00:00Abzilla, 5-2.
00:04Sorry, we saw what happened during your tag team match earlier tonight.
00:07And because of that, Robert Stone has made it official that you will be defending your
00:12Women's North American Championship against Thea Hale next week.
00:15Due to what happened, Emily, there's a difference between beating me in a tag match and beating
00:20me when this Talo's on the line.
00:21Trust me, it won't happen again.
00:25Well, how will you ensure that?
00:28I don't know where this footage is coming from.
00:31Oh my gosh, Zaria, is that you?
00:37I mean, I prefer watching you over the actual movie any day.
00:40That was Zaria.
00:42Anyway, Emily, if it wasn't obvious, I'll be taking over the interview now.
00:46Let's go ahead and dive right into next week's North American Championship match.
00:49The challenger versus the champion, more alike than they even know.
00:54Thea doesn't have friends now.
00:56Zaria didn't have friends in high school.
00:58And judging by the video I just watched, I can tell why.
01:01But that's a story for another day.
01:02Because no good deed goes unpunished.
01:07Obviously, we have a new resident mean girl in Izzy Dane.
01:10But there is the NXT champion, Grayson Waller, with a live mic next on NXT.
01:26What a night it's been, but let's talk about next week.
01:29Because after defeating the champion earlier, can Thea Hale do it again?
01:33Zaria defends the Women's North American Championship against a caffeinated challenger live next week on NXT.
01:41Now, we're talking about the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.
01:43We saw Romeo Dar along with Pete Creed's advance, who will join them in round number two.
01:49The Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic continues next week here on NXT.
01:54And this man, Miles Bourne, will address his actions from recent weeks.
02:00And he will do so when he returns next Tuesday.
02:03It's all going down live on NXT.
02:09Well, we are set to be joined by the NXT champion right now.
02:24Ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, the NXT champion, Grayson Waller!
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02:59I know where the ain't go, I can't stop.
03:01I know where the ain't go, I can't stop.
03:06I know where the ain't go, I can't stop.
03:36That is quite the praise coming from the 17-time champ.
03:40Element endorsement of John Cena.
03:44This is just me.
03:45Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no.
03:46He don't need that.
03:47He don't need that.
03:47He don't know how to use it.
03:52How are we feeling, Mason?
03:53These lights are pretty bright, huh?
03:56You feeling the pressure yet?
03:58Because I love this.
04:00This is where I want to be.
04:01I came to NXT with a few goals.
04:04Number one was to become NXT champion.
04:06Tick.
04:09Number two was to bring this championship back to the prestige it used to have.
04:14And in order to do that, I have to defend it against the best.
04:17And right now, ladies and gentlemen, Mason Rook is the best.
04:22When I came back here, I wasn't sure.
04:24Is anyone hungrier than Grayson Waller?
04:27Well, it turns out there's no one hungrier than Mason Rook.
04:36But on the surface, this is crazy to say, we actually have a lot in common, Mason.
04:41We do.
04:42We both left our friends, our family, our lives, our comfort.
04:46We left everything to travel across the world and chase our dream.
04:50But, Mason, we are not the same.
04:55You've been here like six months, lad.
04:57You think you know what sacrifice is?
04:59Do you miss your mummy, Mason?
05:03I'm out here running marathons.
05:05You run to the front door to get your DoorDash order.
05:11And I could stand here and I could do a 20-minute stand-up routine on the fly.
05:16I could roast you like a pig at a luau, lad.
05:20But if I'm going to stay real, this championship means too much to me than to take you lightly.
05:27I understand the challenge I have in front of me.
05:30I know who you are.
05:32You are strong.
05:33You are powerful.
05:34You are creative in this ring.
05:36There is no one on this planet who moves like you do at your size.
05:42There's a reason you're John Cena's favorite wrestler.
05:46Hey, John, I know you can see me.
05:48Don't bet on the wrong horse.
05:55You are big.
05:56You are bad.
05:58But, Mason, when I look at you, it makes me sad.
06:04Because you're so talented.
06:05You have so much potential.
06:06But you're 75% in, lad.
06:09You got quit in you.
06:10You're not willing to do that little bit of extra hard work to make yourself the face of a brand.
06:14I came back to NXT because of guys like you.
06:18You are soft.
06:19You are lazy.
06:20You are complacent.
06:22And you are happy to be here.
06:26And I saw it last week.
06:28I run a half marathon.
06:29I jog out here like it's nothing.
06:31I see you in the ring.
06:32Oh, King Konging about.
06:35But I saw the quit in your eyes.
06:37And it's the same thing I'm going to see next week.
06:39Because I'm going to take you into the deepest waters.
06:42And I'm going to drown you, Mason.
06:44I'm going to make you feel things that no one in this crowd has ever felt before.
06:49But I feel every day.
06:51You're going to be in this ring.
06:52You're going to be begging for air.
06:54Your lungs are going to be burning.
06:56And your heart, your mind, your body, your soul, everything will tell you to quit.
07:01And you will.
07:04But this is getting too serious.
07:05You guys want to have some fun?
07:07I want to have some fun.
07:11Mason, this is a microphone.
07:13This is incredibly important for an NXT superstar.
07:17Not that most of the guys backstage care about that.
07:19So why don't I hand you this?
07:21You find your balls.
07:23And you tell me I'm wrong.
07:26Whoa, whoa, whoa.
07:28Don't eat it.
07:29It's not a drumstick.
07:37Grayson, you can call me whatever you like, but there's one thing I'm not, and that's an idiot.
07:44You see, I know what you're trying to do.
07:46You want me to come out here, stand in the ring, go insult for insult with you, see who can
07:51get the funniest reaction from the crowd, who's got the wittiest line.
07:55You've been wanting me to come out here, so you can try and hold a verbal execution of me.
08:02And actually, maybe I will give it a go.
08:07Maybe there is a theory as to why you're back here in NXT.
08:17Maybe, maybe, just maybe, you didn't quite fit the vision up on the main roster.
08:28Or maybe, maybe you're just upset that John Cena knew who I was before I even stepped foot in a
08:36WWE ring.
08:41But Grayson, this is your game, and I'm not going to play it with you.
08:46Because I know for a damn fact, you can't play mine.
08:50Because what I'm struggling to figure out is, what do you think is going to happen when all of this
08:54is over?
08:55When there's no microphone in your hand, there's no punchline to hide behind, and that bell rings.
09:01You keep telling me how you're going to take me to deep waters.
09:05No, mate, you're going to be drowning in mine.
09:09I didn't just land in professional wrestling.
09:13I'm not here because I failed at another sport.
09:16I'm not here because I didn't make it on another brand.
09:19And I'm certainly not here because I wasn't good enough elsewhere.
09:24I'm here because I earned the right to be a WWE superstar.
09:27And I'll tell you exactly what I am.
09:30And that's the best big man in the game.
09:34So, Grayson, when the bell rings, and he's standing across from me, and that pencil neck of yours has got
09:40to figure out how you're going to keep 300 plus pounds off of you.
09:45As undeniably great as you are at running your mouth, when my hands are around your neck, and I'm crushing
09:53the air out of your lungs,
09:56you're going to realise real fast that you are in way over your head.
10:01And unfortunately for you, being great on the stick is not going to save your sorry ass this time.
10:26Mason Rook just answered the challenge.
10:29And it could be checkmate for the NXT Champion.
10:34No more talking.
10:35No more punchlines.
10:38Mason Rook, Grayson Waller for the NXT Championship.
10:43Next week, live, right here on NXT.
10:47Who will get dragged out?
10:49Who will survive?
10:50Who will walk away?
10:52NXT Champion.
10:54NXT Champion.
11:01NXT Champion.
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