Post by Danny on Aug 25, 2018 0:26:57 GMT -6
Pyro goes off all throughout the arena and the camera zooms around, showing numerous fans all showing their support for the return of NXT, We then go ringside where Corey Graves and Tom Phillips are standing by.
Tom Phillips: Hello ladies and gentlemen and welcome to NXT! I'm Tom Phillips and with me is my broadcast partner, former International Champion, Corey Graves.
Corey Graves: We're so close to Takeover Brooklyn and I can't wait to see some of these matches.
Tom Phillips: One of which will be decided tonight when TM61 face off against the Young Bucks and The Wyatt Family faces Chris Jericho and Batista.
Corey Graves: Jericho and Batista won't have the luxury of surprise this time. Let's see how well they really work as a team.
Tom Phillips: Plus we have the debut of Baron Corbin.
Corey Graves: Corbin's not new to NXT but he's undergone a massive personality change and it's for the better I feel. I can't wait to see how he fares against CM Punk.
Tom Phillips: Steve Blackman will also be facing Goldberg who appears to be very frustrated recently.
Corey Graves: If Goldberg wasn't scary enough, a pissed off Goldberg is sure to be a hell of a challenge to overcome.
Tom Phillips: And in the main event, The Rock will face Kevin Steen. The Rock returned last week and interrupted Kevin and rather than wait, EC3 wanted to capitalize on the hype right away. Don't go anywhere folks, NXT starts right now!
We see Jojo and Blackman standing in front of the NXT logo, and she holds his Hardcore strap on her shoulders again like before, as she asking him some question with Blackman keeping a straight face.
Jojo: Steve, during your speech towards Goldberg, why have you been calling him Goldy?
Blackman: Goldberg, Iceberg...too many Bergs in the land of NXT, where's the man's of this place?
Jojo: I don't follow..
Then Blackman cracks a smile and pats her on head.
Blackman: Good, you see Goldberg will be one quick swoop for victory for man. That man is me, I will beat him to establish my credibility in this brand.
Jojo: Didn't you already establish it since you been here?
Blackman: I got to show them haters whos boss..is that what your youth says these days?
Then she starts to crack up a bit, as Blackman does some funny poses to the camera. Then she tries to finish the interview.
Jojo: Do you any last words to Goldberg?
Then he takes her mic and looks directly at the camera to say them.
Blackman: You...Me...Ring... You...Down... Me... Up... YOU AREN'T GOING TO LAST WITH...Wi---.... fuck it, see you in the ring Goldberg.
Then both of them leave the set as the next segment rolls around.
Chimel: The following is a non-title match and is scheduled for one-fall! Introducing first, weighing in at 285 pounds... from Atlanta, Georgia... GOLDBERG!
The titantron shows Goldberg being escorted from his locker room by a security team. As sparks and smoke erupt around the entrance ramp, the big man comes out. The iconic chant accompanies his arrival, more so because people like to chant than because they're backing him.
Phillips: In his past few matches, Bill Goldberg has walked out of the ring rather than finish the contest. He attacked Hulk Hogan, who was his tag team partner, before abandoning him. And last week, he took a count-out loss to Shinsuke Nakamura. Tonight, he'll face off against the face of the Hardcore division, Steve Blackman. Corey, do you think Goldberg will actually stick around this time, and what are your thoughts on his actions lately?
Graves: Look, Goldberg has always been a guy to march to the beat of his own drum. He's not so much concerned with rules and regulations or even results as he is with beating people up. That's what he does best. A few weeks ago, he crippled and probably retired Hulk Hogan for good. That's the impression he's looking to make. His record might not be perfect, but his actions speak volumes.
Big Bill stands in the ring, ignoring the fans screaming his name. He looks focused and intense as he waits for his opponent to arrive.
Chimel: And his opponent... weighing in at 242 pounds... from Annville, Pennsylvania... the UWF Hardcore Champion, Steve Blackman!
The Hardcore Champ walks down the ramp, title slung over his shoulder. Absent is his Barbie stick or any other weapon. The fans abandon the GOLDBERG chant to cheer for The Lethal Weapon as he climbs into the ring.
Phillips: And here he is! The Lethal Weapon! Blackman's hands have been full lately, with Owen Hart dead set on taking that belt away, and with Decay declaring war on the both of them. Still, he's the champ, and he keeps on finding ways to win. Next week, his belt is on the line at Takeover: Brooklyn. Tonight, he's got Goldberg standing across from him.
Graves: No doubt this is an important one for both guys. First match of the new year - a win for Goldberg could earn him a future title match, and at the very least further establish him as a new force to be reckoned with. A win for Blackman gives him momentum heading into his toughest title defense yet.
Blackman tosses the belt towards the time-keepers area before getting face to face with his opponent. The tension is building quickly as they start talking some serious trash, so the Official wastes no time in calling for match to start.
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DING DING DING
Technical prowess and greco-roman pomp and circumstance be damned - these two would rather just slug it out to start things off. Trading shots to each others' heads, the two NXT superstars waste no time in waging all out war, much to the delight of the capacity crowd.
Goldberg's size and power advantages are quickly made apparent. The much larger man's strikes take a significant effect early as he pummels Blackman into a nearby corner. The Official steps in to break things up. Bill stares at the third man with the deadliest of glares. He's certainly not above taking out his anger on a company Official.
There's no chance for him to do so, though, as Blackman brushes past the ref and starts slugging away at his opponent's skull again. Grabbing the back of his head and going in with some dirty boxing, Steve suddenly finds the striking game titled in his favour as his rapid combinations overwhelm Goldberg.
Phillips: Blackman like a scrappy pitbull as fights his way back into this.
Graves: Bill Goldberg isn't the kind of guy anybody in their right mind wants to stand toe-to-toe with, but I guess when you're talking about Steve Blackman, you can leave common sense at the door. He's walking the fine line between "crazy like a fox" and "stupid like roadkill".
It's Blackman's turn to force his foe into a corner. Bill stars to buckle down as the Hardcore champ's punches become more frequent and furious. When Steve starts stomping a hole in him, the Official steps in to separate the action and move them away from the ropes. Blackman begrudgingly obliges the command, though he's accustomed to and prefers the more relaxed terms under which his Hardcore title matches are contested.
Goldberg, though dazed from the assault, doesn't wait long for springing back into action. He gets to his feet and grabs hold of Blackman, pulling his head down and squeezing his cranium with a hard side head lock. Steve tries to pull out, but the grip is air-tight. So instead, he runs forward, taking Goldberg with him and pushes the big man into the corner turnbuckle. Upon impact, Bill lets go, and the Hardcore champ grabs his arm, trying to whip him into the far corner. Goldberg counters, and ends up sending Blackman full-speed towards the adjacent turnbuckle instead.
The Lethal weapon crashes chest-first into the merciless post. He staggers back, clutching his torso in pain, too winded to even groan. Goldberg than catches him from behind with a chop block, knocking out the legs of his opponent to bring him crashing down to the canvas. With Blackman's back landing on the mat, the Atlantan goes for a cover...
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No! Blackman's up just after two. Goldberg doesn't seem surprised or discouraged as he transitions from the pin attempt to a grounded headlock, content to give up the fist fight so he chip away and his foe piece by piece.
Phillips: Goldberg is one of the biggest, meanest guys we have on NXT. I think he really just wants to hurt people - that's what he's about. It's not about making friends or showing respect or demonstrating any kind of sportsmanship - it's just about proving how tough he is.
Graves: So what's wrong with that? He's facing off against a man who has made a name for himself as being the craziest, scariest most unpredictable, violent maniac in the game, and he's beating him up. That's a message. That's a statement. Not just to Blackman, but to the entire roster.
Goldberg continues to squeeze vigorously on his opponent's head, like a gorilla might with an orange. Might. Blackman cries out in pain, but it's largely ineffective is dissuading the monster's assault. That said, the crowd really feels for him and start to rally behind the champ, chanting his name and channeling their positive energy his way.
It's working! IT'S WORKING! Shaking a clenched fist and grimacing like never before, Blackman finds his way to a knee, which helps him push himself up to his feet! From there, he throws an elbow into Bill's solar plexus, which is a three dollar word for "bread basket". Goldberg is winded, and even more so when Steve follows up with a swift-as-heck knee to the gut, which is a fifty cent word for gall bladder, this time.
As Goldberg doubles over, Blackman hooks his neck and also his leg, like a fisherman would. Naturally, a Fisherman Suplex follows. I think it's called that cause its shaped like a hook. If if were up to me, I would have called it "Captain Hook-Plex" or maybe "THE MINDSTORM". If it were up to Curt Henning, he'd call it the "Perfect Plex" and he would bridge for a pin. As it so happens, that's exactly what The Lethal Weapon does. The Ref counts it!
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Goldberg bursts out of that pin like a Hatchimal! And he's swearing like one too (reportedly). He's very upset, and his face shows it by frowning.
Phillips: A quick comeback by Blackman seems to have agitated Bill Goldberg.
Graves: I think you might be underselling it.
In the immortal word of Funaki, Corey, "INDEED!" because Goldie is downright pissed. He and Blackman get back up at almsot the exact same time, but the big guy is the first to go on the offensive as he shoulder tackles the champ into the corner. He follows up with some scary looking shoulder thrusts. First one. Then another. And then a third. All the way to eight.
I bet you thought it would be ten! So did the crowd! They were counting along. But then Steve snapped back into action and caught Bill with a knee to the face. Back to the present tense writing.
Goldberg recoils, clutching his nose as some blood trickles out. And by trickles, I mean just that. It's not too serious. But he is stunned. They say that when being attacked by an alligator, you should hit it on the nose and it will leave you alone. Or maybe it was a crocodile. Or it could have been sharks. Conversely, the way to instigate any of those animals into attacking you if they aren't already is by punching them in the nose, one might imagine.
Like a caught-off-guard shark, Goldberg stumbles back towards the center of the ring. And then BOOM! Outta nowhere comes Blackman with a Bicycle Kick! Shades of Liu Kang! But Goldberg somehow stays on his feet! Unbelievable!
Phillips: Goldberg just took a Bicycle Kick directly to the head but he's still standing. He may be out on his feet but...
Graves: This guy is a freak of nature. There's no other way to say it.
Blackman is surprised as anybody, but unlike them, he does something about. Can you say Reverse friggin' S-T-O!!?!? Face-first goes Goldberg as back-first falls Blackman, expertly performing the maneuver. That bum nose gets worsified fast and Steve rolls him over to make the cover...
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No! Goldberg somehow kicks out of that too? SAY WHAAAAAAAAAT?
But's it true. And real. Damn real. Perhaps.... too real, because something in ol' Steve seems to snap as he looks to take things to the "next level".
Phillips: Blackman looks like he's about to take things to the next level.
Graves: I don't think he has any other choice!
Blackman is a man possessed as he pulls Goldberg up to his feet before launching into a full-on Flair-chop blitzkreig. WOO! WOO! WOO! The crowd screams along! They love it! It's not even Flair country!
Golberg gets backed into the corner, and while the Ref tries to intervene, Steve ain't havin' none of that! He switches to headbutts! FREAKIN HEADBUTTS! "Nobody wins in a headbutt". That's a quote from, I think, the The Dukes of Hazzard movie from 2005. Boy, were they spot on with that. Blackman seems to be doing just as much damage to himself, rendering the Officials' attempt to separate them needless as he staggers away, awfully beat up himself, now. Christ, that last sentence bordered on downright abominable as far as structure goes. Similarly, the state of both competitor's heads are an absolute mess of blood, sweat, and... more blood. Gross.
The big guy is groggy as heck, but Blackman quickly shakes the cobwebs. He comes back over to his foe and hoists him up on to the top rope. He then climbs on to the second rope intersection and before Goldberg even knows whats going on, he's up for a Superplex! If it were up to me, I would have still called it that.
Goldberg comes crashing down on the canvas! The people gasp! Blackman seems to knock himself out for a moment, as both men fail to move for a while after the impact. The Ref evens starts up a double ten count that makes it all the way to 4 (four) before Blackman comes to and throws an arm over his opponent, effectively making a cover...
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Phillips: This could be it...
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Graves: That move might just have been enough to finish Goldberg off...
But no! Golbderg rolls a shoulder up just in the nick of time. Blackman shoots up into a sitting position just like The Undertaker did that time. He is simply stunned. There's no two ways about it. He holds a couple of fingers up (unsure how many) to question the Ref, but the third man insists it was the right call.
The Lethal Weapon slowly gets back to his feet and starts to pace around, not sure what more he can do to the man to put him down. He settles on another Bicycle Kick, it seems, as he goes towards the corner and then turns to watch Goldberg as he slowly comes to, lining him up in his sights.
Tension in the arena builds once again! The anticipation is nuts! Goldberg finally gets to his feet, and Blackman rushes towards him to nail a Bicycle Kick! But Goldberg was playing opossum! He uses that football background to get a lot of power behind himself without much momentum to work with and pulls a Spear outta nowhere! He shoots right past the kick to nail his sic (sic) finisher, driving Steve into the canvas as he does so. Then he hooks a leg for the cover...
Phillips: Spear! Spear! Outta nowhere!
Graves: That's it. He's finished.
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GASP! WHAT? HOW?!?! Blackman kicks out just in the nick of time! It's really cool for him. Goldberg is less enthused. He gets to his feet and right in that Ref's face, giving him what for. He tells the Official that he's bad at counting, but in a more angry, sweary kind of way. It doesn't do him any favours, tho, cause it gives Steve enough of a distraction to sneak up from behind and catch his unawares with a roll-up! The Ref counts it!
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Nope! Goldberg kicks out!
Phillips: Blackman almost caught him there!
Graves: Unbelievable.
Bill hustles back to his feet and then drags Blackman up with him, hooking his head to probably try for a Jackhammer. As he lifts his opponent up, though, Steve slips out and lands behind him. The Hardcore champ tries for a surprise (!) superkick, but Goldberg ducks under the leg and catches Blackman on his shoulders in a fireman's carry position.
Steve rolls out of that holds over the back and hooks the big man's head, securing a standing Dragon Sleeper! But Goldberg rolls himself through, once again spinning Blackman around and hooking his around the head.
Goldberg lifts Blackman high into the sky before nailing a picture perfect Jackhammer! BLAMMY! He hooks the leg deep for a secure cover...
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DING DING DING
Your Winner...
GOLDBERG
You're just going to have to imagine him covered in blood in that picture I guess, cause buddy's face is fucked up even though he came out on top. Blackman gave him a good licking, but in the end, the man who always wants to know "Who's Next?" came out on top.
Phillips: Impressive victory by Goldberg over the game Hardcore Champion. Like we discussed earlier, it was important for him to make a statement and he did just that.
Graves: Yes he did, Tom. Goldberg is a monster and the entire NXT roster has been put on notice. 2017 could be his year.
Goldberg exits the ring and heads up the ramp while Blackman finally gets up in the ring. He looks up towards his opponent, shaking his head in disappointment as NXT continues elsewhere.
As there's a break in the action, things head backstage where the Wyatt Family is standing.
Bray Wyatt: Last week, a simultaneous turn of events occurred when a dream and a nightmare were both realized at the same time. And believe me when I prophesy that that was just a taste of what's to come in the new year, friends. In other words, we're just getting started which means the nightmares this roster comes to realize are only going to get fiercer and more frequent as time goes on and we expand upon our dream. Tonight, Chris Jericho and Batista are victims of those nightmares. And poor Batista thought he was coming somewhere safe.
Bray laughs.
Luke Harper: But you're never safe as long as there are Wyatts around. Despite what you've lead yourselves to believe, in the company of Wyatts is the most dangerous place there is.
Luke smiles.
Erick Rowan: Tonight, the Unified Tag Team Championships stay right at home with us, and that's the facts.
Fans in the arena are quiet when all of a sudden Finn Balor appears on the screen, and he begins to speak
Finn Balor: If their ever was a cheap tactic if I ever saw one. Last week on NXT the shenanigans that you saw is what Joe, and I have been talking about here on NXT. We had that match in the bag, and then Jericho, and Batista pulled a dishonorable act by cheating in that match. Batista should not have been able to come out, and compete in the match. The match was going on mid way. That should have been a disqualification victory for us. We should be facing those weirdo Wyatt's for the tag titles not them.
Joe appears behind Balor, and Joe goes on and he begins to speak
Samoa Joe: Tricks like that aren't what this business about. People like that aren't what this business is about. You see Finn, and I we were looking to play nice. Maybe just salvage you fools for a bit, but now no more playing around. We are done. So if the rules don't matter on this brand then well... we will just have to play by our own rules. Our rules aren't kind.
Joe grabs a production agent, and he throws him into a wall, and then Joe goes onto kick the poor man in the face repedeatly. Joe then starts to yell into the camera
Samoa Joe: OUR RULES IS WE DON'T CARE WHO GETS HURT! You see we tried to play by the right rules, but AJ told us the only way we can get stuff down here is by bending the rules, and Finn, and I experienced that first hand. So for all those so called "men" on the NXT roster well they going to know what it is like when you piss off the wrong people. Jericho, and Batista just know you guys will be the first ones on our list of pain, and punishment that is going to be implemented. Finn, and I are going to make sure that both of you men wish to have stuck to your other jobs instead of staying in this ring with us. You guys will be pleading to be traded back to RAW, because after were done with you boys there will be nothing less. You guys think you're the only ones with tricks. Well we got a trick of our own, and that is making you boys dissapear.
Finn Balor: You boys just unleashed a savage animal... and to Mrs. Jericho, and Mrs. Batista I apologize in advance what will happen to them. I also apologize to you fine gentlemen if you can't sleep at night, because I hear demons they really like to come out when the lights are out...They feed off the darkness and haunt you in your nightmares. Just a fair warning I wouldn't travel to any dark places anytime soon.
Joe and Balor walk away as doctors attend to the production agent that Joe smashed.
Jerichos theme music begins to blast throughout the PA system and the fans begin to cheer like mad as soon as he makes his way down to the ring slowly, eating up the response from the crowd. Batista follows him, the fans unsure whether or not to cheer for the big man.
Tony Chimel: The following contest is a DDT4 match and it is for the Unified World Tag Team Championships! Introducing first, at a combined weight of 517 pounds, the team of Chris Jericho and Batista!
The duo calmly enter the ring and Batista gets on the turnbuckles and poses at the crowd. He gets a mixed response but Jericho is there to make the crowd pop again with his own pose. They then hop down and wait for their opponents.
The Wyatt Family slowly make their way down to the ring, the Unified World Tag Team Championships around the arms of Bray Wyatt.
Tony Chimel: And their opponents, at a combined weight of 590 pounds, they are the Unified World Tag Team Champions, Luke Harper and Erick Rowan, The Wyatt Family!
Bray and Strowman stay on the outside of the ring while Harper and Rowan head inside. They pace back and forth, looking at Jericho and Batista, the later not being intimidated in the least. Harper and Jericho leave the ring as the ref calls for the bell.
DING DING DING
Rowan walks right up to Batista and tries to intimidate him. Batista isn't having it though, getting face to face with Rowan. Erick throws a punch but Batista blocks and starts hammering away at him with some rights of his own. He ends up back Rowan into the ropes before sending him off but Erick reverse and sends Batista running instead. Batista comes back as Erick goes for a big boot but Batista catches it and shake his head. He brings in Rowan and plants him with a spinebuster in the center of the ring! The crowd actually cheers Batista as he goes for the first cover of the match.
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But Rowan kicks out at 1! Batista doesn't seem bothered by it, bringing Rowan over to his corner and slamming his face into the top turnbuckle. Rowan turns around and it proves to be costly as Batista just starts ramming his shoulder into his midsection over and over again. Jericho lifts his hand up for a tag but Batista instead brings Rowan out of the corner and hits a short arm clothesline. Jericho claps for him even though he was denied the tag as he's happy to see his team on top. Rowan is trying to crawl his way over to his corner but Batista grabs a hold of his foot and pulls him away. Jericho reaches out for a tag once more and Batista gives him a look but then decides to tag him in.
Jericho comes in with a cocky swagger, kicking Rowan in the stomach. He leans him against the ropes and chops the big man across the chest but it doesn't have much of an effect, probably because his chest is covered up. Jericho goes for another chop but Rowan just looks at him like he's pissed. Jericho turns to tag Batista back in but Rowan grabs him and tosses like a rag doll to the other side of the ring. Jericho rolls to the corner and tries to stand up but he doesn't realize that he's in the wrong corner. Harper grabs both of his arms as Rowan runs forward, hitting a big body avalanche in the corner. Rowan tags in Harper who comes in and runs to the ropes. When he comes back, Rowan tosses Jericho to him and Harper plants him down with a big boot! Jericho looks glassy eyed as Harper covers him for the pin.
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And Jericho kicks out! Harper picks him up right away and place him over his shoulder. It looks as he's going to go for a running powerslam but ash eh starts to run, Jericho slips behind and tries pushing him into the corner. Harper manager to stop himself and turns around, hitting Jericho with a superkick to the face! Bray Wyatt can be heard laughing on the outside and it seems to irk Batista. Harper drops down to the mat and gets Jericho in a front facelock. He starts to smother him by rolling around the ring with his signature gator roll, Jericho finding no way out of it. Eventually, Batista just gets fed up and comes into the ring and kicks Harper in his back to break the hold. The ref admonishes him for this and sends him back to his corner but Harper just flashes him that ugly smile.
Tom Phillips: The Wyatt Family is in firm control here.
Corey Graves: Thanks for stating the obvious Tom. Of course they're in control, they're the Unified World Tag Team Champions. Jericho is only good at running his mouth and now he's paying the price for it.
Still in firm control, Harper lifts Jericho off his feet and sets him up for a powerbomb. He picks him up but Chris fights back with some shots to the head, that stagger Harper a bit. Jericho then leans back and takes Harper off his feet with a hurrincanrana! Harper rolls through with minimal damage however and tries to take off Jericho's head with a discus clothesline but Y2J ducks under it and hits Luke with a step up enziguri as soon as he turns around. Harper stumbles backwards into the ropes and Jericho runs up with a forearm smash to the face. He tries to whip Harper off the ropes but Luke reverse and sends him instead. Jericho rebounds and sees Harper looking for a big boot so he slides underneath it. When Harper turns around, Jericho jumps up and hits him with the Code Breaker! Chris hurries and puts an arm over him for the pin.
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But Rowan comes in to break up the three count! The crowd can't believe it as they were so close to seeing new Unified World Tag Team Champions. Both Jericho and Harper are slow to move, both a bit tired from that exchange. After a while they start to move to their respective corners. Batista and Rowan have their hands outstretched until there's a commotion heard from the crowd. Batista sees on the stage that the Goodboys, Samoa Joe and Finn Balor have come out and are watching them. Batista gets off the apron and starts to walk towards them but Bray Wyatt and Braun Strowman cut him off. Batista mouths off to them and says to get out of his way while Joe and Balor taunt him from behind the Wyatt Family.
Tom Phillips: And now the Goodboys are out here being sore losers after their defeat last week.
Corey Graves: What are you even talking about Tom this is DDT4, everyone is watching this tournament. They just came out here to get a better look.
Jericho reaches his corner but there's no one there to tag. Harper meanwhile tags in Rowan who comes in a squishes Chris in the corner with another body avalanche. He brings Chris' limp body out of the corner and puts him in a full nelson. Jericho is trying to fight out of it and Batista finally notices what's going on and makes his way back over to his corner. Rowan picks up Jericho and plants him with the full nelson slam, turning him over and making the cover.
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But Batista comes in and breaks the count! He does more than that though, he picks up Rowan and sends him straight over the ropes at Bray Wyatt's feet. Harper runs at Batista but the Animal ends up breaking him in half with a spear! Batista has come to life as he grabs the top rope and shakes it. He grabs Harper and gets him in position for the Batista Bomb. The Goodboys however start to make their way down the ramp and Batista tosses Harper to the side and tells them to bring it. Rowan however ends up grabbing Batista's ankles and dragging him to the outside. There the throws the big man into the steel steps shoulder first. Rowan heads back into the ring and helps Harper to his feet. Together they pick up Jericho and toss him into the ropes. Chris bounces off them and falls victim to The Way! Rowan hooks the leg as Harper drops down on top of a Batista who is trying to enter the ring.
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Tony Chimel: Here are your winners, and STILL the Unified World Tag Team Champions, The Wyatt Family!
Bray Wyatt and Braun Strowman enter the ring and hand the titles over to Harper and Rowan. Batista however is right away attacked by the Good Boys. Joe and Balor go to town on stomping Batista down by the steel steps. The Wyatt Family exit the ring and just give them a side glance as they head up the ramp. The Goodboys then slide into the ring and grab Jericho and continue the beatdown. Joe places Jericho onto the top rope as Balor heads to the apron to climb up as well. Joe brings Jericho out and plants him with the Muscle Buster! Balor then leaps off the top rope with the Coup De Grace right after! The crowd boos as Joe and Balor stand tall in the center of the ring as the live feed goes elsewhere.
We are taken to the backstage interview area where Renee young stands, ready for her next interview.
Renee Young
Ladies and gentlemen, please help me welcome my guest tonight... Baron Corbin.
Renee Young
Now, tonight Baron, you make your debut against one of the most respected individuals in professional wrestling, CM Punk.
Baron Corbin
Respect? Respected by who? Certainly not by me. Respected by these people? Well I don't give a damn about these people and who they respect. See, I don't think wrestling in-front of 20 people in no name towns across the map really warrants you respect. By the time Punk had made it to the big leagues he was already washed up. Punk's big break was nothing but a fluke. He was in the right place at the right time. That doesn't make him one of the greatest of all time. It makes him lucky.
Renee Young
Despite your thoughts on Punk, many would classify this as a dream match tonight. You're thoughts on that?
Baron Corbin
A dream match for who? It isn't a dream match for me. And I can promise you that this isn't a dream match for Punk. This is more of a nightmare. People like to compare me and Punk a lot for our lone wolf personas. For our couldn't care less attitudes. For our tattoos and rough appearance. But that is where the similarities end. Me and Punk live in two totally separate worlds. He may think he is the Best in the World... but that's not my world. In my world, Punk is an over rated back yard wrestler who should have never made it this far. When he steps into my ring tonight, I'll do him, and everyone a favor when I personally send him back to those bingo halls and to every back yard ring in America. You are witnessing the End of Days for CM Punk in the UWF.
Baron walks away leaving Renee in the shot alone.
Renee Young
Back to you...
Fading in from the black, were taken backstage once more, as we first see Nick Miller and Shane Thorne backstage, as they no doubt look to speak their thoughts over their upcoming match, and the remainder of the DDT4 tournament-
Nick Miller: We could lecture you over our nondescript game plan. We could continue to trash The Young Bucks. We could even rant to you how its not a matter of if, but a matter of when. These past couple of weeks, weve done all of those. Weve performed to the status quo. Weve done whats been asked. Weve gone to the bar that everyone before us has placed. Theres a line thats been drawn in the sand those thatve came before us. Ladies and gentlemen; we call that the status quo. Its always there. It doesnt go away. As long theres people on this planet, therell always be some sort of normal. Therell always be a mean. A standard, an average.
Shane Thorne: But, its time to deviate. Its time to raise the bar. Its time to be the outlier within the data. Its time to erase the rules. Its time to make our own. But, why? Why change the rules when theyre good enough? Because we here at TM-61, like ourselves a little breathing room. We dont like playing the lapdog. We dont like to sit around. We dont like to wait. But, we like action. Its fun that way. It keeps things interesting. Youve always got something to look forward to. Its time for a little chaos.
Nick Miller: Well -At least, we know weve got something to look forward to. We know weve got something to keep ourselves entertained. Weve got the chance at revenge with The Bucks. Weve got a shot at the tag titles. Life couldnt be better. But, that doesnt mean its time to goof off. Theres no time for happy-go-lucky. Theres no time for fun and games. Outside of the ring, I like a cold beer. I like to tell a few stories at the bar. I like to tell a few jokes. But, when me and Shane step through those ropes, when that bell rings its killing time.
Shane Thorne: Killing time. Like a calculated slaughterhouse, this will be. Like it or not. Dance around the truth all you like. In our first match with The Bucks, we were well in control for the whole match. This time, this chance to make things right it wont end in a fluke. TM-61 will deal in an absolute. We will deal, in a victory.
The scene fades to black--
The sound of an engine revving echos through the arena, signaling the arrival of the Lone Wolf, Baron Corbin. The lights darken as the imposing man starts his slow walk down the stage. He stops just at the end of the stage and outstretches his arms as the lights illuminate the arena.
Tony Chimel:The following contest is scheduled for one fall! Introducing first, from Kansas City Missouri, weighing in at 275 pounds, Baron Corbin!
Corbin slowly starts his walk down the rest of the ramp, and uses the steel steps to enter the ring. He doesn't even bother really looking at the fans as he stands around and waits for his opponent.
A complete new theme song begins blasting out throughout the PA System, it's none other than Memphis May Fire - Carry On. The crowd soon erupts into boos as the text CM PUNK can be read from the titantron as his 'tron begins playing. CM Punk then emerges from behind the curtain with a smirk, the deafening boos are absolutely loud that CM Punk is covering his ears.
Tony Chimel:And his opponent, from Chicago Illinois, weighing in at 223 pounds, CM Punk!
Punk marches his way down to the ring as he hops up onto the steel steps and takes one look at the crowd before entering the ring. He gives Corbin a look before shaking his head and turning away. The referee then walks to the middle for the ring and calls for the bell.
DING DING DING
Corbin looks around the arena, sucking in the aura while Punk looks across the ring from him and yells "Welcome to the big league" before running at him and hitting a jumping forearm. He continues to unload on Corbin with a barrage of forearms, backing him into the corner. Corbin shoves Punk away to create some space but Punk comes back with a running knee in the corner. He then turns and grabs a hold of Corbin's head, running forward for a bulldog but Corbin refuses to fall all the way down, managing to stay up on his knees even though the bulldog connected. Punk gets up a looks a bit surprised and goes for a straight kick to the face but Corbin catches his foot and gets back to his feet, bringing Punk in for a massive clothesline!
Corey Graves: Baron Corbin may have been a joke when he teamed with Roman Reigns here on NXT the last we saw him but now that he doesn't have that dead weight holding him down, I think he can be a real big player here, especially with hard hitting moves like that!
Tom Phillips: Corbin a former NFL player so he knows a thing or two about hitting hard and taking guys off their feet.
Corbin shakes the cobwebs out of his head a bit but goes right back on the attack. He goes over to pick up Punk but Punk comes back with a few shots to the midsection. It's nothing a good elbow to the back can't stop though as Corbin stops Punk's retaliation and whips him over to the corner. Corbin runs after him but Punk manages to get his feet up and kick Corbin in the face. All it does is stumble the Lone Wolf backwards a bit so Punk uses the separation to run forward but Corbin catches him with a spinning sidewalk slam! Punk bounces high off the impact but Baron turns over and goes for the pin.
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And Punk kicks out! Corbin doesn't make any big deal out of it and simply gets right back up. He grabs Punk by the ear and brings him up to his feet, trash talking him the whole way up. He tries to ram Punk's face into the top turnbuckle but Punk gets his foot up to block the shot. He then drops his foot down before bringing it straight back up to kick Corbin in the face. Baron walks away to shake it off but turns around into two slaps by Punk, followed by a spinning back fist and a roundhouse kick to the head! Corbin is dazed but still not down so Punk hits a spinning back kick to the gut and gets him in a double underhook, hitting the backbreaker! Corbin is finally down and Punk goes over for the cover.
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And Corbin kicks out at 2! Punk sits up on his knees for a slight breather but Corbin rolls to the outside. Punk goes out to follow him but he immediately gets met with a knee to the gut. Corbin spins him in a circle to build some momentum before throwing him right into the barricade. Corbin poses with his arms out to the crowd who boo him. He picks up Punk and tosses him back into the ring. Corbin slides in after him as Punk is trying to crawl to the corner. Baron kicks him in the side of the head before brining him up in the corner. He places him on the top rope and begins to climb up. He sets up Punk for a superplex but Punk fights him off with a few shots to the midsection. He then grabs Corbin's head and shoves him back, Baron falling to the mat. Punk repositions himself before standing tall, pointing to the heavens and leaping off with elbow drop! Punk keeps his arm over him for the cover.
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And Corbin kicks out again!
Corey Graves: It's going to take more than that to stop the successful debut of the Lone Wolf.
Tom Phillips: What do you think a guy like Corbin's ceiling is Corey?
Corey Graves: Whatever he wants it to be.
Punk gets up to his feet and can see that Corbin is already getting up as well, holding onto his chest from the elbow drop. Punk quickly walks over to him and goes back to work with some clubbing blows. He tries to whip Corbin into the ropes but Baron holds firm and sends Punk instead. Punk comes back and ducks under a clothesline attempt by Corbin. He bounces off the ropes and comes back with a jumping calf kick to the face. Corbin falls backwards but stays up against the ropes. Punk runs over to hit another running knee to the face, followed by a short arm clothesline. Corbin is down so Punk exits to the apron but comes back in right away with a slingshot somersault senton onto Corbin.
Baron quickly rolls away to the opposite side of the ring and lays under the ropes. Punk comes over and tries to pick him up through the ropes but Corbin punches him in the stomach twice before dragging his upper body through the ropes and throwing numerous knees at the prone Second City Saint. He tosses Punk back and enters the ring. Punk tries to crawl away to the ropes and slowly get back up using them. Corbin is lying in wait though, and as soon as Punk turns around, Corbin runs forwards to clothesline him out of the ring. Punk however manages to land with his feet on the apron. Corbin doesn't realize it as he walks away. Punk carefully judges when he's about to turn around before springboarding off the ropes and taking down Baron with a clothesline! Punk tries to hurry up and pick Corbin up, placing him up on his shoulders. Corbin fights out of it though and falls behind Punk, pushing him into the ropes. Punk rebounds off of them and ends up right into the waiting arms of Corbin for the Deep Six! The ref quickly drops down to count the cover.
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But Punk kicks out!
Tom Phillips: CM Punk kicks out of the Deep Six!
Corey Graves: Did you see how many times Corbin spun him in the air? Punk may have kicked out on instinct but I can guarantee he has no idea where he is.
Corbin looks surprised to see CM Punk kick out of that but that's not all he has. Corbin gets right back up to his feet and brings Punk along with him. He can be heard saying "Now it's your End of Days" as he gets ready to bring Punk in for his finishing maneuver but Punk twists out of it and goes behind him with a hammerlock, ending up on the other side of him before hitting the Pepsi Twist! Punk's unable to follow up though, still feeling the effects of the Deep Six. Both men end up getting back to their feet at around the same time. Punk throws a forearm first but Corbin comes back with a big punch. Not willing to slug it out, Punk hits a spinning back kick to Corbin that bends him over. Punk hits the ropes and comes back but Corbin catches him in the End of Days position. Luckily, Punk manages to shift his weight to go all the way around, landing back in front of Corbin. He then catches him with an inside cradle for the pin.
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Tony Chimel:Here is your winner, CM Punk!
Punk quickly exits the ring and heads up the ramp as Corbin looks stunned and pissed at what just happened. Punk celebrates at the top of the stage as Corbin argues with the official and the live feed goes elsewhere.
The titantron switches from the UWF NXT graphic to a live feed from backstage, where Renee Young is standing by.
Young: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome my guest at this time, the UWF International Champion, Kevin Steen.
"Mr. Wrestling" walks into the shot, title belt on his shoulder, in his gear and ready to compete against The Rock later on. He's calm, composed, and seems to be in slightly better spirits than usual.
Young: Kevin, thank you for joining me.
Steen: Oh, you're very welcome Renee Young.
Young: Tonight, you're going to face The Rock for the first time in your career. He's making his debut on NXT after calling you out last week. Now, this is a non-title match -
Steen: And even if it weren't, it wouldn't matter. Hell, I wish it was. I love adding successful defenses to my resume. I love seeing that number go up. I also want everyone from the top of the bottom of the card, to be sitting back in some rocking chair by their fire place, forty, fifty years from now, telling their grandkids that they had the privilege of squaring off with the legendary Kevin Steen, and that they lost. No stones unturned, Renee. I wanna beat all of 'em, even the ones that totally suck like ol' Rocky.
Young: You're not worried that you might be overlooking him? He is an icon and a legend in this sport.
Steen: Psssh, says you - and I have no idea why. Did you watch Raw last year? How did The Rock do? Or were you too busy getting caught up in all his funny little catchphrases? The guy is a master of distraction, and that's about the nicest thing I can say about him. The Rock is a phony, a pretender. Maybe that's why he's doing so well in Hollywood. He's not a threat. He's not even a problem. He's just another overrated Samoan, and I've made a hobby out of exposing his family for the frauds they are. But enough about him. Let's talk about what's really important here.
Renee nods and continues...
Young: Right. So next week at Takeover: Brooklyn, you'll defend your championship in a fatal-fourway match against CM Punk, Kurt Angle and the Bobby Roode -
Kevin raises his hand up and interrupts her.
Steen: But before that, I will become the longest reigning world champion in UWF history. Nothing can change that now. With 2016 over and done with, we can all agree that based on the facts and stats, I was the best wrestler in this company. And with the clock just tick-tick-ticking away, and with no title defenses scheduled until next week, you could say that I've already broken Rey Mysterio's precious little record.
Even though its a foregone conclusion, we're going to have hold off on the celebration. The Bucks are busy preparing for their match - they've got to focus on getting the belts that were stolen from them back. As for me? Well, it's The Rock tonight, that four-way next week, and once that's all finished...
Young: Oh, I'm sure we can expect a big party.
Steen: Sarcasm? Bite me. And it's more than just a stupid party. Because after Takeover, when I am official the longest reigning UWF International Champion ever and the Young Buck are once again the UWF UNIFIED World Tag Team Champions, not to mention that Matt is now the UWF Transatlantic Champion... then we're going to go out to that ring and make an announcement that will change things forever. Not just for NXT, not just for the UWF, but for the sport of professional wrestling. If you thought what we did in 2016 was amazing, just wait and see what we do next.
Young: Is it The Union?
Kevin, shocked and horrified, scowls at the interviewer. His faces darkens a grim shade of red. He's none too pleased.
Steen: What? WHAT? How even... when... no. You don't know that. Nobody told you that.
Young: Oh come on Kev. The Bucks have been talking about it for months. And you don't think my good buddy Scoops McCallahan hasn't been all over this story since then?
Steen: No. You don't know anything. Not about that. Not about... nothing. Damnit. Just.... just you wait and see. Watch. And wait and see. This interview is over.
Steen storms off to finish getting ready for his match. Renee, looking exhausted, simply shakes her head. What a life. NXT continues elsewhere.
Renee Young: Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome....The Rock!
You can hear the crowd pop from the backstage area whenever The Rock walks onto the camera view.
The Rock: Damn girl! You get hotter each time that The Rock sees you! But, if The Rock stood back here and talked to you about how he is the People's International Pie Eating Champion then this would be a very short interview...so The Rock isn't going to mention anything about him being the People's International Pie Eating Champion because that would be suggestive and we can't have that, can we?
Renee hangs her head and mutters something about embarrassing.
The Rock: Looks like The Rock still has the same effect on you after all this time. Just like The Rock has the same effect on the millions....
AND MILLIONS
The Rock: Of The Rock's fans here tonight. So tonight, The Rock makes his big NXT debut, and he gets the chance to do that against none other than the International Champion. Not only THE International Champion, but the LONGEST REIGNING International Champion of all time. Now, The Rock is no stranger to NXT, in fact The Rock was just on NXT a few months ago so should we really even consider this a debut? No, not at all. We should celebrate it for what it truly is, a return.
A return of the People's Champion.
Now, The Rock understands that Kevin Steen isn't the only man that doubts The Rock's capabilities being back in the ring. People are always going to doubt The Rock ever since The Rock took some time away from the ring.The Rock has faced this adversity for years now, and its getting kind of old, to be honest Renee.
Is there nothing else that anyone has to bring up against The Rock? Maybe so. But let's look at all the times that someone has taken a break from doing something that they love. How many times did people trash talk Michael Jordan whenever he took a break from basketball to chase another dream of playing baseball? I can remember that he got a lot of heat from that career change, and then whenever he decided to come back to playing basketball. There were those that said he couldn't be as good as he once was.
And what did he do? He proved that he still had it.
A man we all know Ken Shamrock gained his claim to fame inside the octagon beating the piss out of men in combat sports. He chased a dream of being a wrestling superstar and he actually had some success in that field. Eventually he went back to the octagon and proved that he still was just as much of a badass as he always had been.
He proved that he still had it.
Even more recently, Brock Lesnar returned to the wrestling ring after a career in the UFC. His first run in wrestling had great success and his second run has been something similar.
He proved that he still had it.
So, what is The Rock planning to do? The Rock originally planned to prove that he still had it whenever he made his big return last February but in this sport, injuries happen and it postpone The Rock's big plan. But that brings us to today. That brings us to right here right now.
The Rock is here to prove that he still has it.
The Rock is ready and willing to do whatever it takes to prove to the People and prove to each and every sumbitch in the locker room that he still is The Great One, that the Brahma Bull still has plenty of steam left in his charge. The Rock is here to prove that he still can be and will be The People's Champ one day soon enough.
But back to tonight. The Rock has had an interesting exchange with "Mr. Wrestling" over the past few days. Apparently, Kevin Steen believes that The Rock just doesn't belong here. Well, let The Rock make something very clear Oxy Clean Jr. The Rock is here to stay for a very long time. And The Rock is here to tell you that it might not be tonight. It might not be next week. But one day very soon, The Rock will be standing across the ring from you challenging for that International Championship and it will be The Great One who ends that legendary title reign of yours.
The Rock says this to you Kevin Steen, you have done The Rock a favor. The Rock didn't think it was possible to be more inspired than getting the warm reception that he does from the People, but he is even more inspired by the doubt that Kevin Steen has in him for this match here tonight.
The Rock plans on laying the mother of all smackdowns here tonight whenever he makes a humble man out of Kevin Steen, if ya smell what The Rock is cookin'
BOWM BOWM BWOWMBOWM, BWOWM-BOWM BOWMBOWM
YYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEAHH HAHAHAHA!
With a spectacular flurry of fireworks and flashing laser lights, The Young Bucks burst out on to the ramp. Still sporting some nasty bruises from their encounter with Decay, the Jackson brothers are still looking as confident and pleased with themselves as ever while they strut down towards the ring.
Tony Chimel: And their opponents, from Rancho Cucamonga California, weighing in at a combined weight of 350 pounds, Nick and Matt Jackson, the Young Bucks!
As usual, they are showered with boos from all directions. Nick just laughs it off, while Matt spots a sign in the front row that says "I FLEW FROM AUSTRALIA FOR TM61", snatches it and rips it to shreds. The boys then climb into the squared circle and blow right past their opponents, heading straight for the turnbuckles to stand tall. This only serves to agitate the crowd more. The Young Bucks then hop hop down, Matt looks to start things off with Nick Miller as the ref calls for the bell.
-VS-
DING DING DING
Much like the last time these two teams met, Matt acts like their no big deal and gives Miller a couple of suck its. Miller doesn't even bother dealing with his antics, instead going right for him but Matt gets between the ropes and the ref pulls Nick away. Matt sticks his tongue out and tells him to suck it once more so Miller runs forward but eats a double boot by Matt. Matt comes back into the ring and goes to Too Sweet his brother but much like last time, Miller clotheslines Matt from behind and sends him outside to the floor. Nick comes in by jumping over the ropes but Miller catches him, throwing him back with a fallaway slam! Nick rolls all the way to the outside but Miller tags in Thorne who springboards off the middle rope with a moonsault to the outside. Nick has it scouted however, moving out of the way just in time and hitting Shane with a superkick to the jaw!
Nick looks at the crowd and gives them the ol' suck it motion as they boo him. He turns around though only to have Miller come diving out of the ring with a suicide dive! The crowd cheers for Miller as he picks up Nick and lifts him overhead with a gorilla press before dropping him face first on the apron. He then tosses him into the ring and helps Thorne back to his feet, Shane sliding back in and continuing the attack. Nick crawls over to the corner and picks himself up but Thorne is lying in wait, running towards him and hitting the one man poetry in motion, rolling him forward afterwards and hitting a standing moonsault for the pin.
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And Nick kicks out! Thorne gets right back to his feet and brings Nick up with him. He kicks him in the gut and lifts him up for a powerbomb but Nick punches him square on the head, then motions for him to suck it while still in position. He punches him again and then gives another suck it gesture. This happens 3 more times before Shane falls back but Nick gets hung up on the ropes. Thorne gets up and sees Nick down coughing and grabbing his throat. Shane picks him up right away and once again sets him up for a powerbomb. This time Nick grabs a hold of his ankle, making Shane unable to get him up. Thorne instead drops Nick right on his head with a short piledriver! Nick's body goes limp as Thorne flips him over and goes for the cover.
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Matt comes in to break up the pin!
Tom Phillips: Oh that could of been it right there!
Corey Graves: Calm down Tom, these Australians don't have what it takes to beat the Young Bucks. They're the greatest team we've seen in NXT history, I doubt they'll lose to these chumps.
The ref escorts Matt away as he yells at Thorne to let him make the tag. Shane ignored him and brings Nick over to his corner to tag in Miller. Shane holds Nick up in place as Miller walks over to Matt and jacks jaws with him for a bit before taking off, running forward with a big clothesline in the corner to Nick who falls to a seated position. Thorne then runs over and dropkicks Matt to the floor below. He gets right back up and then runs at Nick, hitting him with a cannonball in the corner just like their old pal big Kev. Miller drags Nick out of the corner and covers him, placing his forearm right in the face of Nick as the ref counts the cover.
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And Nick gets the right shoulder up! Miller grabs the right hand and brings Nick back up, imnstantly taking him down again with a short arm clothesline. Miller keeps a hold of the arm though and brings him back up only to take him down with another short arm clothesline. He gets him up a third time, this time taking longer than the other two as Nick is just dead weight at this point. Miller goes for the third short arm clothesline but Nick ducks it and hits Miller with a superkick! Both men go down but Nick slowly starts to make his way to his corner to tag in his brother Matt. Miller is a little slow to get to his feet but he eventually gets back up and grabs Nick's foot to stop him. Nick hops on one foot but manages to leap forward and tag in Matt!
Miller goes for a clothesline with his right arm but Matt kicks it away. Miller does a full 180 and comes back with his left arm, the spinning motion adding a ton of momentum behind it and taking Matt down. Miller is quick to capitolize by bring Matt up for a back suplex but Matt flips behind him and kicks the back of his knee, buckling him down to his knees. Matt then follows up with a superkick to the back of the head! Thorne enters the ring and goes to clothesline Matt but Matt backs away and lowers the ropes for Shane to go tumbling to the outside. Shane gets up pretty quickly though so Matt leaps over the ropes with a plancha to the outside! He quickly slides back into the ring where Miller is trying to get up but Matt sets him up for a powerbomb of his own. He pretends to put out a cigar on his back before lifting him and running towards his corner, throwing him for a buckle bomb while at the same time, Nick hits and enziguri to the back of his head! Miller crumbles forward as Matt goes for the pin.
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But Miller kicks out! Matt wants to end this now as he picks up Miller and places him in a tombstone position. Nick waits on the apron and looks to springboard in for the Meltzer Driver but as soon as he jumps, Shane Thorne grabs his foot and brings him down to the floor, his head hitting the apron on the way down. Matt watches on but Miller shifts his weight over Matt's back and ends up having Matt in a tombstone piledriver position. Thorne hops onto the apron and the crowd cheers as the Young Bucks are about to get a taste of their own medicine. Shane springboards into the ring and TM61 connects with the Meltzer Driver! Miller stays on him as the ref counts the cover.
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Tony Chimel: Here are your winners, TM61!
Thorne and Miller celebrate as they advance to the finals of the DDT4 with a chance to face the Wyatt Family for the Unified World Tag Team Championships. Nick Jackson looks on in a state of shock as while Matt is still knocked out from the Meltzer Driver. TM61 continue to celebrate as the live feed goes elsewhere.
Urgent Announcement: NXT has officially hired the "Memphis Loudmouth" Jim Cornette for managerial purposes.
A huge way to kick off 2017, it is rumored that EC3 was extremely instrumental in bringing the whole process into fruition. EC3 didn't say too much regarding the situation with TMZ had approached him in the airport, it's a rumor that has been floating around for weeks. Cornette finally signing his name on the paper this morning, all that EC3 said about the situation was "Ask Shinsuke about it, not me."
This could be catastrophically favorable for the so called "King of Strong Style." After making his debut last week, knocking off the legendary Goldberg through a count out victory, this could be that extra boost to push him over the top. Jim Cornette has been in the wrestling business for over 34 years, working everywhere. All the way from concession stand worker to main booking, it was shocking that he was still out there. This is a smart move all around for NXT, especially smart for Shinsuke if Cornette is going to be the next big guy in his corner.
The biggest advantage it holding, being that Shinsuke would have a true American mouthpiece. Coined as having broken English, Shinsuke's focal points could get across clearly. Cornette had recently done a sit down interview with the famous Kayfabe Commentaries to discuss the recent move.
Jim Cornette: It is really an astonishing turn of events. I was sitting at home, actually watching a re-run of Monday Night Raw, which I have nothing against them. That's not why I signed with NXT, Monday Night Raw is a fantastic show, talent galore. They contacted me at one point, the difference is simple. There comes a time in life where you are ready to get back on the saddle, when the managers and producers reached out to me from Raw, I wasn't ready. It's all by chance honestly, I got an unknown call about 9 o'clock last night. Which, I usually turn my phone off about that time because I don't like dealing with people too much. I get a call from EC3 saying that he's interested in what I have to offer and he wanted to see what I had to offer.
The interviewer Sean Oliver, who has built his own reputation, pressed him with questions regarding the whole process. Most people were shocked by him doing such a thing, Sean knowing him a long time, interviewing him throughout his career. The moment he became the first person to hear about the news he knew that he had to get him on his show. Obviously not expecting the ratings to jump drastically, doing the same show weekly, he still expected good things to come from the interview.
Sean Oliver: Well, first off I would like to say congratulations to you on your newest job. So, I guess the only things I have left to ask is, is there anything you can hope will be done differently with than promoters you have worked for in the past? I would also like to know is how long you intend on staying in NXT? I remember you telling me in one of our previous interviewers about two months ago that you weren't wanting to jump right back into wrestling, if ever. There had to be something that really poked your button, what was it?
Jim Cornette: You hit the nail right on the head with that hammer. You brought up some good points, I'll try to address all of them. Probably not in the order you asked them, but we will go on from there. First off, the thing that brought me to NXT was the pitch, Ethan Carter told me like I stated before that he was interested in me. I asked him what I would be doing, obviously being the man that I am and being dealt some of the hands I've been dealt. I didn't want to walk straight into it and get the shaft, the pitch he gave to me was much different than pitches he gave to me before. He asked me if I wanted to do commentary and I told him that I would prefer not to, he asked me if I wanted to take a gander at managing again. I told him i'd give it a shot if the conditions were met and that I was gave someone with actual talent. There was a long pause on the phone and he threw out the idea of Shinsuke as soon he said that I got a little excited. I've dealt with all levels of talent and hadn't really got the chance to deal with someone good since Yokozuna who was a phenomenal wrestler. May he rest in peace, I couldn't refuse his offer.
Pausing for a moment to adjust his glasses and to also cool down was Cornettes game. He was relatively excited about the position so he wanted to get the word out as much as he could. Also, Sean left him open with the window to target the two people he hates the most in the wrestling industry.
Jim Cornette: I will stay as long as the company needs me here. I don't too much that could possibly get me fired, not like I used to. Times have changed and I certainly won't quit as long as Ethan Carter don't act like that snake and fake Christian Vince Russo. That man is the biggest cancer and I am certain that my sole purpose in life is to outlive him so I can take a whiz right on his grave. The amount of talent and possibilities that I have seen that man destroy single handed is out of this world. I cannot stand him and I hope that he never gets a job again, this is a man that thought it would be a cool idea for a celebrity to win the world championship, just thinking about the man makes a blood pressure rise. Then we have the beaver Kevin Dunn who I worked under as a writer, he's something else himself. With his big beaver teeth, you'd think with all that money he would fix them. I absolutely cannot stand either of them and I'm not a Godly man in anyway but i'm praying, i'm praying that this situation turns out being better than that grease fire that I've been involved in before. I am sure that I will be keeping you in touch with more of a my adventures and stories, you've been one of the more bearable interviewers over the years because you are straight to the point. I respect you and I hope to see you around, after I get through this managing Shinsuke gig. Until next time my friend.
The scene ended with Sean walking over the camera and shutting it off.
The live feed heads backstage where General Manager of NXT, EC3 is standing by.
EC3: Hello Ladies and Gentlemen. As you know, NXT Takeover Brooklyn is fast approaching and we now know who will be competing in the finals of DDT4. As for the rest of the card, joining the other 3 match will be an 8 man tag team match pitting Batista and Chris Jericho with the Usos to face off against The Goodboys and the Young Bucks.
That's not all though. Usually the Intercontinental Championship would be defended at a PPV but Bobby Roode is in the main event. So I decided that at Takeover Brooklyn, we're going to have ourselves a good old fashioned number one contenders match. Recently NXT has gotten quite a few new prospects who are all wanting to make a name for themselves so I'm going to give them the opportunity to do so. Those men are Shinsuke Nakamura, Goldberg, The Rock and Baron Corbin. Show me what you've got gentlemen.
EC3 winks at the camera and the feed fades out.
IF YA SMELLLLLLL
WHAT THE ROCK
IS COOKIN'
The roof blows off of the building as the most electrifying theme in sports entertainment plays on. The Rock steps out onto the entrance ramp looking very disgruntled sporting the People's Eyebrow over top of his very expensive sunglasses.
Tony Chimel:The following contest is scheduled for one fall! Introducing first, from Hollywood California, weighing in at 260 pounds, The Rock!
The Rock makes his way down the ramp and slides into the ring. He goes over to the corner and lifts his fist up as the crowd explodes into cheers. He then gets down and waits for his opponent.
"Godzilla" booms through the PA, bringing the capacity NXT crowd to its feet as they lay on the hate. Kevin Steen walks out on to the ramp, title belt slung over his shoulder. He looks around at the fans as they boo at the top of their lungs, but he couldn't be less interested or concerned as he heads down the ramp.
Tony Chimel:And his opponent, from Marieville Quebec Canada, weighing in at 266 pounds, he is the International Champion, Kevin Steen!
Steen slowly climbs up the steel steps and looks at The Rock. He shakes his head and smiles before stepping in the ring and handing off the belt to the official. The ref gets between the two men and calls for the bell.
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Rock and Steen stare at one another from across the ring. Steen sticks his hand out and makes the Bring It gesture which irks The Rock a bit. The two go in for a tie up but Steen immediatley hits a knee to the gut of The Rock's. He tosses him into the ropes and looks to end this right away with a pop up powerbomb but Rocky comes back with a massive clothesline that takes Kevin off his feet. Steen looks a littl dazed as he hurries back to is feet but The Rock is lying in wait with his hands on his knees. When Steen turns around, The Rock sets him up for the Rock Bottom but Steen starts throwing elbows to the side of his head to break free. This creates a little bit of separation so Steen throws a superkick at him but The Rock catches his foot, spins him around and then plants him with the Spinebuster! Steen is prone in the middle of the ring as the fans start to cheer, knowing what's coming next. The Rock is about to take off his elbow pad but Steen rolls away to the outside.
Tom Phillips: Kevin Steen rolling out of the ring to avoid the People's Elbow.
Corey Graves: There's a reason he's about to become the longest reigning World Champion in UWF history and superior wrestling IQ plays a big part in that.
Steen leans against the ring to take a breather but The Rock follows him to the outside. Kevin tries to blindside him but The Rock ducks the clothesline attempt and kicks him in the gut, quickly hitting a snap DDT to the outside! The crowd is fully behind The Rock, breaking into a loud "Rocky" chant. The Rock smiles at the crowd before picking up Steen and tossing him back into the ring. Kevin however rolls all the way to the other side of the ring and lays under the ropes. The Rock shakes his head but follows him over, picking him up from the apron. It's there that Steen rakes his eyes and sends The Rock retreating. Steen comes running in behind him, throwing him back for a german suplex! Kevin rushes over and covers him for the pin attempt.
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The Rock kicks out! Steen grabs his head right away and places him in a headlock on the ground. He yells out "Headlock Master!" as he tries to squeeze the life out of The Rock's head. The crowd starts to clap to try and will The Rock back to life and slowly but surely is starts to work. The Rock is able to sit up and then get to a vertical base. He elbows Steen in the gut a few times and then runs to the ropes. Steen tries to cut him off with a clothesline but The Rock ducks under it and continues to run to the other side of the ring, hitting the ropes and coming back with a jumping clothesline to take down Steen. Kevin tries to get back to his feet but he's a bit woozy from the blow. The Rock takes advantage by lifting him onto his shoulders and falling back with a Samoan Drop! Steen is once again prone in the middle of the ring as The Rock breathes in the aura of the crowd and slowly takes off his elbow pad, throwing into the crowd. He hits the ropes and leaps over Steen's body to hit the ropes again. He comes back and lands the signature Peopl'es Elbow on Steen! The crowd is going nuts as Rocky covers him.
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But Steen kicks out!
Tom Phillips: Kevin Steen kicks out of the People's Elbow!
Corey Graves: Of course he did, that move is ridiculous. Who builds up all that momentum only to stop and then hit an elbow drop. It's stupid!
Steen rolls over and tries to get back to his feet as The Rock measures him, waiting with his hands on his knees. Steen slowly turns around but backs away as soon as he turns around and sees The Rock. Rocky goes up to him but Steen kicks him in the stomach. Steen decides to go on the offensive and starts to punch at The Rock. The Rock takes a few hits before blocking one punch and then swinging away with some signature open handed slaps to the face. Steen keeps trying to retaliate but The Rock blocks every swing and continues to slap Kevin, backing him to the ropes. The Rock then backs away and spits in his hand before going forward with one last slap that sends Steen over the ropes and to the floor below.
The crowd is fully behind The Rock as the ref starts to count Steen out. Rather than wait it out, The Rock heads to the outside and goes to pick Steen up. Kevin powers out though and kicks The Rock in the gut. It doesn't take long for Steen to finish things up with a powerbomb on the apron! The Rock slumps down to the ground but Steen picks him right back up and throws him into the ring, following him in right away and going for the cover.
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But The Rock kicks out! Steens sits up on his knees and places his hands on his head, a bit at a loss since he thought that was enough to put him away. He looks to the side and eyes the turnbuckles before getting up to his feet and walking to the corner. From there, he climbs up and sees that The Rock is still down. Steen decides to leap off with a frog splash but The Rock rolls out of the way and Kevin eats nothing but the mat!
Tom Phillips: The Rock telegraphing that frog splash. Talk about wrestling IQ huh Graves?
Corey Graves: Shut up Tom.
The Rock slowly gets up to his feet while Kevin is down on a knee, holding his stomach and trying to find air. Steen sees The Rock get up so he walks over to him and starts to swing at him. The Rock takes a few hits before Kevin whips him to the ropes. Rocky comes back with another jumping clothesline but Steen moves out of the way as The Rock crashes to the mat. Steen goes after him right away, going behind him and locking in a sleeper hold. The Rock tries to fight out of it but Steen ends up throwing him back with the sleeper suplex! The Rock lands hard and Kevin flips him over for the pin.
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But The Rock kicks out again! Steen pops up to his feet and kicks the bottom rope in frustration, getting in the face of the referee. The Rock meanwhile is crawling over to the corner and picking himself up. Steen runs over and manages to squish The Rock with a body avalanche in the corner. Rocky falls to a seated position as Steen walks to the other side of the ring. Kevin runs full force at him with a cannonball but The Rock manages to move out of the way just in time. Steen rolls back and finds himself on wobbly legs. The Rock ends up hitting a float over DDT on Steen but he's too tired to follow up and go for the cover. Both men lie down in the ring, breathing heavily as the crowd starts to clap, trying to get The Rock back into this. They both end up stirring at around the same time, The Rock throwing a big overhand slap to the face. Steen retaliates with a punch of his own. Back and forth they trade shots until Steen ends up biting at the nose of The Rock. The ref tries to separate him but the damage has been done. With The Rock turning away and grabbing at his nose, Steen pushes him forward into the ropes and The Rock comes back right into the pop up powerbomb! Steen falls on top of The Rock and the ref makes the count.
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Tony Chimel:Here is your winner, the International Champion, Kevin Steen!
Steen gets his hand raised by the official who right away goes back to check on The Rock. Kevin Steen tells the ref to hand him his title so the ref goes to grab it from the time keeper but the time keeper can't find it. Kevin gets angry and starts yelling for it when CM Punk comes out from the crowd with said title in hand and blasts Steen over the head with it! Punk turns him over and continues to attack Steen with vicious rights to the head. Suddenly Kurt Angle comes running out from the back and slides into the ring, tackling CM Punk and then going to town on him.
Of course it's not long until Bobby Roode comes running down the ramp with the Intercontinental Championship in hand. Roode slides into the ring and takes down Angle from behind with his Intercontinental Championship! Punk rolls out of the ring and grabs at his head. He sits against the barricade as Roode looks down and grabs the International Championship. Bobby looks at both his title in one hand and then the International in the other. He finally decided to raise them both in the air and it garners a mixed reaction from the crowd.
Tom Phillips: And the dark horse of the Fatal Four Way stands tall!
Corey Graves: Dark horse? He's beaten all three of these men. He's the favorite! I think we're getting a glimpse of the next stage in NXT, and it's going to be GLORIOUS!
Punk is shaking his head on the outside as Roode continues to raise both titles up as the show fades out.
END OF SHOW
Confirmed for Takeover Brooklyn
Intercontinental #1 Contenders Fatal Four Way
Shinsuke Nakamura vs Goldberg vs Baron Corbin vs The Rock
8 Man Tag Team
Batista & Jericho & The Usos vs The Goodboys & the Young Bucks.
Credits
Promos - Respective TTers
Goldberg vs Blackman - Fauche
TM61 vs Usos, Wyatts vs Batista/Jericho, Corbin vs Punk, Rock vs Steen - Danny