Cutler James Says DarkState Takes Turns On Opponents’ Asses Until They Finish On Top
Perhaps there’s no lesson plan in phrasing during promo class at the WWE Performance Center.
Cutler James is a member of DarkState alongside Osiris Griffin, Dion Lennox, and Saquon Shugars. Ahead of their match on the August 12th episode of WWE NXT, the members of the group cut a promo on Moose, Oba Femi, Je’Von Evans, and Trick Williams.
When it came time for Cutler to speak, he said,” We’re going to smash their teeth in! Then, we’re going to start taking turns on their ass! Then we’re going to beat them down again and again until we finish on top.”
Cutler James gave us another quote this week.“We’re gonna smash their teeth in! Then we’re gonna start taking turns on their ass! And then we’re gonna beat them down again and again until we finish on top!”#WWENXT
— Fightful Wrestling (@fightful.com) 2025-08-13T00:33:08.662Z
Saquon Shugars immediately stepped in to cut his partner off, and Dion Lennox was covering his face.
This comes a week after Cutler James sent a message to Hank Walker and Tank Ledger that, “We’ve been on your ass for a while, right up your butt. I promise you we’re going to stay right there until you just can’t handle us.”
"We've been on your ass for a while now, right up your butt! And I promise you we're going to stay right there until you just can't handle it!"
– Cutler James
Uhhhhhhh 💀#WWENXT
— WrestlePurists (@WrestlePurists) August 6, 2025
Cutler James is either a master of phrasing or this is a head game to confuse the WWE universe and bait his opponents into a state of confusion. If that is the case, he may very well be a master baiter.
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