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Street Profits: swag their way out as Mauro notes they're Evolve tag champs
Metro Brothers: come out a la Deuce and Domino, are clearly doomed 
Profits: throw better right hands than usual and more aggression than usual 
Montez Ford: Frog splash!
Referee: Winners!
Profits: celebrate in the crowd then at ringside 
Forgotten Sons: jump them, laying out Ford then Dawkins
Full Sailors: cycle between chants of We Forgot You, You Suck, Stay Forgotten and You Still Suck

Keith Lee: has his prematch workout off to the side
Matt Riddle: Well, Cathy, I haven't been cleared by the doctors so I won't be at ringside.  I'd love to sit front row and see Keith show Ohno why he's limitless but I hopes he leaves some for me, bro.

Aleister Black: Ciampa.  Do you feel that?  Of course you do.  Takeover is at hand, we all feel it.  You will get your reckoning.  I will absolve you of your sins, and put the championship around my waist where it belongs.  But why wait until then when we can do it next week?

Bianca BelAir: comes out to a good pop
Several Full Sailors Who Probably Shouldn't Be Dancing To Her Theme: are
Bianca: Last week I sent Nikki Cross packing.  The world learned that they can't hold me down and it's time to make my climb; 2019 may've just started but I have 20/20 vision when it comes to the belt.  So, Shayna, I see you and your little horsies.  But the EST of NXT walks out of Phoenix champion because I'm un de
Shayna Baszler: interrupts with her henchwomen, they all get in the ring I thought I said online I'd put a p-e-s-t to r-e-s-t but I don't see it.  All this fastest, strongest, just not the smartest because if you had half a brain you'd get it's not how big or strong your arms are; in Phoenix, I'll tear them off.
Bianca: ...girl.   UH-uh.  The only thing my arms will be doing is holding that belt over my head.
Full Sailors: E S T!  E S T!  E S T!
Shayna: See, you're just like everybody else, you won't put your money where your mouth is and fight me, because you're afraid I'll break your arms, silence the hype and change your vocabulary from un de fea ted to o ver ra ted.
Full Sailors: dueling chants
Shayna: Are you worried about Marina & Jessamyn?  directs them to the corner Because who you need
Bianca: slaps her, then rolls out
Shayna & her Horsies: fume from the ring, talking smack
Bianca: struts to the back without looking back, waving her arm dismissively at them
Full Sailors: E S T!  E S T!  E S T!

Adrian Jauode: Maybe this'll finally be the week I
Dominik Dijakovic: comes out
Adrian: fuuuuuuuuuuu
Full Sailors: Feast Your Eyes!  Feast Your Eyes!  Feast Your Eyes!
Both: do MMA lite on the mat
D2: Forget this.  Suplex throw!  Short lariat!  Cyclone kick!  Do what they said!
Referee: Winner!

War Raiders: (clearly doing some sort of ceremony in the woods) We gather here to celebrate victories.  Scars earned.  Dynasties crumble.  Empires fall.  But we will rise.  The Era's tactics have been bold, their strategy fierce.  Phoenix ends the era.  And that's undisputed.  light the Era branded chairs on a pyre and walk away

Johnny Gargano: comes out to a mixed reaction
Humberto Carrillo: doesn't
Both: chain wrestle in the middle of the ring for a couple minutes to a standstill
Full Sailors: cheer
Humberto: starts dodging Johnny Big air Owenzuigiri!  Springboard armdrag!
Johnny: bails then rebounds Superman spear!  Enzui basement dropkick!  Wrist clutch abdominal stretch!
Humberto: gets out from under Right hands!  Handspring back elbow!  Twisting Asai moonsault suicida!  Moonsault!
Johnny: Boots up!
Humberto: gaaaaaaah
Johnny: Superkick!  Lawn Dart!  Slingshot DDT!
Referee: Winner!
Johnny, directly to the camera: Ricochet -- you want my respect, show up next week and I'll give you all the respect you can handle.

#14: Aleister Black.  You like to refer to the Champ as the puppet master.  humorless chuckle Boy, if I am, then you are the ultimate puppet.  So gullible that you're now telling everyone we can do this next week, that we don't have to wait until Phoenix--you still don't understand.  The Champ fights on the biggest, grandest stage.  That's Takeover.  That's Phoenix.  That's what a main eventer does.  Listen to me closely: be careful what you wish for.

[God's Production Team lets us know the Velveteen Dream will be on "this" week's show]

Full Sailors: oh, bask in his gloooooory!  oh, bask in his glooooooory! ♬
Kassius Ohno: seethes
Keith Lee: allows himself a small smirk before getting down to business
Both: run the ropes
Keith Lee: Flying crossbody!
Kassius Ohno: gah
Full Sailors: oh, bask in his gloooooory!  oh, bask in his glooooooory! ♬
Keith: Punching from both sides of the plate!  Back body drop!
Full Sailors: Keith Lee!  (whoop whoop)  Keith Lee!  (whoop whoop)  Keith Lee!  (whoop whoop)
Ohno: logrolls him out of nowhere
Keith: goes flying into the middle buckle ow
Ohno: Short range boots!!  Senton!  Enzui forearm!   Another senton!
Keith: Knees up!
Ohno: <--
Keith: Avalanche!  Biel!  Slingshot crossbody!
Ohno: Kickout!
Keith: beats him like a rented goalie Grizzly Magnum!  POOOOOOOOOOOUNCE (period)!
Ohno: shoves Keith into the ref
Keith: punches him down and checks on the ref
Ohno: Flair uppercut!  Rolling elbow!
Referee, Having Recovered: Winner!
Matt Riddle: runs out for revenge
Ohno: bails and laughs, smirking on his way to the back
Matt: checks over a recovering Keith

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