Oba Femi vs. Dijak vs. Josh Briggs
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00:00I would not want to be the main man right now of No Am Darby.
00:03You guys even tried to help me out in that first match.
00:05You know who would have?
00:06My man Knuckles who's back here.
00:08What's up, Knuckles?
00:09He would have helped me.
00:10You guys ran away.
00:11Why don't we have Knuckles sit in your seat and you go sit in the audience?
00:15I think this would go a lot more smoothly if that were the case.
00:19Let's get to our next encounter here at Stand and Deliver.
00:53The following Triple Threat match scheduled for one fall is from the NXT North American Championship.
01:05Introducing first, Dijak.
01:10These are the three biggest, baddest, and athletically gifted big men.
01:14And they're going to slug it out for the North American title.
01:16And Booker, this is Dijak's sixth attempt at capturing the North American title.
01:21He knows the history.
01:22He's talked about the history.
01:24How much does that weigh on his mind?
01:26I mean, honestly, I don't think it's been about championships.
01:29It's been about pain, destruction, mayhem.
01:31This is the reckoning.
01:33He's certainly looking for retribution here this afternoon.
01:37Next, Josh Briggs.
01:53This match is presented by Knuckles on Paramount Plus.
02:12Stream the six-part event series coming soon to Paramount Plus.
02:17Did Briggs' career turn the corner after speaking with WWE Hall of Famer JBL?
02:21I mean, honestly, Booker.
02:22No, no, no.
02:23I think sometimes all you need is that pat on the back.
02:26You know, sometimes you just need to be told, you can do this.
02:29Coming from somebody like JBL, that's a motivating factor.
02:52Yeah, your opponent,
02:57he is the NXT North American
03:03champion, Oba Fetty!
03:09Well, Wade, I look over to you because I gotta get your honest thoughts
03:15on the massive champion, Oba Fetty.
03:19He really speaks for himself.
03:21Massive, athletic, and really, really damn good in double quick time.
03:26How many matches he had?
03:2710 to 15 at this point.
03:29And he has been utterly dominating everybody he's got in the ring with.
03:34I thought at some point we were gonna start seeing some slip-ups from Oba Fetty.
03:38I've yet to see a single one.
03:40And I'll tell you right now, the locker rooms of Raw and SmackDown have eyes on
03:44this guy, and they are nervous about where this guy is gonna be going over
03:48the next year or so.
03:49I gotta be honest, though, Book.
03:51He's never faced two men like Dijak and Briggs.
03:55Oba Fetty has never competed in this sort of matchup under triple threat rules.
03:59We have to remember, he does not need to be factored in the decision to lose
04:04his North American title.
04:05Yeah, but I don't think they've faced a man like Oba Fetty before.
04:09I mean, everything like my man Wade said, he's only had a few matches.
04:13He's still green.
04:14We don't know how good Oba Fetty really is, man.
04:18But we're about to find out.
04:19Yeah, certainly, Sue.
04:20We're gonna learn a lot about Oba Fetty here tonight.
04:22And both men going right at the champion.
04:25You know, Briggs is 6'8", Dijak 6'7".
04:27Everyone in this matchup is at least 270 pounds.
04:31Yeah, some massive guys in that ring.
04:33Dijak and Briggs, though, are used to being the bullies.
04:36They're used to being the biggest and the strongest.
04:38That ain't the case today.
04:39Oba Fetty is bigger and he's stronger than the pair.
04:43And simultaneously taking them both out.
04:48Well, you know, Wade, you've talked about it a few times
04:50and here's exactly what you just hit the nail on the head
04:52when it comes to Oba.
04:53You keep talking about the amount of matches he's had
04:56as he has taken over this matchup quickly.
04:58Go back to the start of your career.
04:59Oba Fetty had just nine matches before he won WWE gold.
05:03Nine.
05:04It took me about 900 matches to win my first slice of WWE gold.
05:08So I think if you do the math,
05:09that makes him about 100 times better than I was.
05:12Well, take a look at these two.
05:13That being Briggs, Dijak, they are rocking Oba Fetty.
05:16And right now, unlikely partners.
05:18But they have one goal in mind.
05:20Take Fetty down.
05:21Weaken the champion.
05:22And possibly, they could call themselves
05:25North American Champion by the end of the night.
05:28And look at Dijak and Briggs going to work.
05:30But now, quickly, Briggs.
05:32It's ugly, but it was effective.
05:35Oh!
05:36Yeah, that partnership didn't last very long.
05:38Look, I've already had almost two superstars in my lap.
05:41I don't need to do that again.
05:42Wow!
05:43And how in the hell did Fetty just catch Dijak
05:46and just battering Ram, knock down Briggs?
05:52Have you ever seen someone with the strength of Oba Fetty?
05:566'7", over 270, just pressed him like nothing.
06:01Gotta be kidding me.
06:02Wow.
06:03I'll tell you something else.
06:05Oba Fetty has been going 100 miles an hour
06:07from the off on this one.
06:08And he's barely breathing heavy.
06:10I was just thinking that same thing.
06:11That is rare for a big man.
06:12I was just thinking that same thing.
06:14Wait.
06:15This guy's got a tank.
06:16Whoa!
06:17Back up.
06:18Back up.
06:19Again, there's no...
06:20Here we go.
06:21There's no disqualifications in this triple threat matchup.
06:23The referee, essentially, right now, is helpless.
06:26And these three are helping on destruction.
06:28And Fetty, again, that's a man who doesn't need any sort of weapon.
06:32Sit down.
06:34Whoo!
06:38The commanding presence, Oba Fetty.
06:40He's a monster, man.
06:42He's a monster.
06:45And are either of you two shocked right now
06:47that he has single-handedly taken over this matchup?
06:49I'm giving up being shocked when it comes to Oba Fetty.
06:52Every time I watch him, my jaw hits the floor.
06:57Dijak, again, trying to swing back.
06:59And you wonder what type of laws Dijak will come up with
07:02if he is champion.
07:03And Dijak looking around.
07:04Look at the eyes of Oba Fetty.
07:06He's out, man, and he stays to confuse right now.
07:08Always looking to serve up his brand of justice.
07:11Looking for high risk.
07:12But there's Briggs.
07:16And what's on Briggs' mind?
07:19What the...
07:20You got...
07:21You got to be kidding me.
07:23He's free-pulling out all the stops that stand in delivery.
07:28Wow.
07:29Wow.
07:35Take another look.
07:36And again, Briggs using Dijak as the weapon.
07:40But did Briggs take too much time to get back into this matchup, Booker?
07:43Something you point out on Tuesday,
07:45sometimes some guys just take a little bit too long
07:48to try to capitalize.
07:49I don't think so.
07:50I think the big man right there is rolling right now.
07:52He's got Oba Fetty in the right place.
07:54All he's got to do is just pull the trigger, Fink.
07:57Try to get this thing done.
07:58That window is open.
07:59Oh, no.
08:00Oh, no.
08:01Well, Briggs has welcomed the challenge to be the one to topple Oba Fetty.
08:06But he also has quite the rivalry with Dijak
08:08that goes back to deadline in the Men's Iron Survivor Challenge match.
08:11Each scored a pinfall over the other.
08:13They've known each other for close to a decade.
08:15They know each other well.
08:17What they don't know is just exactly what Oba Fetty can bring to the table.
08:21But they're certainly learning here tonight
08:23because Oba Fetty, once again, is overpowering the opposition.
08:27I'm so impressed with Oba Fetty and what he's doing right now.
08:30He's in the ring with two big guys, two experienced big guys.
08:33He's holding his own man.
08:35Oh, no.
08:36Big, big ride.
08:37Double chokeslam.
08:39Both men into the cover, and Oba just powered out of both men.
08:47And now, again, are they going to try to work in tandem one more time?
08:51That's a double chokeslam, and that really the only way
08:54you're going to take Oba Fetty off his feet.
08:56Yeah, it's only ever going to be a loose alliance between Briggs and Dijak,
09:00but they know they need one another right now
09:02to take this massive behemoth down.
09:06And, again, smart strategy by the challengers.
09:10And, oh, my word.
09:12H-Man with one arm.
09:19You know, I've been questioning how does Oba Fetty prepare
09:22for this matchup as champion,
09:24but, really, you have to start wondering, when you're a challenger,
09:27how do you prepare for Oba Fetty?
09:29There is no way to prepare for this.
09:31What the hell did they make Oba Fetty out of?
09:34He should have been down and out when Dijak landed on him
09:36on the outside on that chair.
09:38He bounced back up within about 30 seconds.
09:41Booker, you said we're going to learn a lot about Oba Fetty.
09:43He's never been in this sort of matchup.
09:45But, again, Briggs taking it to Fetty, and maybe, maybe now,
09:50Fetty might stay down to give these two the opportunity
09:53because Fetty doesn't need to be factored in the decision,
09:55lose his title, and he almost lost it there.
09:58Let me tell you, what would a win do for Big Josh Briggs' confidence, man?
10:02I'm telling you, it could shoot him straight to the moon.
10:04Take another look.
10:06Briggs, bam, just catching Dijak out of the corner of his eye.
10:11And we talked about JBL earlier.
10:13Wade, do you remember the first piece of advice that you received
10:15from a Hall of Famer, that you received from a legend?
10:18Yeah, if you are disrespected in this game,
10:20make sure there are consequences.
10:22That came from the American dream, Dusty Rhodes,
10:24and I'd say for Josh Briggs, he has been disrespected at times
10:27over the past 12 months.
10:29Now's the time to make good on those consequences.
10:32No better time than the biggest stand and deliver ever,
10:34biggest WrestleMania weekend of all time is Femi Briggs balancing it.
10:39Dijak, big super kick, and Femi gets rocked all the way to the floor.
10:43And one more time, we're down to Briggs.
10:45We're down to Dijak for this North American championship.
10:50Dijak could actually slip on a banana peel
10:53and find himself being champion walking away in this matchup.
10:57Like I said, I really don't think it's about championship.
11:00It's about pain. It's about mayhem.
11:02It's about destruction. What's about to happen right now?
11:05Both men teetering. It's Briggs looking for that knockout blow.
11:09My God!
11:10A big JBL-esque lariat from the top
11:14to become the North American champion.
11:16And Dijak just got his foot on the middle rope
11:21using that 6-7 frame to save the match.
11:26And I got to tell you right now, I think this referee's been very lenient.
11:29A triple threat match, a lot of the times they will not break a pin
11:32when the ropes are involved.
11:34Obafemi back in, triple threat matchup, North American title on the line.
11:37And Obafemi now starting to swing away with Briggs, with Dijak.
11:42North American title hanging in the balance
11:45against triple threat rules.
11:46Obafemi does not need to be factored in the decision to lose the title.
11:49Briggs, Dijak have been very close to becoming North American champion.
11:55But Obafemi has been able to overpower everyone.
11:58Very. Go ahead, go ahead.
12:00Briggs and Dijak need to capitalize when Obafemi's out of the ring
12:03because no matter what you throw at the big man,
12:05eventually he's getting back up and back into the fight.
12:08Now Obafemi seems to be very comfortable in this situation right here, Wade.
12:13Yeah, he's born for this kind of fighting.
12:15Slugfest brewing, stand and deliver debut for all three superstars.
12:19But Dijak does have the most premium live event experience.
12:23But right now, I don't think Oba cares, neither does Briggs.
12:26But Dijak is staying in.
12:28Dijak just got hit with a discus boot.
12:30Moving out of the way is Briggs.
12:32Oba got caught, Dijak got caught, Briggs in control.
12:35Well, this is the Josh Briggs coming out party and he's cleaning house.
12:42Femi got tossed, Briggs got dropped.
12:45Dijak cover into the count and a kick out.
12:48Wow.
12:55And just listen to those-
12:57Oh, that Briggs had enough.
13:03And these two no strangers to one another.
13:05Dijak no stranger to the North American title chase.
13:08But look who's standing.
13:09Oba Femi has been taken out of the equation.
13:12This is the best opportunity for both these superstars to strike right now.
13:18Josh Briggs is swinging baseball bats in that ring.
13:22And Dijak somehow absorbing all of it.
13:25You can hear those shots over at Lincoln Financial Field,
13:27the home of WrestleMania Saturday.
13:29But look at the strike of Dijak.
13:32Just walked Briggs almost to the center.
13:34Into the cover and a kick out at one.
13:38At one.
13:41This kid's fired up.
13:43Well, he certainly is.
13:45And he should be.
13:46Oh, this is the biggest stage ever for these superstars.
13:50And he was able to kick out with Briggs.
13:52And Briggs with a boot looking to answer back.
13:56Dijak turning around.
14:02Will the Canadian Destroyer be enough for the Massachusetts boy?
14:06And it was not in that moment.
14:09Barely though.
14:10Barely, barely kicked out.
14:12Oh my word.
14:14Take another.
14:15Bam!
14:18Yeah, Dijak is a complete anomaly in the world of big men.
14:22That he can pull out moves like that in the blink of an eye.
14:25Simply not supposed to be designed to pull that off.
14:28It's like a heavyweight.
14:30Moves like a cruiserweight.
14:33And could be closing in on the North American title.
14:47This for the North American title.
14:50What is Dijak?
14:51Did you see Dijak make that look, Book?
14:53Dijak looked over here to the corner, but for what reason?
14:58What is Dijak trying to do?
15:00What are we going to do here?
15:01I know these two know each other.
15:02I know Dijak's going to have to use a little bit extra.
15:04He's going to have to do a little bit more.
15:07Wow.
15:08No way.
15:10No way.
15:20Holy, you know what.
15:22Femi into the cover.
15:29I don't even know.
15:31I don't even know where to go.
15:50Booker, have you ever seen someone with strength like Obafemi
15:52that hoist up to carry, to drop two superstars the size of Dijak and Briggs?
15:57Talk about the coming out party of Josh Briggs.
16:00We must say this may be the coming out party of this man right here, Obafemi,
16:04because he is definitely, definitely taking it to another level.
16:08Oh, wow.
16:10Femi was looking for that powerbomb.
16:11Dijak, though, was able to get out of the way, to wiggle himself free,
16:15trying to answer back.
16:16Big boot rocking Femi, who's still standing, bouncing right back in.
16:20Dijak one more time, trying to take down Femi.
16:24Another boot rocks the big man.
16:26The North American champion right now is in a daze.
16:30Dijak said he wanted this.
16:31He wanted this fight right here.
16:34And I don't think I've ever seen Obafemi get lifted the way he just did,
16:38and he just feasted his eyes.
16:41Dijak into the cover.
16:43To finally become the No Muso.
16:46Dijak saw it.
16:47Dijak sensed it.
16:48He was able to get out of the way.
16:49Just took down Briggs.
16:51Briggs might be out of the question now.
16:53Yeah, the bodies are dropping like flies.
16:55This is your chance, Dijak.
16:57It's now or never.
16:58Let the bodies hit the floor one more time.
17:01Trying to feast his eyes.
17:03In between.
17:06Cover.
17:07Count.
17:09Whoa.
17:10Whoa.
17:13There's no disqualification.
17:15Josh Briggs is the smartest man on planet Earth for that move.
17:21You can't blame him, bro.
17:22Just stole Dijak's moment right there.
17:26You can't blame him, though.
17:27Wow.
17:28You cannot have empathy for anyone else in this industry.
17:32I agree.
17:33I agree with that.
17:34Bullshit!
17:35Bullshit!
17:36Bullshit!
17:37Bullshit!
17:38Bullshit!
17:39Watch out, ref!
17:43Well, Briggs just paid for what he did to Dijak.
17:48Oh, man.
17:49Dijak, you've got to think in his mind.
17:51He had the title in his hands.
17:53That window is still open there.
17:55All Dijak needs to do is take advantage.
18:00Dijak has been wrong, but now is the time to make up for it.
18:04Take a second swig.
18:06Oh!
18:08Yeah!
18:10Yeah!
18:11But Briggs!
18:14Briggs hoisted up.
18:16Feast your eyes for the third time.
18:19This time to Briggs.
18:21This arena is getting smashed up in the process.
18:24Dijak surely now has to go in for the kill.
18:27What a night.
18:28What a fight.
18:29My God, man.
18:31And it's all about the North American title.
18:34And Briggs might think he's back in a tag team with Brooks Jensen right now.
18:38Dijak.
18:39No!
18:42This could be a stand and deliver moment.
18:45A career-defining moment.
18:47Can he connect?
18:48Another feast your eyes buckling in the knees of Briggs.
18:53Tight on.
18:55Oh!
18:56You stupid old man!
19:00You heard what the champion said.
19:04And there is the powerbomb.
19:07Femi falls into the cover to retain his title.
19:13Wow.
19:15Here is your winner, and still the NXT North American champion,
19:22Tupac Femi!
19:26What a match.
19:33This replay is brought to you by Knuckles,
19:36coming soon to Paramount Plaza.
19:40I mean, what can you say for Dijak?
19:43I mean, this would be heartbreaking
19:45if you're his family watching at home in that moment.
19:50Briggs would save the match,
19:51and it seemed for Briggs in this moment,
19:54he was able to change the complexion.
19:56But it was Dijak who would continue to capitalize.
19:59Hit for the fourth time in this matchup,
20:02the feast your eyes,
20:03but then Oba Femi would feast his on Dijak.
20:07And you see the fear in Dijak's eyes
20:10as Oba Femi would plant.
20:12Dijak almost threw Josh Briggs to retain his North American title.
20:19No doubt, the champion is backed by destiny.
20:25But the question remains,
20:28who can stop Oba Femi?