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1942-2019
Johnny Turncoat: comes out to a mixed reaction but gives a couple of little girls in the front row with his shirt high fives, enters the ring Happy New Year, NXT Universe!
NXT Universe: still about 60/40
Johnny: 2018 was a bit of a roller coaster for me, but the holidays gave me time to reflect & realize something: success here is measured by Ws & championships -- it doesn't matter how hard you try, or how hard you try to be a good person. Wins. Championships. That's it. So let me promise right now: I will be better, I will win, and in 2019 I will become a champion.
Full Sailors: surprisingly (?) big pop gives way to dueling Johnny Wrestling/Failure chants
Johnny: Now Tommasso Ciampa --
Full Sailors: booing, #DIY chants
Johnny: I heard what he said...don't confuse yourselves, that moment in the cage was a One Time Thing That Meant Nothing and will Never Happen Again -- he's still a piece of trash with a belt I won. But the moment he starts talking me v. Ricochet for the North American championship, Ricochet comes after me! "If Johnny wants the smoke, I'm right here." I don't want the smoke, but if I want that belt I'm gonna take it. He may fly around the ring like a superhero, but--
Like A Superhero: shows up, belt over his shoulder
Full Sailors: big pop, Rick O'Shea chants, followed by That's A Champion chants
Ricochet: Thanks, y'all. Good to be back. All you had to do was ask for an opportunity, Johnny, but you're gonna take it, huh? You gonna take it from me face to face or after jumping me from behind in the parking lot, "Johnny Takeover"? Reminder -- come any Takeover, esp. Phoenix, there is One And Only man who'll walk in then walk out North American champion, and you're looking at him.
PA: ♬ NO ONE WILL SURVIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE! ♬
Johnny & Ric: look confused
Mauro Ranallo: Have you guys seen my Sandra Bullock impersonation? All I need is a blindfold right now.
#14: Wins! Championships! That's what it's all about--
Johnny: Shut up. This is about me and him. Get out.
PA: plays Full Sail's signature POWER CHORD
#14: looks concerned
Aleister Black, via RegalTron: Ciampa. I hope you're more concerned with me than taking your little [almost scoffs] attack dog out for a walk. Unlike him, I pose a real threat to you. And when we meet in Phoenix, you will fade to Black.
Lights: do so themselves
Lights: come back on
Black: spins #14 around and makes him head of the These Hands 2020 exploratory committee (scuttlebutt is These Kicks is angling for the VP role)
Ciampa: eventually gets enough separation to flee
Black: chases after him
Johnny: superkicks Ricochet, chortles and leaves to dueling chants
Master Regal's Twitter Machine: sets up Raiders/Era at TO:PHX
NXT Universe: still about 60/40
Johnny: 2018 was a bit of a roller coaster for me, but the holidays gave me time to reflect & realize something: success here is measured by Ws & championships -- it doesn't matter how hard you try, or how hard you try to be a good person. Wins. Championships. That's it. So let me promise right now: I will be better, I will win, and in 2019 I will become a champion.
Full Sailors: surprisingly (?) big pop gives way to dueling Johnny Wrestling/Failure chants
Johnny: Now Tommasso Ciampa --
Full Sailors: booing, #DIY chants
Johnny: I heard what he said...don't confuse yourselves, that moment in the cage was a One Time Thing That Meant Nothing and will Never Happen Again -- he's still a piece of trash with a belt I won. But the moment he starts talking me v. Ricochet for the North American championship, Ricochet comes after me! "If Johnny wants the smoke, I'm right here." I don't want the smoke, but if I want that belt I'm gonna take it. He may fly around the ring like a superhero, but--
Like A Superhero: shows up, belt over his shoulder
Full Sailors: big pop, Rick O'Shea chants, followed by That's A Champion chants
Ricochet: Thanks, y'all. Good to be back. All you had to do was ask for an opportunity, Johnny, but you're gonna take it, huh? You gonna take it from me face to face or after jumping me from behind in the parking lot, "Johnny Takeover"? Reminder -- come any Takeover, esp. Phoenix, there is One And Only man who'll walk in then walk out North American champion, and you're looking at him.
PA: ♬ NO ONE WILL SURVIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE! ♬
Johnny & Ric: look confused
Mauro Ranallo: Have you guys seen my Sandra Bullock impersonation? All I need is a blindfold right now.
#14: Wins! Championships! That's what it's all about--
Johnny: Shut up. This is about me and him. Get out.
PA: plays Full Sail's signature POWER CHORD
#14: looks concerned
Aleister Black, via RegalTron: Ciampa. I hope you're more concerned with me than taking your little [almost scoffs] attack dog out for a walk. Unlike him, I pose a real threat to you. And when we meet in Phoenix, you will fade to Black.
Lights: do so themselves
Lights: come back on
Black: spins #14 around and makes him head of the These Hands 2020 exploratory committee (scuttlebutt is These Kicks is angling for the VP role)
Ciampa: eventually gets enough separation to flee
Black: chases after him
Johnny: superkicks Ricochet, chortles and leaves to dueling chants
Master Regal's Twitter Machine: sets up Raiders/Era at TO:PHX
Bianca BelAir: shows up with a new Tron to a pop
Nikki Cross: comes out to a big pop as well
Bell: rings
Bianca: glares
Full Sailors: dueling chants
Bianca: piefaces her
Full Sailors: oooooh
Nikki: laughs
Bianca: does it again, eventually sends her to the floor
Nikki: trips her on the apron and Finlays her
Full Sailors: Nikki! Nikki! Nikki!
Bianca: cuts her off on the top rope into a military press slam with a standing moonsault chaser, and gets a modified pumphandle backbreaker
Nikki: Kickout! Avalanche! Bulldog! Christian DDT!
Bianca: Kickout! Speeeeeeaaarrr!
Nikki: Kickout!
Bianca: 747 off the ropes!
Nikki: knees up P U R G E
Bianca: rolls to the apron and to the floor to avoid the pin
Nikki: follows her out and puts on a sleeper
Bianca: falls back into the ramp to break it
Mauro: reminds home viewers this is how their first fight -- a double countout -- ended, however this time--
Both: beat the count at nine and change
Full Sailors: applaud
Nikki: looks fired up
Bianca: looks frustrated Spear in the corner!
Nikki: Ole!
Post: Clang!
Bianca: Ow!
Nikki: Rollup!
Bianca: Kickout! Corner spear! sets Nikki up on the top rope
Nikki: fights her off Flying Mebody!
Bianca: Ole!
Nikki: [SPLUT]
Bianca: KOD!
Referee: Winner!
Bianca: UN DE FEA TED
Angelo Dawkins: The Profits EVOLVED in 2018.
Montez Ford: ICWUDT
AD: No more locked doors. except the first two doors he tries to open, the third one works
Ford: Hey!
AD: 2019 we open up all the doors!
Ford: It's our year, straight up.
AD: We're coming for that gold.
[we'll see them in action next/this week]
Fabian Aichner & Marcel Barthel: bring their European Union team from WWEUK over and eat up some NPCs Powerbomb! Brainbuster! Alley oop bridging German!
Referee: Winners!
Angelo Dawkins: The Profits EVOLVED in 2018.
Montez Ford: ICWUDT
AD: No more locked doors. except the first two doors he tries to open, the third one works
Ford: Hey!
AD: 2019 we open up all the doors!
Ford: It's our year, straight up.
AD: We're coming for that gold.
[we'll see them in action next/this week]
Fabian Aichner & Marcel Barthel: bring their European Union team from WWEUK over and eat up some NPCs Powerbomb! Brainbuster! Alley oop bridging German!
Referee: Winners!
Queen Cathy: chases down the important stories, and looks good doing it -- sees something, no, someone
Ricochet: [clearly pissed] All he had to do was ask! One way or another he's getting smoked now. He wants to superkick away all the respect I had for him? He thinks he's going to take my championship? I'm going to take him out!
Candice LeRae: That's MY job! And only sometimes at that!
Keith Lee: I've been fortunate enough to call Matt Riddle a friend; we've traveled the world together. And Kassius' attack last week was...unsettling. So let me extend an invite for [this] week to Ohno, and I will teach him a lesson in respect, one that ensures that he has no choice but to bask in my glory.
EC3: comes out to a big pop and fires up the squad
Some Guy: shows up with his goon squad, they hit their gang sign at the ramp's apex, then group pose in the ring while
Him, Full Sailors, Probably You, Nearly Everybody: ADAM COLE, BAY BAY!
Both: taunt the other with their own name after basic manuevers
EC3: sends Cole into the barrier, stares down his cohorts and rolls him in
Cole: keeps rolling to the other side, then hits the floor Leaping Owenzuigiri! Into the steps with you! gets back in the ring and bows, then goes after the arm/elbow he injured by throwing him into the steps
EC3: gets out from under Rich People's Elbow! Name Drop!
Cole: Kickout! hangmans the bad arm over the top rope Bike kick! Backstabber!
EC3: Kickout! German suplex! Lariatooooooo!
Cole: Kickout! Indie Last Shot!
EC3: Kickout!
Cole: Cross armbreaker!
EC3, eventually: Powerbomb!
the Era: try interfering
EC: drops 3 of them
Cole: Superkick! Full Sail Last Shot!
Referee: Winner!
Some Guy: shows up with his goon squad, they hit their gang sign at the ramp's apex, then group pose in the ring while
Him, Full Sailors, Probably You, Nearly Everybody: ADAM COLE, BAY BAY!
Both: taunt the other with their own name after basic manuevers
EC3: sends Cole into the barrier, stares down his cohorts and rolls him in
Cole: keeps rolling to the other side, then hits the floor Leaping Owenzuigiri! Into the steps with you! gets back in the ring and bows, then goes after the arm/elbow he injured by throwing him into the steps
EC3: gets out from under Rich People's Elbow! Name Drop!
Cole: Kickout! hangmans the bad arm over the top rope Bike kick! Backstabber!
EC3: Kickout! German suplex! Lariatooooooo!
Cole: Kickout! Indie Last Shot!
EC3: Kickout!
Cole: Cross armbreaker!
EC3, eventually: Powerbomb!
the Era: try interfering
EC: drops 3 of them
Cole: Superkick! Full Sail Last Shot!
Referee: Winner!
the Era: swarm Not Ethan
War Raiders: show up and start putting those meesters on their keesters, hit Kyle O with Fallout
Full Sailors: War! War! War!
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