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NXT Tournament for a Spot in the 2013 Royal Rumble Match: photos
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The crowd gathered at the Royal Rumble Fan Fest got a special look at eight WWE NXT competitors, who were battling for a spot in the 2013 Royal Rumble Match.
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Highflier Adrian Neville gets ready for his first round contest.6 B; y; @0 J$ I, L2 e2 V
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; e- b9 Y# [) c5 s( ^His opponent is the unpredictable Corey Graves.
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3 e+ [( q) |! B/ U y# ^Graves tried to keep Neville on the ground in the early goings of the contest.
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9 q( S) X7 @* N5 |/ |% c/ R, xNeville showed the WWE Universe why they call him "The Man That Gravity Forgot."6 J: r) ?$ n- w7 \; R5 F/ r' Y! w& R
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The British grappler advanced to the semifinals.
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Xavier Woods locks up with Leo Kruger.6 X% J/ o7 ? ]: @5 W' \ z
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Kruger gets the victory and advances.- ~% h5 K5 P# @3 F7 Z6 K$ ]
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Bo Dallas can add one to the win column, as he moves on.2 p8 l3 k: B& n
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It's standing room only as the Fan Fest faithful pack in to watch NXT's top stars compete for a chance to enter the 2013 Royal Rumble Match!
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Kruger applies the pressure.
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: _1 M% P% N1 M; NBo Dallas scores another victory to advance.
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3 x) a9 n! N% k/ e" z3 K) A5 e8 GIt all comes down to this: Bo Dallas squares off against the intimidating Leo Kruger. The winner goes on to the 2013 Royal Rumble Match!
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In the end, Bo Dallas triumphs, and is headed to the Royal Rumble Match!
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+ D: U* R) x* K+ p* J3 i“I’m always the underdog,” Dallas told WWE.com. "I never let that get me down. I take the punches, but if there’s one thing I believe, it’s ‘always get up.’ And that’s how I live life.” |
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