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00:00on Tik Tok.
00:02All right, here we go.
00:03Here we go.
00:03It's all about the angles.
00:04You see, it's not just the confidence in the ring,
00:07but it's the confidence on the net here, you know?
00:09All right, let's run it back.
00:11Let's run it back.
00:11Here you go.
00:12Oh, look at you.
00:13That's so good.
00:14Look at you.
00:15It's not about the confidence in the ring,
00:16it's about the confidence on the net.
00:18Okay.
00:19Laila, you're gonna listen to this, Mark.
00:20The only thing that she can teach you is how to hide a body.
00:22Okay.
00:23Ignore that.
00:24Miss Diggs, meet the great Dame.
00:27Ah, legendary, if you will.
00:29All she's good for is running her yapper like a-
00:32Oh, oh, let's not.
00:32Stay in my face.
00:33I just said.
00:34Stay in my face.
00:35Okay.
00:36Okay, you know, here's another thing
00:37that you need to learn is never back down from a challenge.
00:40There is no challenge here.
00:42Oh, is.
00:43I think there is.
00:44You know, how about you pick on someone your own size?
00:50I'll see you this Friday on Level Up, huh?
00:53You're so weird.
00:54That's right.
00:55It's really confident.
00:56Okay.
00:57Good job, baby.
00:59With the challenge accepted, the match was made official
01:02and a new rivalry has been born
01:04in the NXT Women's Division.
01:06Up next, it will be the D'Angelo family scrapper,
01:08Adriana Rizzo, taking on the blood and calculated Izzy Dane.
01:13Well, Cutler James seems to be doing his best
01:15to keep his positive mindset in his young career,
01:18but now we shift to our main event,
01:20featuring two superstars looking to leave their own mark
01:22on this NXT universe.
01:25The following contest is for one, four.
01:28Introducing first, representing the D'Angelo family,
01:32Adriana Rizzo!
01:35The cornerstone of the D'Angelo family
01:37and starting to turn some heads
01:39and really become a force in the NXT Women's Division.
01:41The Riz now faces a little adversity.
01:43They're standing up for a friend earlier this week.
01:48Riz always ready to handle some biz.
01:52Speaking of all about biz, here comes the Iz.
01:55I certainly see what you did right there, Byron.
01:59And her opponent, Izzy Dane!
02:07You know how blunt and calculated the Great Dane can be.
02:10And after what we saw from earlier in the week,
02:11you can add bully to that list.
02:14And if you went up to Izzy Dane and said right now,
02:16you are a bully, she would go, thank you.
02:19In that voice?
02:20Well, close to it.
02:21Look, Izzy Dane, from the moment she walked in the door here,
02:24she wasn't here to make friends.
02:26She had a business relationship with Kiana James.
02:29She got what she needed out of it.
02:31But ultimately, for Izzy Dane,
02:32it's always been about grabbing the spotlight,
02:35making as much money as possible.
02:37And if you have to bruise a few feelings along the way,
02:40so be it.
02:41Making moves, climbing the ladder,
02:44certainly leveling up, if you will.
02:46But look at the intensity here
02:47that Adriana Rizzo is bringing right off the belt.
02:50Yeah, and Izzy Dane did her part
02:51to get under the skin of Adriana Rizzo.
02:53Part of it is a smart strategy,
02:54because you know that as much as
02:56the Riz takes care of business,
02:58sometimes she can let her emotions top her actions.
03:02As we've seen the Riz in recent weeks,
03:04kind of drum up a bit of a friendship with Layla Diggs.
03:06Of course, they both have track and field backgrounds.
03:08And how important is it really for Rizzo
03:10to stand up for her friend here tonight?
03:12Well, I think for Rizzo's initial reaction,
03:15Well, I think for Rizzo's number one,
03:16it speaks to her character, right?
03:17Like she's not just confined to being there for the family
03:20and the family's needs.
03:21She sees a young competitor like a Layla Diggs.
03:23She sees potential.
03:24She sees a need to help lift her up.
03:26So right now, Adriana Rizzo can come out here
03:28and lead by example against the quote unquote bully,
03:32your words, Izzy Dane.
03:33As Izzy Dane, a bit overzealous right there.
03:36Oh, the Riz, going right for that left arm.
03:39That's some family business right there.
03:41Well, we know Riz has been known
03:43to take care of family business in some ways
03:45that one shall not speak of.
03:48Has Rizzo in control right here?
03:49And Byron, see that growing confidence in Rizzo.
03:51How much of that comes-
03:52Oh, golly.
03:53How much of that confidence comes
03:54from the Don Underboss in consigliere?
03:56Better have confidence if you're part of the family.
03:58You are held to a higher standard.
04:00Well, Byron, I'm glad you brought that up
04:02because this past Tuesday on NXT,
04:04the Doc, Tony D'Angelo, put his NXT Heritage Cup
04:07on the line against the former champion, Charlie Dempsey.
04:10And in the end, Charlie Dempsey,
04:11with a little assist from Ren Sinclair,
04:14would come away victorious and reclaim the Heritage Cup.
04:17After the loss of the Heritage Cup,
04:18I'm sure that every member of the D'Angelo family
04:20is looking to quickly regroup
04:21and certainly get back on a winning track.
04:23And to that point, you think that Izzy Dame
04:26has underestimated the Newly Stoked Fire
04:28within Adriana Rizzo?
04:30I don't know that she underestimated it.
04:31I think what she was trying to do was psychologically
04:33maybe use that fire to her advantage.
04:36A tilt-a-roll backbreaker,
04:38and that's certainly gonna swing the tide
04:39right back towards the Great Dame.
04:41And now Izzy.
04:43That size and strength, Byron,
04:45she's right at the top of the NXT Women's Division.
04:47And that's where Izzy Dame believes she belongs.
04:49Remember a couple of weeks ago at SummerSlam,
04:51the Legend Suite at SummerSlam?
04:53Who was in that suite?
04:54Izzy Dame.
04:55Why?
04:56Because she sees herself as a legend.
04:58Oh, and look at that right there.
04:59Once again, the rotation of Rizzo taken right down.
05:05And you almost have to wonder, Byron,
05:06is Izzy Dame jealous she was not included
05:08in the TikTok with Rizzo and Layla Diggs?
05:10Yes, but it's a good thing.
05:13I mean, look, Izzy Dame is someone who uses jealousy
05:16and bitterness to her advantage.
05:18She uses it to make other people's lives miserable.
05:19That's what she's doing right now.
05:21Ouch!
05:21Certainly on full display right here,
05:23trying to make an example out of Rizzo.
05:24And of course, you see that brace on the left knee
05:26opening up a target for Izzy Dame.
05:29As the underboss, Nick Insiglieri, watching on
05:32as Dame, right back into the cover,
05:33hooks the outside leg.
05:35And Rizzo hangs on.
05:36Last thing you need to do is to essentially
05:38hand a bullseye target to Izzy Dame to take advantage of.
05:42Byron, to that point you were talking about,
05:43looking at herself as somewhat of a legend here early on,
05:46is Izzy Dame as respected as she believes?
05:49No, I mean, but Izzy Dame is still very young
05:52in her career.
05:53She won't tell you that.
05:54She won't admit that.
05:55She doesn't see herself as that way.
05:56But there's a lot that she has to earn here in NXT.
06:00There's a lot of respect that she has to earn.
06:01Problem is, she doesn't care about that.
06:03It's not important to her.
06:05Taking control of Rizzo,
06:06looking to break her in half right here.
06:07Oh, my.
06:09Oh, and Izzy, uncompromising position for the Rizz.
06:15Oh!
06:16Great counter by Adriana Rizzo.
06:19Gonna send Izzy Dame right to divorce court there.
06:21Let's see if Adriana Rizzo can pick up some momentum now.
06:26As these two exchanging blows here,
06:27this one's certainly become personal.
06:30That's where Rizz thrives.
06:32The more personal it gets, the harder she's gonna hit.
06:36As Izzy now, oh!
06:38Taken down as Rizzo has her back up on the outside
06:43into the D'Angelo family
06:44and certainly looking to pick up some momentum.
06:49All the momentum right now in the corner
06:52of Adriana Rizzo talking that junk and all the attack.
06:57Oh!
06:58And Rizz in control right here.
07:04She's got the hair, she's got the hair of Rizzo.
07:06As Izzy Dame now, oh!
07:09Oh, face first goes Rizzo!
07:12And Izzy Dame now,
07:15looking to get back in the driver's seat.
07:16Oh, the Rizz stacks her up!
07:18Oh!
07:20And right on the cusp as Adriana Rizzo
07:22almost shocked Izzy Dame,
07:23and Izzy a bit out of sorts right there.
07:25And how about a taste of risotto?
07:28And Rizz handled this!
07:30Again!
07:32Here is your winner, Adriana Rizzo!
07:38You mess with the family and you get the Rizz.
07:41I said earlier, when you're part of the family,
07:44you're held to a higher standard.
07:47This is the case in point here with Adriana Rizzo.
07:51She found herself up against the ropes,
07:53facing adversity, but she found a way to bounce back.
07:56And now the victory party heads to Vito's Chomp House.