James Ellsworth is ready for his title match against Styles.
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Could Ellsworth become the next WWE Champion?
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Not so fast.
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Styles unleashes on his opponent.
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Styles defeats Ellsworth in near record time.
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The Phenomenal One isn’t done, manhandling Ellsworth after the match.
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“I am so sorry you guys had to witness that,” Styles says. “No I’m not! That’s been building up for six weeks and it was a long time coming.”
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Styles says he’s ready to move onto more important things in 2017.
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Dolph Ziggler disagrees and reminds Styles that he’s next in line for the WWE Title.
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Styles says it’ll be a “cake walk” against Ziggler and he’ll only need one try.
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Ziggler promises it won’t be so easy.
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Meanwhile, Ellsworth, who is now 3-1 against Styles, is stretchered out of ringside.
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Baron Corbin arrives.
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“It should be me versus AJ Styles for the WWE Championship, not you. How many chances are they going to give you, little man?” The Lone Wolf says to Ziggler.
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Ziggler says he earned his No. 1 contender's spot against Styles.
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“Next week when you face AJ for the title, you will lose. Because that’s what you do. Dolph, you don’t steal the show, you steal opportunities and you waste them!” Corbin says.
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Corbin hits Ziggler with the End of Days, making a clear statement to The Showoff.