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YEE HAW Sami Zayn made 3 title defenses as United States Champion
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Williams
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Evans looking for his first title here
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in WWE. Saw him one time on Smackdown
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this past spring, but that was in tag
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team action. Much different story
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tonight.
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Wow. Big moments already. And
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oh, nice spark drag by Sammy. And
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another one to Evans.
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Oh, can't test it. getting tested here
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tonight, man. He's in there with a true
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true professional in this man Sami Zayn.
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Trust me on that.
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Yeah, Sami Zayn, who of course mentioned
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before took the championship from solo
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Sakoa. He's had these opening open
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challenges in recent weeks. Remember
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John Cena, Ray Phoenix, of course,
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Carmelo Hayes last week and now tonight,
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Jamon Evans.
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What does Evans have to do to shock the
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world tonight? I'm just going to have to
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pull off a herculean effort, man, is
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what it's going to take because Sam's a
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guy that's been, you know, downloading
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about 10 years of information. I'm
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talking about his playbook is fast. He's
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seen just about everything. This kid's
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going to have to come up with something
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new tonight.
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Oh, yes.
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Putting Sammy on notice. A little green
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on that jump right there, baby.
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6 foot tall, 190 pounds from Greensboro,
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North Carolina. debuted as a 13-year-old
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and he has just grown leaps and bounds
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in the past couple of years and NXT
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always seems to make stick NXT title
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picture doesn't he like I say he's come
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so close he's had so many big moments
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and the thing is you got to you got to
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know how to lose in order to know how to
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win
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underneath the bottom rope Evans showing
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off his uber athleticism here big right
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hand to Zayn
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and Evans now spring ball off the Oh
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wow. With the greatest of ease right
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there.
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And a cover and a kick out by the
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champion. And Sami Zayn.
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Sure he knew what to expect here
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tonight. And again using the top rope to
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his advantage off the run. Cover now.
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Kick out by Zayn at two.
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I don't know if seen that one right
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there. Kid just drop one on him.
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Drop kick to the face and Evans has got
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Sami Zayn on the ropes.
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And Sami Zayn though took advantage of
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an overexuberant
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[Applause]
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Evans Zayn defending the United States
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title.
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Again, the veteran instincts of Sami
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Zayn taking over there. Evans was on a
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roll.
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Sami Zayn, like I say, he's a he's a
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professional. He's going to let this
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game make mistakes. He's
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Sami Zayn defending the United States
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title and another open challenge against
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NXT's Javon Evans who had a good flurry
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in the early going. But the veteran Zayn
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Booker has slowed things down and taken
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advantage.
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I mean, Sami Zayn is he's not going to
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he's not going to look overlook this kid
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or anything. He's not going to take this
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kid lightly or anything like that. Sammy
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knows how good this kid really is.
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Oh, Sammy sent out to the the floor. And
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now Evans with an opportunity.
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Kids going to fly. Kids going to fly.
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One thing about this kid, don't mind
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caution to the win.
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And now an opportunity for Evans to pull
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off a major upset here tonight. Battling
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for the United States Championship.
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Uhoh. San Jose though looks to turn it
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around.
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Oh, Sam looking for the blue thunder
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bomb.
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I'm going tell you, it would be a major
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upset if this win tonight. Here we go.
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Here we go. Final Sammy kicks out.
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Have to keep landing big shots like that
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on Sammy if you want to get a win here.
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Watch this book. Oh yeah, that's one big
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shot right there. Look at the fight on
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that with the greatest of ease. This
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young man can do it all, dog.
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Check that out right there. That's the
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one right there. I thought he separated
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the senses right there from Sami Zayn,
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but Sammy still in it.
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Well, he may well have separated
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Booker's words. The senses of of Sami
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Zayn.
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You like that?
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I do. And now Sammy with Evans up on the
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second rope.
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Sammy with a big chop
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dropping Evans to the mat.
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Nothing fancy, nothing pretty about it,
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but effective. Here we go.
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Sammy now up the top rope looking to
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balance himself here.
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The United States Champion high above
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the ring. Javon Evans though up top.
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Look at this book.
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Oh my god.
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Oh my god. That could be it.
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down. Here we got
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a Frankensteiner like
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Jon Evans. That close
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to winning the United States title.
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Look at the balance of the kid right
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here. Oh, look at the technique. This
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kid right here has a hell of a future in
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front of Javon Evans.
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Evans almost pulling off the upset of
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the year for the United States
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Championship on the line. Jam-packed
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crowd in Orlando
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behind Javon Evans.
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Evans now. Sammy caught it though. Made
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a mistake. It's Sammy with the exploder.
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Z got him in position. Let this kid off
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the hook. Oh, Sammy Z looking for the
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hol
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top.
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Look at now for the double tornado
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splash and Sami Zade rolled out of the
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way.
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Give it to the kid. He went for the K
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but missed it. Here we go.
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Oh, Sam looking for Alble.
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Evans now realizes the champs in deep
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trouble here. Top row.
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Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Wait a
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minute.
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Who got beat? Who got beat? Damn the
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gas. Look at the light. Look at the
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block. Got all of it, man.
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The cutter
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almost the United States Championship
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home.
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Tell you something. Kick out right there
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for 17. He was out.
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What an atmosphere here tonight. And now
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Evans once again has the champ in
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trouble. What's he going to pull out of
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his bag of tricks here?
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Stay on the gas, son. Stay on the gas.
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And how wise himself off the top rope as
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he saw Sammy coming.
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Seems to be one step ahead of Sami Zayn
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right now.
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Top rope roll through now. Zade
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Huva kick
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kick.
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Blue
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blue thug the bomb.
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Enough.
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[Applause]
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