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Over the past few months, three of NXT's toughest Superstars have been waging a war against each other. Pete Dunne, Killian Dain, and Damian Priest tore each other apart week in and week out, leading to a triple threat at TakeOver: WarGames. Dunne won the encounter, earning a title shot in the process.
Still, things were not over between Priest and Dain. Tonight, the two monsters tried to prove which was the more destructive powerhouse in NXT.
Damian Priest vs Killian Dain
Killian Dain took over early, connecting with the Divide almost instantly. He continued to target Priest's damaged ribs with elbow strikes and a bear hug. Two brutal dropkicks to the ribs sent Priest crashing to the floor outside.
Dain followed up, catching Priest with the Barn River Boot and sending him into the barricade. Back inside, the Beast of Belfast continued to tear into the Archer of Infamy's ribs. A lifting gutbuster and Dain's patented running senton cracked Priest's ribs further.
Priest was sent outside again with a running dropkick. Dain continued the punishment through the commercial break. However, Priest was able to get some breathing room when he fought out of the corner with a boot. A lifting flatliner planted Dain, finally giving Priest some real offense.
Dain was met by a leaping back elbow and a kicking combination finished off by an axe bomber. A second leaping back elbow in the corner set up for a suplex. Priest's ribs seemed to injured for it, but the third attempt saw him succeed, bringing Dain across the ring. Dain rolled out to avoid a dive, but was met by a tope con hilo. Back inside, Priest spiked him with South of Heaven.
Dain avoided the Reckoning and dropped Priest with a Jackknife style powerbomb. Following up with an elbow drop to the ribs, Dain earned a two-count. Priest countered the Ulster Plantation and connected with the cyclone kick. He couldn't get Dain up for a powerbomb, allowing the Hound of Ulster to drop him to the mat for a Vader Bomb.
Priest set his knees up, blocking and finally hitting the Reckoning.
Results: Damian Priest defeated Killian Dain via pinfall.
Even with battered ribs, Priest was able to overcome Dain in an incredible hoss fight. Heading into 2020, could the Archer of Infamy be next in line for a title shot?
