What is up NXT Universe?
It is your girl Alicia Taylor.
And, as always, I am joined by my lovely co-host, McKenzie Mitchell.
McKenzie Mitch, what is up?
>> It's been an amazing, nutty NXT, been doing backstage interviews,
you know how it goes.
>> What is happening here?
Whoa, wait a minute.
>> What is happening?
>> Wait a minute.
>> Why does Evan have blonde hair on his head?
>> McKenzie, hey happy holidays.
>> Evan.
>> Hi, I'm so glad to see you but what are you doing?
>> I was, I got the blonde hair, so I was.
>> I don't even have my- >> I'm very confused,
I don't have my contacts in.
I thought this was you Mackenzie, why you lied to me.
>> Okay, well I'm so glad that you're here and I will see you on Wednesday, The Bomb.
Thank you for being, >> [CROSSTALK]
>> That's my queue, that's my queue.
>> So I mean whatever, that's the bottom line.
[SOUND] >> Well thanks for joining us.
>> Thanks for finally letting me come to the show.
>> Wait that's the guy from The Bomb.
>> That's, [SOUND] All right, so I guess we should now get this started.
So welcome to what's next with Mackenzie Mitchell and Alicia Taylor.
Also I didn't get the Christmas memo.
Why didn't you let me know that we were wearing Christmas sweaters on
this episode?
>> It's December.
It's like almost Christmas.
Yeah, but.
>> You're in summer.
>> But we live in Florida.
So pretty much anything 38 degrees this morning.
>> Yeah, but still we're in Florida.
People have pools, there's palm trees.
We just here.
>> We can't, let me hang up.
I'm gonna find you something Christmas-ssy.
>> Now where are you going?
Alicia, where are you going?
[SOUND] >> Here, hold this, hold that.
>> How I'm supposed to hold this the whole show?
What are you doing with this?
>> Don't worry.
>> Okay, so welcome to the Christmas episode of What's Next where I'm wearing
pink and cheetah print.
And Alicia is wearing a Christmas sweater and
we have random garland completely around me with a candle.
So there.
>> You are very ready for December.
>> Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas.
What a wild week it was here in NXT.
We had NXT TakeOver War Games on Sunday, NXT on Wednesday,
>> But wait a minute, because last week,
we asked the NXT Universe to send us their best war games and they delivered it.
>> This is what we got.
[SOUND] >> Ladies and gentlemen,
>> Welcome to,
>> War games.
>> War games. >> War games.
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War games.
[SOUND] >> War games.
>> Have a good day at work.
[SOUND] >> Does it pretty good?
>> Awesome, awesome.
I even saw Joey ding ding in there.
>> I just hope he's still married at this point because if I was his wife,
we would have been divorce.
So I hope he doesn't do that.
>> I don't know.
[CROSSTALK] All the time, I mean, she's, you know what?
Let's go on to Wednesday night of after War Games we saw Raquel Gonzalez versus
Amber Moon absolutely incredible match between the two.
You were ringside you had an awesome seat.
I actually saw Alicia when Amber was climbing the pole right there.
>> Yeah, I mean, I always tell you guys that I have the best seat in the house,
but sometimes it's a little too close to the action.
I screamed, I did a scream into the mic.
>> Of course and I feel like Raquel has really proven herself as a powerhouse as
much as it's terrifying to interview her every single week.
I might not like her.
You might not like her.
But I'm shaking in my boots every single week.
I can only imagine what it's like being in the ring with her.
>> I didn't say I don't like Raquel Gonzalez.
Don't get her after me.
>> Here we go. Alicia's gonna turn this all around on me.
>> I'm just saying don't get her after me.
I'm I like Raquel Gonzales.
>> Okay. >> I mean, she got the pin for
her team at War Games.
Huge, huge win and then another victory on Wednesday night.
>> Okay, she I have to give it to her Raquel.
She's really setting the bar high.
She is proving herself as a dominant female superstar on the NXT roster.
From the destruction of Racquel Gonzalez to destruction of Karrion Kross.
>> Karrion Kross.
>> He's back.
>> He is back and he has put everyone on the NXT roster unnotice.
>> Absolutely he came out what he did to Damion Chris, Damion Chris.
Then he also, in a weird way, in his own way, sent a message to the Garganos and
their way this new Gargano way with Austin Theory and
Johnny Gargano and Candice Larae and Andy Heartwell.
>> But can I ask one quick question?
>> Yeah, of course.
What was Scarlet wearing?
That was very intimidating?
>> There's no way she'd like Road Warrior spikes.
>> How did she pack that in a suitcase?
>> He could have poked an eye out.
>> 100%, I don't know how she then got into that whole getup.
You think carrying cross had to help her get into that.
>> Do you think he has a similar outfit?
>> That's a weird question.
>> Is it?
>> Okay, so we're moving on from that.
Back to talking about Johnny Gargano and the Gargano way.
Wait, what about that trophy?
Head shots ease head.
>> That was terrifying.
>> It was really weird.
>> Yeah, I could not have that trophy in my house.
>> You have a lot of trophies though, right?
You told me you have like a trophy room or something.
>> I actually do.
I like I played sports as a kid.
So, >> No you're being modest.
For those of you that don't know, our very own Mackenzie Mitchell.
She's a pageant queen.
She is a breakdancing champion, breakdancing champion.
Miss Mississippi >> First place.
>> First place Miss Mississippi, Miss USA 2011.
>> Okay, now you're just exaggerating.
>> Miss USA 2011.
>> That, I wasn't, >> Your mom is also a pageant
queen, right?
>> Yeah, so I do have a lot of trophies in my house.
I do have a six foot trophy.
I'll just take a picture of them, >> The break dancing one.
>> I'm not gonna break dance here because I know that that's going to happen after
this instance.
>> Like they do in the streets.
>> Absolutely not.
>> And you give us a little, like a head spin.
[SOUND] >> And also Alicia,
we saw the NeXT champion, Finn Bálor.
>> Yes. >> He came out and
made it known that on New Year's Eve, on January 6th, he would be defending his
championship, but, >> Who's it gonna be, I guess?
>> Who you think?
>> I would love to see Finn Bálor versus Karrion Kross.
>> Okay. >> We were just talking about
Karrion Kross.
He was out on injury.
>> Mm-hm. >> Had to relinquish the NXT championship
and now he's back in and he's out for that goal.
>> Okay, I am going to go Kylo Riley after Kylo broke Finn's jaw.
I feel like Finn would be looking for any kind of retaliation at this point.
So either way it goes it will be an awesome match wherever
Finn Balor decides he's going to defend it against it'll be incredible.
But next week we talked about him earlier we're gonna see Johnny Gargano and
Austin Theory the way excuse me, it's against Leon Ruff and
Kushida will match, >> That's gonna be,
>> A classic that's going be,
>> Leon ruff does not like
Johnny Gargano right now.
>> And understandably that's that makes sense but
>> North American champion,
>> Of course first ever three time we
should say.
>> First ever three time.
>> But Alicia it's been awesome here this morning.
I'm finally going to go drink my coffee, >> You didn't bring me coffee.
Thank you though >> No.
>> I don't you garland and all these Christmas gifts bring you guys tuned
into NXT action every Wednesday night live on the USA Network can do it.
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