
09:17Kalli's starting to feel it.
09:18Oh, yeah!
09:19And Kalli now, picking up some steam,
09:22looking for the Kalli Connect spear!
09:27Got caught, Dick.
09:28Got caught, Dick.
09:30And now, that Patton,
09:31F5, roll up!
09:34Shoulders down!
09:35Kalli!
09:36Kalli's headed to Heat Wave!
09:40Here is your winner,
09:44Kalli Armstrong!
09:55What a huge counter!
09:58What a huge victory!
10:01As going to Heat Wave,
10:04Sunday, is Kalli Armstrong.
10:06That is now a triple threat.
10:09And the question I have,
10:10who will unify championship goals Sunday
10:14at Heat Wave?
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