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00:00As we gear up for the biggest party of the summer next Saturday in Cleveland, coming up this Tuesday, it's week one of the Great American Bash! Welcome to Level Up!
00:11Level Up! Level Up! Level Up!
00:16The following contest is scheduled for one fall. Introducing first, representing OTN, Jada Parker!
00:41The action started tonight in the NXT Women's Division with the X-Factor, the star that serves the drink of OTN, Jada Parker.
00:53As we welcome in ringside here, Blake Howard alongside Vic Joseph, Byron Saxon in Japan for the big super show. A lot going on right now in the WWE Universe.
01:01A lot going on, Great American Bash on the rise and you already talked about SummerSlam, but here tonight, we're gonna level up.
01:11And her opponent, Layla Diggs!
01:21Well after an impressive singles debut a couple of weeks back, and a bit of a pep talk from some fellow NXT superstars, the former gymnast and track and field standout looks to establish her confidence inside the ring here tonight.
01:33As Layla Diggs has a very tough task in front of her in the form of Miss Parker.
01:45And some tensions have certainly started to rise over the last couple of days here at the Performance Center. Layla Diggs actually was training with Jada Parker a couple of days ago,
01:54appeared to have looked at her the wrong way, and Jada wanted to meet her in the ring here tonight. It looks like Jada Parker, that chip on her shoulder continues to grow.
02:01Well yeah, you can say that one way, but yeah, if you look at her with a side eye, you're gonna expect to get one back.
02:07Booker T very high though on Jada Parker for everything that Booker and I have seen Tuesday nights on NXT.
02:12Jada Parker strictly about business, looking to take care of business here tonight.
02:16And Vic, you saw it front and center, how physical was that street fight with Meechan a couple of weeks back?
02:21When you think about just some of the action that took place, remember Meechan diving through the ropes and then going teeth first off a solid steel chair.
02:29I mean, these two were swinging for the fences all night long, and that shows you the toughness of both superstars.
02:34And also, it really shows you how far Jada Parker has come in a very short amount of time, taking down someone the caliber of Meechan.
02:41And now Layla Diggs looking to get back in control here.
02:44And we talked about Layla Diggs looking to gain that confidence. Is going toe to toe with Jada Parker a way to get the refuge?
02:49Well, yeah, because it's a tough test, right?
02:51And the one thing you want to do if you're a competitor, and we have competitors from all walks of life in NXT, right?
02:56You think about all the NIL athletes that have come into NXT from a Kalani Jordan to an Oba Feminine.
03:02I know you're going to touch on that in just a moment, but these are competitors that want to compete against the best.
03:07They want to get in there against the best and test themselves, whether it's on a level up, whether it's on NXT, or whether it's on an NXT live event in a city near you.
03:15Oh, you see Layla Diggs right there showing off that athleticism, trying to stay one step ahead of Miss Parker.
03:20Oh, standing moonsault into the cover, hooks the outside leg.
03:23That was so impressive. It took you back to being 14.
03:26And Jada able to press out right there.
03:28And you touched on some of the champions here right now in NXT.
03:30Let's take another look at high-flying athleticism there of Layla Diggs.
03:34But the Women's North American Champion Kalani Jordan, the North American Champion himself, Oba Femi, the first ever NIL athlete, Tank Ledger.
03:41A lot of newfound pressures right now being an NIL athlete.
03:44There are pressures.
03:45I'm glad you bring that up because it also goes back to that competitive fire we talk about, because then they have big footsteps to fall into.
03:52As Jada taking right over.
03:54And Miss Parker, as we said, Vic, always about business.
03:58Well, also, we talk about the competitive fire and wanting to compete against the best.
04:02Jada Parker is not going to be a stepping stone for anyone.
04:07And Layla Diggs in position.
04:10Bam! There's the teardrop.
04:12And Jada clicking on all cylinders right here.
04:18Let's take another look.
04:19Up and down.
04:21Right on the midsection of Layla Diggs.
04:23And taking a look at Jada Parker here, almost targeting Layla.
04:26Is that showing any sort of insecurity in Jada Parker?
04:29Wait a minute.
04:30Oh, jackknife cover.
04:31Shoulders are down.
04:32Oh, and Jada bridges right out.
04:35And Jada now, oh, tries to come back the other way.
04:38Layla Diggs looking for her first ever win.
04:40Well, that would have been a massive upset.
04:42Right on the doorstep.
04:43You see some frustration coming out.
04:45Layla, innovative cover right here.
04:47And Jada now back on her heels a bit.
04:49Oh!
04:50Well, that'll stop anyone in their tracks.
04:52Oh, my.
04:53And Parker hooks that outside leg.
04:55And Layla able to hang on.
04:57But Jada Parker retaking control just like that.
04:59You talk about Layla Diggs, and there is no more shyness.
05:02That's why she's in there with someone like Jada Parker.
05:04And when you talk to Layla, and you get to see her throughout the week
05:07in the Performance Center, she passes by photos of superstars
05:10like Liv Morgan, like Rhea Ripley, like other NXT champions
05:14that are in that championship hallway.
05:16Of course, those two are going to meet at SummerSlam a week from tomorrow.
05:20She wants to be one of those superstars.
05:22Right now, she's just hoping to navigate her way free from this submission.
05:26Jada Parker always talking about how she notices everything in NXT.
05:30Always taking a look at the competition.
05:32And look at the extension there, Vic.
05:35The body not supposed to bend this way.
05:37Certainly is not.
05:38Layla Diggs.
05:39This is torture.
05:40Of course, the former gymnast and track and field standout,
05:42she can get toward her body in both directions.
05:44She's almost tapping Layla on her head with her own foot.
05:47As Layla Diggs trying to fight, but not a whole lot of places to go here.
05:51And, oh, Layla back up on her feet.
05:55And again, trying to stay out of the way of Jada Parker here
05:58as Layla Diggs.
06:01I just can't get over how the body was contorted
06:03and how Layla didn't submit.
06:05How she didn't tap out to Jada Parker and his back on her feet.
06:09Jada Parker trying to teach Layla Diggs a lesson here.
06:11Layla looking to find some confidence, looking for that first career win.
06:14Butterfly suplex.
06:16And Layla comes alive here in NXT.
06:22And Diggs now looking to stay in that driver's seat.
06:26Maybe a bit overzealous.
06:29And Jada Parker says, stay in line or you get a shot of hypnotic.
06:38Diggs is down into the cover.
06:40And Ms. Parker meets business.
06:44Here is your winner, Jada Parker.
06:51She came, she saw, and she delivered here on Level Up.
06:54I don't want to take anything away from Layla Diggs,
06:56who certainly put up a brave fight in this matchup.
06:59But in the end, a small mistake opened the door for Jada Parker
07:04to then, bam, hit that hypnotic and earn another impressive victory here
07:11as she continues to level up.
07:15Jada Parker gets that last laugh here tonight
07:17alongside Lucian Price and Bronco Nema.
07:19Looking to keep OTM on the rise here in NXT.
07:23As earlier this week, newcomer Cutler James reached for new heights.