NXT
Date: March 13, 2014
Location: Full Sail
University, Winter Park, Florida
University, Winter Park, Florida
Commentators: Tom
Phillips, Jason Albert, Alex Riley
Phillips, Jason Albert, Alex Riley
Reviewed by Tommy Hall
We’re coming off a good
episode last week with the debut of Adam Rose and the first
appearance of Adrian Neville as the NXT Champion. He and Bo Dallas
aren’t done yet though as Dallas has promised to cash in his rematch
clause in the near future. The only announced match for tonight is
Xavier Woods vs. Alexander Rusev. Let’s get to it.
episode last week with the debut of Adam Rose and the first
appearance of Adrian Neville as the NXT Champion. He and Bo Dallas
aren’t done yet though as Dallas has promised to cash in his rematch
clause in the near future. The only announced match for tonight is
Xavier Woods vs. Alexander Rusev. Let’s get to it.
The opening video sets
up Rusev vs. Woods and talks about Dallas vs. Neville II coming soon.
up Rusev vs. Woods and talks about Dallas vs. Neville II coming soon.
Theme song.
Jason Albert is Tensai
under a less bizarre name.
under a less bizarre name.
Paige
vs. Sasha Banks
vs. Sasha Banks
Non-title. Sasha
steals Paige’s t-shirt and yells a lot before a brawl breaks out.
Paige throws her down by the hair before beating Sasha with the
shirt. She gets to throw it out to the crowd and sends Sasha into
the corner. Sasha comes back with a hard whip of her own and chokes
away at the champ. We hit a chinlock from Sasha followed by a
snapmare into another chinlock with a knee in the back. Paige fights
up and takes Sasha into a corner for some elbows. Sasha is sent to
the mat and that scorpion cross lock gets the submission at 5:05.
steals Paige’s t-shirt and yells a lot before a brawl breaks out.
Paige throws her down by the hair before beating Sasha with the
shirt. She gets to throw it out to the crowd and sends Sasha into
the corner. Sasha comes back with a hard whip of her own and chokes
away at the champ. We hit a chinlock from Sasha followed by a
snapmare into another chinlock with a knee in the back. Paige fights
up and takes Sasha into a corner for some elbows. Sasha is sent to
the mat and that scorpion cross lock gets the submission at 5:05.
Rating:
C. The match wasn’t bad but the
majority of the match was spent in that chinlock. That cross lock is
just ridiculous looking (in a good way) and it’s a step above the
Paige Turner. The problem at the moment though is Paige has cleaned
out the division and there’s nothing left for her to do at the
moment.
C. The match wasn’t bad but the
majority of the match was spent in that chinlock. That cross lock is
just ridiculous looking (in a good way) and it’s a step above the
Paige Turner. The problem at the moment though is Paige has cleaned
out the division and there’s nothing left for her to do at the
moment.
Post
match Charlotte goes after Paige but Natalya makes the save.
match Charlotte goes after Paige but Natalya makes the save.
We
look at Corey Graves vs. Sami Zayn from last week.
look at Corey Graves vs. Sami Zayn from last week.
Sami
says he silenced Corey last week and if Corey wants some more, he
isn’t hard to find.
says he silenced Corey last week and if Corey wants some more, he
isn’t hard to find.
Stills
of Mojo Rawley destroying CJ Parker at Arrival.
of Mojo Rawley destroying CJ Parker at Arrival.
Rawley
is of course hyped in the back and says Arrival was just the start.
is of course hyped in the back and says Arrival was just the start.
Ascension
vs. Travis Tyler/Cal Bishop
vs. Travis Tyler/Cal Bishop
Non-title
again. Konor runs over both guys to start and hits a pair of HARD
shoulders to crush Tyler. Viktor comes in and fires off hard chops
in the corner followed by a backdrop for no cover. Viktor is sent to
the apron and it’s off to Bishop who works on the arm in the corner
but gets his head taken off by a hard uppercut. Back to Konor who
brings Tyler in for fun. The dominance continues and a running
splash nearly ends Tyler. Viktor comes back in and the champions
start making fast tags. A top rope knee from Viktor (the Guillotine)
sets up the Fall of Man for the pin on Tyler at 3:23.
again. Konor runs over both guys to start and hits a pair of HARD
shoulders to crush Tyler. Viktor comes in and fires off hard chops
in the corner followed by a backdrop for no cover. Viktor is sent to
the apron and it’s off to Bishop who works on the arm in the corner
but gets his head taken off by a hard uppercut. Back to Konor who
brings Tyler in for fun. The dominance continues and a running
splash nearly ends Tyler. Viktor comes back in and the champions
start making fast tags. A top rope knee from Viktor (the Guillotine)
sets up the Fall of Man for the pin on Tyler at 3:23.
Rating:
D+. Total and complete
dominance here as you would expect. Much like Paige, Ascension has
cleaned out the division and they need someone else to fight. Either
that or send some WWE guys down there to give them some important
wins. Ascension continues to look awesome but they need something
new to do.
D+. Total and complete
dominance here as you would expect. Much like Paige, Ascension has
cleaned out the division and they need someone else to fight. Either
that or send some WWE guys down there to give them some important
wins. Ascension continues to look awesome but they need something
new to do.
Mason
Ryan vs. Wesley Blake
Ryan vs. Wesley Blake
The
BETTER THAN BATISTA chants begin already. Ryan counters a quick
sleeper attempt and drives a hard knee into Blake’s ribs. Ryan
cranks on the arm but gets caught by a forearm and some right hands
in the corner. Blake isn’t looking bad but Ryan takes over with
kicks to the ribs. Ryan misses a charge into the post and Blake
works on the arm for a few moments, only to run into a spinebuster
for the pin at 5:12.
BETTER THAN BATISTA chants begin already. Ryan counters a quick
sleeper attempt and drives a hard knee into Blake’s ribs. Ryan
cranks on the arm but gets caught by a forearm and some right hands
in the corner. Blake isn’t looking bad but Ryan takes over with
kicks to the ribs. Ryan misses a charge into the post and Blake
works on the arm for a few moments, only to run into a spinebuster
for the pin at 5:12.
Rating:
D+. This was just a squash for
the most part but at least the ending looked good. Mason Ryan has
been around forever but he just isn’t getting any better. I can’t
imagine them putting him in the Shield as was the rumor a few months
back, but stranger things have happened in WWE.
D+. This was just a squash for
the most part but at least the ending looked good. Mason Ryan has
been around forever but he just isn’t getting any better. I can’t
imagine them putting him in the Shield as was the rumor a few months
back, but stranger things have happened in WWE.
Bayley
is very excited to be on the WWE Network. She got to meet Bret Hart
recently but the BFFs come in to make fun of her. Bayley steals the
head on a stick and imitates both of them, saying that Sasha smells
like cheese. Violence is implied but Natalya comes in. The BFFs say
Natayla hasn’t been champion in forever and is only known for drunk
dialing her boss on a reality show. Natalya talks about her uncle
beating Charlotte’s dad for the title and Flair leaving the company
as a result (it was more like two and a half months later but that’s
WWE history for you). The BFFs leave.
is very excited to be on the WWE Network. She got to meet Bret Hart
recently but the BFFs come in to make fun of her. Bayley steals the
head on a stick and imitates both of them, saying that Sasha smells
like cheese. Violence is implied but Natalya comes in. The BFFs say
Natayla hasn’t been champion in forever and is only known for drunk
dialing her boss on a reality show. Natalya talks about her uncle
beating Charlotte’s dad for the title and Flair leaving the company
as a result (it was more like two and a half months later but that’s
WWE history for you). The BFFs leave.
Alexander
Rusev vs. Xavier Woods
Rusev vs. Xavier Woods
Tyler
Breeze comes out before Rusev and asks if he can have the chance to
get revenge tonight. Lane comes out to do Rusev’s entrance and freak
Rusev and Woods out. Breeze lays out Woods from behind and Rusev
stalks to the ring. Woods says we can go and the bell rings,
allowing Rusev to pick him apart with ease. The beating is nice and
slow until Woods gets in a few kicks to the legs. He gets caught in
a backdrop though and a spinebuster sets up the Accolade for the
submission at 2:30.
Breeze comes out before Rusev and asks if he can have the chance to
get revenge tonight. Lane comes out to do Rusev’s entrance and freak
Rusev and Woods out. Breeze lays out Woods from behind and Rusev
stalks to the ring. Woods says we can go and the bell rings,
allowing Rusev to pick him apart with ease. The beating is nice and
slow until Woods gets in a few kicks to the legs. He gets caught in
a backdrop though and a spinebuster sets up the Accolade for the
submission at 2:30.
Sheamus
will be here next week.
will be here next week.
Adrian
Neville is about to talk about his rematch with Bo Dallas in two
weeks when Bo comes in and says the nightmare ends two weeks. The
Bo-Lievers have been the wind bo-neath his wings through this trying
time. The fans are sick of Adrian and his flips and big ears.
Adrian slaps him and they breathe heavily for a bit.
Neville is about to talk about his rematch with Bo Dallas in two
weeks when Bo comes in and says the nightmare ends two weeks. The
Bo-Lievers have been the wind bo-neath his wings through this trying
time. The fans are sick of Adrian and his flips and big ears.
Adrian slaps him and they breathe heavily for a bit.
Colin
Cassady vs. Bo Dallas
Cassady vs. Bo Dallas
Colin
shoves him down to start but Bo grabs a headlock to take over.
Cassady easily shoves him away and dares him to try again. Bo
charges into a slam and Cass drops some elbows, sending Bo running to
the floor. Back in and Dallas tries another headlock, this time
using a pull of the hair. A hard shoulder block sends Bo back
outside and we take a break. Back
with Bo in trouble but snapping Cass’ throat across the top rope to
take over. He hammers away on Colin’s back and throws on a cravate
to slow things down.
shoves him down to start but Bo grabs a headlock to take over.
Cassady easily shoves him away and dares him to try again. Bo
charges into a slam and Cass drops some elbows, sending Bo running to
the floor. Back in and Dallas tries another headlock, this time
using a pull of the hair. A hard shoulder block sends Bo back
outside and we take a break. Back
with Bo in trouble but snapping Cass’ throat across the top rope to
take over. He hammers away on Colin’s back and throws on a cravate
to slow things down.
Colin
fights up and buries some right hands in Dallas’ ribs to take get a
breather. Bo drops him right back down with a running clothesline
for two before hammering away. The
fans chant Bo-Ring and Dallas has the biggest grin on his face. A
running elbow to the head gets two and Dallas is getting frustrated.
Bo misses a charge into the corner and Colin hammers away before
doing the SAWFT Forearm. A BIG boot to the head gets two and Dallas
is knocked silly. Bo gets in a quick shot to the throat though and
an inverted DDT
is enough for the pin at 12:25.
fights up and buries some right hands in Dallas’ ribs to take get a
breather. Bo drops him right back down with a running clothesline
for two before hammering away. The
fans chant Bo-Ring and Dallas has the biggest grin on his face. A
running elbow to the head gets two and Dallas is getting frustrated.
Bo misses a charge into the corner and Colin hammers away before
doing the SAWFT Forearm. A BIG boot to the head gets two and Dallas
is knocked silly. Bo gets in a quick shot to the throat though and
an inverted DDT
is enough for the pin at 12:25.
Rating:
C+. Nice match here as Colin is
getting better and better in the ring every week. He still needs
Enzo out there to really make things work though. Dallas
had some intensity out there that he’s been lacking in the last few
months so maybe losing the title is a good thing for him. I don’t
see this gimmick lasting long for him though.
C+. Nice match here as Colin is
getting better and better in the ring every week. He still needs
Enzo out there to really make things work though. Dallas
had some intensity out there that he’s been lacking in the last few
months so maybe losing the title is a good thing for him. I don’t
see this gimmick lasting long for him though.
Overall
Rating: B-. Not quite as good
as last week but it was still the normal NXT before the WWE
interfered so my hope is getting stronger every week. The matches
were all good and the stories are still basic but solid. Throw in
some over the top characters next week and it’s the perfect balance.
Rating: B-. Not quite as good
as last week but it was still the normal NXT before the WWE
interfered so my hope is getting stronger every week. The matches
were all good and the stories are still basic but solid. Throw in
some over the top characters next week and it’s the perfect balance.
Results
Paige b. Sasha Banks –
Scorpion cross lock
Scorpion cross lock
Ascension b. Travis
Tyler/Cal Bishop – Fall of Man to Tyler
Tyler/Cal Bishop – Fall of Man to Tyler
Mason Ryan b. Wesley
Blake – Spinebuster
Blake – Spinebuster
Alexander Rusev b.
Xavier Woods – Accolade
Xavier Woods – Accolade
Bo Dallas b. Colin
Cassady – Inverted DDT
Cassady – Inverted DDT
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