For the first time in his career, The Deadman appeared on WWE NXT. Instead of his most notable entrance, Taker came out to his American Badass theme song complete with his bike.
Taker came out after the main event between Carmelo Hayes (with John Cena) and Bron Breakker (with Paul Heyman), which saw Hayes defeat his longtime rival once again. After Breakker proclaimed himself the only badass in WWE, Taker came out and had a standoff in the ring with Breakker, telling him he’s been watching him for a long time, that someday he will be a special talent but today is not the day. Taker then punches Breakker in the face and when he gets back up on shaky legs he choke slams him to the mat.
