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I came to NXT with one mission.
And I put an emphatic end to him.
And then I watched our entire NXT locker room hold their breath,
hoping that I'll go to RAW or SmackDown.
But all your deepest,
darkest fears still exist.
Cuz I'm not going anywhere, I still got so much more to accomplish.
More superstars to destroy, more havoc to create,
championship gold to capture.
I'm on the hunt, and every NXT superstar is my prey.
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>> To look at Thea Hail, you talk about the little engine that could,
right back to her feet, right back down to the mat.
And Kiana James now focusing in, and a 401K.
James got all of it, James, victorious.
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>> They're not even the legal superstar, Booker, things breaking down.
>> Well, yeah, I knew this is goinna happen.
>> [NOISE]
>> Jumping knee.
>> Please [INAUDIBLE] Tonight, Vic,
he's looking better than I've ever seen him before.
Woah, ran into a big shot.
>> Big clothesline.
Trulia's trying to follow it up, looking for a power bomb, and nice counter.
>> Dianna Stoney on here tonight, Vic.
Totally on point, looking to pull off a victory.
>> [NOISE] >> And, what is Fowler doing?
>> [NOISE] >> This is Boston.
>> [NOISE] >> Nile knocking.
No, Ava, no, Nile.
Making her play.
Brutus ball.
>> [NOISE] >> No one home for Reed.
Everything coming up.
Krebs, bam.
>> Wow.
>> Julius, way in the boom.
>> One, two, three.
[SOUND] >> That is a statement victory.
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>> Joe Coffey threatening to die?
Who's he think he is?
>> He'll get his, and Gallus will get theirs when we take the tag titles.
>> Yeah, if we get our chance.
>> They'll play ball.
Don't you worry.
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>> Hey, Paulie.
Don, I gotta take this.
There's a delay in the shipment at the docks.
Paul, you tell those guys down at the port authority, everything is approved.
>> That's my boy, always handling business.
>> Mr. DeAngelo.
>> Look officers, I would have made a very generous donation to the foundation.
>> Mr. DeAngelo, can you stand up please?
>> Why?
>> We need you to come down to the station.
There's a couple ongoing criminal investigations.
>> Investigations in the what?
>> Criminal acts that your name is associated with.
>> Criminal acts, I know how this goes.
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This better be legit.
I'm missing my meal.
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>> What happened?
>> I think they just took Mr. DeAngelo in for questioning.
>> Questioning, for what?
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[SOUND] >> And
the NXT champion, don't give a damn who's legal.
He's hitting everything that moves.
>> You see the distance on that big flying spot right there by this man,
Carmelo Hayes.
>> The impact as well.
And I see the counter and I see a bad landing for
Dempsey as Hayes into the cover.
>> One, two.
>> And Brulak breaking the count.
Hayes trying to counter.
>> [NOISE] >> Champion making a tag at his own rank.
Williams is legal.
Let's remember it's Williams and Dempsey who are the two legal superstars.
>> [NOISE] >> Vic Williams, like I said, this guy is
not a mad technician or anything like that, but he's a street fighter Vic.
He can go out there, hit you with one big shot, and it could be over.
>> That could be it, but Tag.
In comes Hayes, call this shot.
And when he shoots, he don't miss nothing but, bet.
Into the cover.
>> One, two, three.
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>> Who's it gonna be at battleground, West?
The sworn enemy who would approach you face to face or
the so-called trusted friend who would stab you in the back.
>> [NOISE] >> I'll take you both on.
How about a triple threat?
And I'll see y'all at Battleground.
>> [NOISE]
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>> I thought I could trust you, bro.
>> And believe me, he's gone.
>> Let's go through the- [SOUND] >> There's not a man alive that I
can't break.
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>> I invite you to try.
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[SOUND] >> Jade chopping down Henley.
>> Yeah.
>> And now Cora Jade looking for a disgruntled double underhook DDT,
into the cover and Cora Jade headed to the semifinals.
[SOUND] >> Yes.
[SOUND] >> Is it James' destiny?
Gets countered, turn around, kick to the midsection.
Perez now, looking for a pop.
This time it connects.
Perez got all of it. >> One, two, three.
[SOUND] >> And Perez headed to the semifinals.
[SOUND] >> I'm gonna put an end to your dynasty
before it even begins.
And after Battleground you're gonna realize that you're not
him you're nothing and there's not a damn thing you can do about it.
>> [NOISE] >> Maybe there is.
Mellow's had enough.
Booker, this is breaking down.
>> Seriously.
>> Security's being taken out.
Mellow's getting his hands on Breakker.
>> Here we go.
Come on, security, do your damn job.
>> It's breaking down, it's a battleground.
>> This ain't the time.
>> We don't have enough security, I don't think, Book.
>> [NOISE]
>> Breaker, Melo.
>> Wow.
>> [NOISE] >> Breaker one more time,
you've seen this movie before, it goes wild.
>> Yeah.
>> [NOISE]
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