(Two weeks after NXT WarGames)
Last weekend, Luke and Liv rewatch of what was the last of the Black and Gold NXT defeated and beaten by the colorful rainbow NXT 2.0. What disgusted Luke more was the despicable attack of heart and soul of NXT Johnny Gargano from the 2.0 arrogant asshole jerk Grayson Waller, during the Rebel Heart's last NXT appearance.
Liv was FaceTiming Luke.
Liv: I'll watch you from home, babe. Show that jerk that respect is earned
Luke: oh I'll give him more than that
Enraged, Luke has asked Shawn Michaels if he can make an appearance for this week's show, and the Heartbreak Kid gave him the greenlight of approval.
Luke: I have a lot of respect for Johnny, he doesn't deserve his farewell like that
Shawn: go give the crowd a show kid, and introduce yourself to some of our talent, they may want some advice from you
Luke: I initially hated the whole changing the set thing, but the Superstars here changed my mind
The Nomad made his way inside the Capitol Wrestling Center where he saw most of the young NXT Superstars, but also some of the remaining veterans.
The Nomad walked and he was approached by one of 2.0's rising stars, Solo Sikoa. The two stared down before Luke gave him a respectable nod and smirk in which Sikoa did the same.
Luke continued his way into the arena and saw the veterans Io Shirai and Dakota Kai with young newcomer Cora Jade. The Nomad then gave them a friendly nod before he continued his way.
The Intercontinental Champion's mind was on Grayson Waller, and as he hunt the 2.0 newcomer down, he bumped into NXT North American Champion Carmelo Hayes and his buddy Trick Williams.
Carmelo: well, if it isn't the WWE Intercontinental Champion himself in the presence of the A-champ. What is the likes of you doing in our territory?
Luke: I'm looking for your boy Grayson Waller
Carmelo: Grayson ain't here yet, what's your business with him?
Luke: my business is to teach that kid a lesson. What he did last week to Johnny Gargano was disrespectful and I don't tolerate when farewells end like that. So if you two don't mind, get the hell out of my way
Trick: you have to get through us first
Luke smirked and put his title and bag down.
Luke: I gave you a option of pacifist, now you two get genocide mode!
The Nomad fired a right hand at Williams and brawled with Hayes. Williams got back up to help his buddy, but he was taken down by LA Knight, an enemy of Grayson.
The dust settled and Hayes and Williams were down. Knight and Luke looked at each other.
Knight: Luke Ardiente... I'm LA Knight
Luke: I know you, you were Million Dollar Champion and participated in WarGames
Knight: you can count me as a vet since I debuted during Black and Gold. You looking for that punk too?
Luke: yeah, the so called A-champ said he's not here yet
Knight: he'll be pulling up, I'll meet him out there. Then I'll drag him to the ring
Luke: alright sure, where's the locker room?
Knight: just down there
The two allies nodded at each other before they went their separate ways. Luke went to the locker room where he found the captain of the 2.0 WarGames team, Bron Breakker.
Luke: Bron Breakker, I heard a lot about you. Let me introduce myself, I'm Luke Ardiente
Bron: I know who you are, you stood up to the boss himself, it's an honor. Do you need help?
Luke: yes, have you seen your teammate Grayson Waller?
Bron: first of all he was my teammate, but after last week in a display of disrespect, Grayson is now the most hated guy in the entire locker room
Luke: oh I see
Bron: and as far as I know, Grayson has his own locker room, because he says real Superstars have them
Luke: where is his locker room?
Bron: just right next to our locker room
Luke: perfect
Bron: just tell Grayson that, his chance of survival is 33 1/3% chance, but with you and LA Knight hunting him down, it's now down to 8 1/3%
Luke smirked as he instantly referenced Scott Steiner's iconic math promo.
Luke: just like your uncle Scott. Good to meet you kid, and you have a bright future here
The two shook hands as Luke left. The Nomad followed Bron's directions to locate Grayson's locker room; he then found a door with the arrogant Superstar's name on it.
Luke: time for a little makeover
The Nomad kicked the door down and destroyed Grayson's locker room until everything is totaled.
(Meanwhile)
Liv was watching the whole thing from home as she admired the destruction her Nomad boyfriend is causing. Then the screen shifted to a car pulling up at the CWC.
The door opened and revealed to be the man who disrespected Johnny Wrestling's farewell, Grayson Waller.
Liv: there he is
Liv watched the screen as Grayson walked out with a proud and arrogant look on his face while a hostile crowd booed and chanted "you suck."
Grayson: you're in my house now!
(Fast forward)
Grayson was kicked out of the locker room by unanimous vote from Bron Breakker and the rest of the locker room. The Australian bragged as he mentioned that he had his own locker room, but as he walked, Waller noticed his locker room door open and his room trashed and destroyed.
Grayson: alright, who did this?!
Bron peeked his head out of the door.
Bron: it's either Knight or... someone else. Hope you have a cleaning service for that
Rick Steiner's son slammed the door, leaving Waller fuming.
Grayson: it was Knight then
(Meanwhile)
Luke continued to walk around introducing himself to the young talent and stumbled upon another member of 2.0, Tony D'Angelo.
Tony: ey, you must be Luke Ardiente
Luke: I am
Tony: Tony D'Angelo, pleasure to meet you
Luke: I like this character of yours, reminding me of the Italian mafia
Tony: that's how it is. May I ask, what's your business here?
Luke: Grayson Waller
Tony: was my teammate, now he's a marked man, I may be 2.0, but I don't tolerate his act from last week... disgraceful
Luke: have you seen him?
Tony: as a matter of fact I did, he's already here, I saw his car pulled up
Luke: oh thanks, great to meet you
The two nodded in respect and Luke went to the parking lot to track down Grayson.
As Luke got out of the building, he noticed someone on the ground. He ran to the person, and saw it was LA Knight.
Luke: Knight, what happened?!
Knight: G-Grayson
Luke: Grayson?! Where is he?
Knight: about to go into the ring. Don't worry about me
Luke: you'll be alright
NXT medical staff and referees went to LA Knight's aid as Luke went back inside the CWC building.
(In the ring)
Grayson made his way to the ring while the crowd rained down boos and chants on him.
Crowd: asshole! Asshole!
All Waller did was smirk and smile as he took in the chants. He grabbed the mic and the crowd continued to boo him.
Crowd: shut the hell up! Shut the hell up!
Grayson: last week, I personally by myself did exactly what I said I was gonna do
The arrogant Superstar let his videos do the talking as he showed footage of the aftermath, along with a concerned look from Johnny Gargano's best friend, NXT commentator Vic Joseph.
He then showed some tweets from the NXT universe.
Grayson continued to berate Vic while the crowd kept on booing him.
Grayson: I don't need friends, I don't need family, I certainly don't need any of you. The only thing I need to get to the top of this industry... is Grayson Waller
Waller dropped his mic with an arrogant smile on his face and did a little dance while the crowd rained boos. But his theme stopped playing as another piece of music played.
The crowd were confused for the first few seconds played, but they instantly popped as the electric guitar tunes played. The Nomad came out to a loud pop with his sights set on Grayson. Luke Ardiente has come to NXT 2.0.
The Intercontinental Champion stared daggers at Waller as he walked down the ramp while security guards blocked the way. Waller smirked and stood his ground as he grabbed a steel chair to arm himself. Luke fought through the guards by hitting them with fists and throwing them to the barricade.
Luke set target lock on Waller while the NXT crowd chanted:
Crowd: Luke is gonna kill you! Luke is gonna kill you!
And also...
Crowd: Johnny Wrestling! *clap* *clap *clap* *clap* *clap* Johnny Wrestling!
Luke nodded as he acknowledged the Rebel Heart's nickname. As he got in the ring, Grayson attempted for a chair shot, but he was taken with a monstrous spinebuster from the Filpino Nomad while Luke connected punches Lou Thesz press style.
Luke got off and grabbed the chair and waited for Waller to get up. Grayson stumbled to his feet and slowly turned around.
Luke: eat steel, asshole!
The Nomad swung the chair and hits Grayson on the head while the crowd chanted to Grayson.
Crowd: you deserved that! You deserved that!
Grayson stumbled to his feet while Luke stalked him. As Waller regained his balance, Luke locked in the Katipunan Clutch tight and add intensity by gritting his teeth, similar to former NXT Superstar Karrion Kross. Waller screamed in agony as he tapped out quick.
Luke: this is for what you did to Johnny!
Luke released the hold and threw Grayson out of the ring. The Nomad got out as well and removed the covering of the announcers' table while commentators Wade Barrett and Vic Joseph watched on.
Luke grabbed Grayson and nodded at the crowd; the Nomad got Grayson up and executed a powerbomb through the table, the exact same vicious assault the 2.0 Superstar did to the Rebel Heart last week.
The Nomad smirked as he scanned the scene with the table destroyed while Waller lays on his back in agonizing pain. The Nomad then sent a warning shot to the young star.
Luke: this is not your house yet!
However, Luke wasn't done yet, the Nomad got Waller up and threw him into the ring. Then he grabbed another steel chair and got in the ring. Luke laid Grayson's head on the chair and the crowd knew he was setting the arrogant Superstar for the iconic con-chair-to.
The Nomad grabbed the other chair and executed the con-chair-to by sandwiching Grayson's head between the two steel chairs. However, the con-chair-to was also a warning shot to Luke's TLC opponent, Vince McMahon.
Luke: this will be you, Vince! This will be you!
NXT ended with Luke putting his foot on the body of Grayson while he raised his Intercontinental title as the crowd cheered loud for the Nomad for shutting up Grayson Waller for the mean time.