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Chris Masters manages to overpower Ted DiBiase.
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He trades for Chris Masters' NXT Rookie, Byron Saxton.
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. g1 t# E4 z6 j" B# O8 tJacob Novak is furious after being traded for Byron Saxton.+ {6 Q7 K$ O) h8 A; A. _
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Brodus Clay uses the mic to verbally attack Johnny Curtis.
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+ F6 s0 o7 o, n0 ]: Z9 nJacob Novak believes he has the skills to win WWE NXT.
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" x4 V g3 t2 F; f# a) N. |2 v9 a0 VJohnny Curtis wisely goes after the larger Brodus Clay immediately.
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