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>> [SOUND] >> The following contest is a Fatal 4-Way
Match to determine the number one contender for
the NXT Women's Championship.
Introducing from Tokyo, Japan, Io Shirai!
>> [APPLAUSE] >> The true alternative from its humble
beginnings to a global brand in its own right today.
NXT is ready to take over.
>> Nigel Morrow, how meaningful is it?
What a way to kick off this historic night.
With a Fatal 4-Way to determine who will be the number one contender for
Shayna Baszler's NXT Women's Championship.
>> You are looking at The Joshi Judas!
One of the best professional wrestlers on the planet, but
someone who has turned her back on Candice LeRae.
Io Shirai's descent into darkness has been shocking, to say the least.
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>> Making her way to the ring, from Knoxville, Tennessee, Bianca Belair!
>> Pound for pound, one of the best athletes under the WWE umbrella,
and just like hip-hop Royalty, Missy Elliot.
Belair can't stand the reign, the reign of the Queen of Spades, Shayna Baszler.
>> Well, Bianca Belair determined the fresh Princess of Bel-Air [INAUDIBLE].
In a decade athlete at college, track and field and power lifting.
>> Bianca has got NXT Universe on their feet.
>> Belair has accrued valuable data in her attempts to
become the fresh Queen of Bel-Air.
>> Next from Fontana, California, Mia Yim!
>> A superstar who's always ready to bring the ruckus.
She does it for the children.
She's the Head Baddie In Charge, Mia Yim.
>> Mia Yim has made of a profession of of taking challenges,
experiences on her life, and turn them into tools in her toolbox.
She calls herself the Rose that Grew from Concrete.
>> Well, Yim has troubled the NXT Women's champion arguably more than any other
challengee.
By flagrantly bending the rules while injuring and then targeting Baszler's arm.
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>> And from Anaheim, California, Candice LeRae!
>> One of the toughest wrestlers on the planet,
Candice LeRae making a bee-line for the Genius of the Sky!
>> A lot of history between these two young ladies.
>> [SOUND] >> Fatal 4-Way Match pinfall or
submission to become the number one contender for
the NXT Women's Championship.
No count outs, no disqualification, and immediately the action spills out!
>> [SOUND] >> As Belair Belair just tackled
Candice LaRae.
>> LeRae immediately going for Io Shirai, who viciously turned on her.
>> Military press slam by pound for pound,
one of the greatest athletes on the entire WWE roster.
>> And Bianca Belair has not even broken a sweat yet.
>> Handspring by Belair, goes for
the cover and Mia Yim short circuits that pinning attempt.
>> Guillotine attempt!
>> Yim jumps into the garden looking for the submission.
But look at, into the suplex by the EST of NXT, going for the one, two, three!
And Shirai saves the day.
>> This matchup up to a frantic pace.
>> Reversal on the Irish Whip,
Tiger feint kick by Io Shira who idolizes Rey Mysterio.
And of course, he calls it the 619, but Shirai dialing up.
A back-forth kick, spring-board,
what a missile dropkick by the Genius of the Sky!
>> Into the cover.
>> Back press, hooks the leg, and Shirai almost getting another
opportunity to solve the riddle that is Shayna Baszler.
>> Take a look at the height here that Io Shirai got on that missile dropkick.
A lot more momentum coming down with a drop kick from a standing position.
>> And Yim pushes Belair into Shirai, and Yim with a tornado DDT,
quickly goes for the lateral press back- And there's Candice LeRae.
>> Mia Yim is such a resourceful competitor, always looking for
an opening and an opportunity, but look at this fight from LeRae!
>> LeRae looking for a belated anniversary gift to her and her husband, the heart and
soul of NXT, Johnny Gargano.
Celebrating their third wedding anniversary as LeRae backs into Mia Yim,
and wow!
>> LeRae doing a great job of making a name for herself.
>> But Belair doing a great job with that fall away
slam on that unforgiving floor outside the ring.
>> We're seeing now an example of her strategy perhaps here, hold on!
>> [INAUDIBLE] Mamma Mia, Yim!
>> [SOUND]
>> [INAUDIBLE] on USA, Genius of the Sky!
This Fatal 4-Way Match rolls on!
>> [APPLAUSE] >> NXT is live on
the USA network with a Fatal 4-Way Match to determine the number one contender for
the NXT Women's title.
>> Tower of doom!
>> [SOUND] >> Four bodies crashing to the mat.
>> Like a jenga tower collapsing, the bodies have hit the floor!
>> The question is, who got the worst in this as we take a look here?
Wham, the impact from all four competitors in the match here, from a different angle.
>> Let's take a look at the impact, the height.
It looks to me that Bianca Belair might have had the worst of it, Nigel.
>> These four women lighting up the USA network like Lizzo's been lighting out
the music scene.
And now Candace LeRae looking for the submission.
>> Octopus in the center of the ring trying to throw some knee strikes.
>> Wow, they are hurting each other like the truth,
in the center of truth, the NXT ring.
Io Shirai into the back breaker.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> Only a pinfall or
submission will earn you the right to challenge.
The only two-time NXT Women's Champion, the Queen of Spades, Shayna Baszler.
>> After the frantic pace of this match,
let's see who's got it in them to stir first.
>> Because Baszler has been absolutely dominating as champion,
currently 326 days, hold on!
>> Snapped German suplex by LeRae on her nemesis, Io Shirai.
Belair taking advantage!
>> Wait a second!
>> LeRae looking for the [INAUDIBLE] to defend,
LeRae catapulted face first into the turnbuckle.
Belair looking for that KOD.
>> Couple of left hands from Yim turns things around.
>> Yim looking for that code blue, Nigel!
>> She's got her!
>> Shoulders are down, and Shirai able to keep this Fatal 4-Way Match going.
>> By a hair, Shirai was able to break up the pin.
>> The NXT's Women's division, the [INAUDIBLE] division!
What a double spear by Belair, wiping out Shirai and Yim.
>> There's that explosive strength we see from Bianca Belair.
>> Belair looking for the KOD.
>> Got it? >> She got it,
Belair is gonna become number one contender!
No!
>> [SOUND] >> Incredible action.
>> Yim following up.
>> Protect your neck!
When you face Mia Yim, you always have to protect your neck.
Belair is out of the ring, and that's a drop-kick from Shirai that jettisons Yim.
>> [SOUND] >> We're now finally down to two!
>> [SOUND] >> Two competitors left.
>> Four of the best friends turned bitter enemies.
>> [SOUND] >> [INAUDIBLE] in the corner
the double knee strike from Shirai.
And Shirai known for her pandat moonsault all the way
to the high rent district by Yim sent crashing into Belair!
>> And instead it's Baddie to the top rope.
>> LeRae able to climb the turnbuckles.
>> They're giving it everything they've got.
>> Mia Yim wanting to deliver a power bomb onto LeRae holding on desperately
to that top rope.
Yim now putting LeRae in the electric chair, hurricanrana.
>> Whoa.
>> Hurricanrana by Candice LeRae!
LeRae, spring board into the top rope, crashes down into the rib cage of Yim.
>> One, two, three.
>> She's got her.
>> [SOUND] >> Candice LeRae!
>> [APPLAUSE] >> Hip, hip LeRae!
>> LeRae!
>> Here is your winner, Candice LeRae!
>> And just like that LeRae becomes the number one contender for
the NXT Women's title.
And she will get her first opportunity and
challenging Shayna Baszler in a title match.
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>> What a moment for Candice LeRae lying in wait when the opportunity arose!
Boy, did she take it?
Let's take a look here.
It was Io Shirai on the top rope looking to end things,
but instead Yim turned things around.
Here it was LeRae taking the opportunity to reverse 'rana, dumping Yim, and
following up very quickly.
A beautiful move to off the middle row middle,
driving her chest into the chest of her opponent.
>> One, two, three!
>> And that puts Candice LeRae on a date with destiny.
>> Candice LeRae has said I am done with letting people decide my fate!
And tonight she put an exclamation point on that statement.
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>> And speak of the devil, and people say one of his acolytes,
Shayna Baszler walking down her challenger, and she is not alone.
Her henchwomen, Marina Shafir and
Jessamyn Duke are here as well, and Candice LeRae's in trouble.
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>> Look how confident the NXT Women's Champion looks.
Rightly so, you can see here the numbers advantage clear as day.
Candice LeRae has a huge mountain ahead of her.
>> Nigel, let's call it what it is.
They're a bunch of bullies.
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