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00:00The time for talking is up, it's finally time for battle, and this Saturday in Atlanta is
00:07the return of Bad Blood.
00:09Welcome to Main Event.
00:10The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
00:11Introducing first, from Reno, Nevada, weighing in at 223 pounds, Eddie T.
00:13We're getting the action started tonight with a very overzealous Eddie Thorpe, in a
00:25night and a week where NXT has certainly entered a new era on the CW.
00:38a new era on the CW, opening up some new opportunities and possibilities for all superstars.
00:43Here with a return to main event for this man, who has unlimited potential and is ready
00:47to make some noise.
00:48As Eddie Thorpe lets out the howl here, we welcome in ringside Blake Howard, Monday Night
00:57Raw's own Wade Barrett, and we're ticking down the days to Bad Blood in Atlanta.
01:01Man, it has been too long since I've been on the show, main event.
01:05We are the most highly caffeinated duo in desk history.
01:11Let's get things started here on main event.
01:13Boom!
01:14Officially passed the road knock.
01:15And his opponent, Barrett Burn Alabama, weighing in at 250 pounds, Brooks Jensen!
01:34Now we take a look at the opponent here of Eddie Thorpe who makes his own return to main
01:37event as it's nearly been a year or so, and Wade is a superstar who over the last few
01:41months has shown us a completely new side, undergone a major transformation, and recently
01:47has seen the light as it relates to his career.
01:49Yeah, looks like a superstar who has certainly not had too much caffeine, a very menacing,
01:55brooding Brooks Jensen, but I've liked what I've seen from Brooks Jensen over the past
02:01three years or so, even more so the past three or four months.
02:06This turn to the dark side, this embracing of some of the nastiest sides of his personality
02:12should hold him in good stead in the world of Raw and SmackDown.
02:16We talk about Brooks Jensen and that transformation here a couple of weeks ago on NXT, that he
02:21finally seemed to accept Shawn Spears and kind of saw that light from the vent.
02:25Well, Shawn Spears is a guy who's been around the block.
02:28I was competing against Shawn Spears back in 2007 in Ohio Valley Wrestling, and I learned
02:33a ton from him that helped me in my career, and it can certainly help Brooks Jensen out
02:38as he looks to take his career to the next level.
02:41Shawn Spears going from a perfect 10 to now shaping the mind of Brooks Jensen, who's looking
02:46to control the pace here against Eddie Thorpe, and of course, Eddie Thorpe's a superstar
02:49who's been embroiled in some back and forth with the likes of Lexus King, Ashanti Theodonis,
02:54someone you're very familiar with from Friday Night SmackDown, and it comes down to one
02:58thing, Wade.
02:59They seemingly all are a bit jealous.
03:00You know, a lot of people would be jealous of Eddie Thorpe.
03:04He's a hell of a talent.
03:05Normally, when you set eyes on a new NXT superstar like I did with Eddie Thorpe, you know, 12,
03:1118 months ago, it takes a little while to get used to him.
03:14It takes a little while to start to truly appreciate them, but this guy from day one,
03:19you could see he has the potential to be really, really special.
03:23Eddie Thorpe looking to maintain control here against Brooks Jensen.
03:30We talk about him being a very well-balanced superstar there, coming from Japan, has really
03:35been well-versed in that strong style.
03:37He's brought that to NXT, and also, Wade, we've seen an accomplished DJ, as he's been
03:42expanding his skill set all around Central Florida.
03:44Listen, pal, DJ, whatever, not into that at all, little Beatles, little Rolling Stones.
03:49I'm all about that.
03:50That's more your speed.
03:51That's absolutely my speed.
03:52That's classic right there, but Eddie Thorpe in ring, that's what I care about, and he's
03:56as tough as they come, but that was just a little slack on the break, a little naivety
04:02from Eddie Thorpe, and you know, Brooks Jensen's going to capitalize.
04:05As these two exchanging some blows right here, but going back to that strong style, Eddie
04:08Thorpe hitting a bit harder there, spending a lot of time in Japan, oh, and Thorpe looking
04:13to control the pace right now, and Wade, you talked about it, Eddie Thorpe breaking out
04:17on the scene in NXT about a year and a half ago, and multiple times stepping into that
04:22NXT underground-like environment, and at this point, with a couple of wins under his belt,
04:26almost looks like the king of the underground.
04:28Yeah, that's the thing about Eddie Thorpe.
04:29Here we go, belly to back suplex, hooks that outside leg, right on the cusp, and Jensen
04:33able to hang on.
04:34The skill set, the technique is really obvious with Eddie Thorpe.
04:38What isn't so obvious, but it's really important too, is the fact that he is just rugged and
04:44unyielding in that ring.
04:45This guy can take a kicking, and bounce back, and keep swinging, which is what Brooks Jensen
04:52is finding out to his detriment.
04:53He's ready to trade blows here with Brooks Jensen, and Thorpe, oh, trying to maintain
04:58control, but look at Brooks Jensen just change gears like that.
05:01Yeah, real wily move there from Brooks Jensen.
05:04I would guess that is the influence of Shawn Spears, one of the most underhanded tacticians
05:10in NXT, and you have to say, Brooks Jensen is learning from the master.
05:15And wait, a couple of years ago when Brooks really burst onto the scene, your front and
05:18center right there certainly looked a lot different, not just in the ring, but physically
05:22as well.
05:23He's put on a little bit of weight there, looks like he hasn't taken the best care of
05:25himself.
05:26Yeah, I wouldn't say that.
05:27He's put on a little timber, but he's using it to full effect, and with movement like
05:32that, the bigger you are, the greater the impact.
05:35Very sharp inside the ring, spin heel kick, connects with Eddie Thorpe.
05:38I'd be very careful what you say about Brooks Jensen, you're insulting the man's physique,
05:43his look, the way he takes care of his hair, his beard.
05:47Maybe he doesn't like the way you look.
05:48Well, he's certainly beat to two different drums there, as Brooks Jensen certainly has
05:51been a bit unhinged over the last couple of months in NXT, been thrown out of the performance
05:55center several times.
05:56Well, that just means he's breaking some eggs while he's making some omelets, or something
06:02like that.
06:03The guy is making moves.
06:04Look, he's been around the block a little while in NXT, now is the time to start looking
06:08at that jump to Raw or SmackDown.
06:11Brooks Jensen gets it, and with a victory here, he's going to impress management in
06:14the process.
06:15Eddie Thorpe here, trying to counter Brooks Jensen right now, as both of these two continue
06:20to jockey for position.
06:21But Wade, we know some eggs will certainly break this Saturday, when Damian Priest finally
06:25gets his hands on Finn Balor.
06:26Hell of a lot more than eggs breaking in that matchup, and several others cannot wait for
06:31some bad blood.
06:32Central 6 p.m. start time, streaming exclusively on Peacock here.
06:36We talked about Eddie Thorpe ready to trade some blows here, Wade.
06:39He's bringing it right to Brooks Jensen.
06:40Brooks Jensen is now looking groggy.
06:42He's the bigger man in the matchup, but he is getting shellacked by a tough and tasty
06:48Eddie Thorpe.
06:49And Thorpe trying to pick up the pace right now, as Eddie Thorpe dialing in that strong
06:53style right here.
06:54Yeah, and that level of abuse from Eddie Thorpe is so difficult to defend yourself against.
07:01Go high, he shoots low, and that might be it.
07:05And that elbow connects.
07:07And now Brooks Jensen put right into position, up and down.
07:13And Eddie Thorpe makes a statement.
07:16Here is your winner, Eddie Thorpe!
07:24Eddie Thorpe back on main event, a big victory over his NXT counterpart in Brooks Jensen
07:30and Wade.
07:31Let's take another look right here.
07:33Eddie Thorpe driving that elbow right to the heart of Brooks Jensen.
07:36This is where Eddie really started to turn the corner, dials it up in that impaler DDT
07:41and drives Brooks Jensen right down and Wade in a whole new era of NXT.
07:45Eddie Thorpe ready to make some noise.
07:47You combine that skill set with a merciless approach in ring.
07:52Success is coming your way soon, and the sky is the limit for Eddie Thorpe.
07:57Brooks Jensen looks to fight another day, but it's all Eddie Thorpe right here.
08:01On main event.