NXT
Date: April 17, 2014
Location: Full Sail
University, Winter Park, Florida
Commentators: Renee
Young, William Regal, Byron Saxton, Tom
Phillips
Reviewed by Tommy Hall
The main story at the
moment is Brodus Clay wanting a piece of the NXT Title and going
after Adrian Neville to get there. Other than that we're looking
forward to seeing Sami Zayn get his hands on Corey Graves after
Graves injured him a few weeks back. The Divas division is also
getting more and more awesome so let's get to it.
Colin
Cassady vs. Aiden English
English kicks him in
the ribs to start as Regal is already sucking up to Aiden. Big Cass
hammers away as we hear about Aiden declaring himself an upper
echelon talent in NXT. The SAWFT Boot to the face gets two but Aiden
just hammers him down to take over again. A hard elbow to the head
keeps Cass in trouble as Regal talks about how to throw the hardest
punches. The Director's Cut is countered but Cass' spinning Rock
Bottom is countered into a rollup with a handful of trunks for the
pin at 4:10.
Rating:
D+.
English winning is always a good thing as he's ready to move up the
ladder in NXT. I'm not saying he's ready for the main roster but
English would be a great opponent for Neville once he's done with
Brodus. The singing gimmick is just about perfect though and that's
the important part.
Tyler
Breeze has Devin read his names off a phone. He has nothing to say
and just wanted her to read so he could make a gorgeous cameo.
Awesome indeed.
We look at Paige
winning the Divas Title on Raw.
Paige, holding both
belts, doesn't buy the other Divas' congratulations on Raw. She's
also ready for the BFFs here in NXT. Paige has studied every Diva on
both rosters and will never get comfortable. This is the most she's
ever talked and it wasn't half bad.
Camacho
vs. Oliver Grey
This is Grey's return
match after being gone forever with a knee injury. The fans chant
KING HAKU at Camacho (Haku's son) in a cool moment. A dropkick and
wristlock give Oliver early control but Camacho runs him over with a
hard elbow. Some forearms to the back set up a Samoan drop for the
pin on Grey at 2:00. This was just a squash, but to be fair did
anyone care that Grey was back anyway?
Bo Dallas says his fans
are law abiding citizens so they didn't do anything illegal last
week. However the Bo Dallas Hotline is running wild so he knows the
Bo Lievers will never stop Bo Lieving in him to get the NXT Title
back.
Ascension
vs. Wesley Blake/Cal Bishop
Blake tries some shots
to the ribs but Konnor just ENDS him with a clothesline. A
shoulder does the same and it's off to Viktor for some HARD chops on
the floor. Back in and Konnor stomps away in the corner before the
Fall of Man ends Blake at 2:19. Can we please move them to WWE,
because they're basically Paige with slightly worse legs.
Charlotte
talks over Sasha in the back and takes over the BFFs.
CJ
Parker vs. Great Khali
Before the match,
Parker says he can't sleep at night because he's wondering what this
planet would be like without the NXT Universe. There would be no
litter in his street or animals in his zoos. Parker wants to know
how people can boo a man that wants to change the world for the
better but Khali's music cuts him off. They trade chops to start and
I believe you can guess who wins.
We get the loud chops
in the corner and a clothesline puts Parker on the floor. Back in
and Parker gets in a shot to the knee to take over, drawing what
might be the greatest chant in history. Parker: “I JUST WANT TO
CHANGE THE WORLD!” Fans: “GLOBAL WARMING! GLOBAL WARMING!”
Khali fights back and the Plunge is good for the pin at 2:33. The
fans' hatred of Parker is glorious.
Emma might have a
partner to face the BFFs next week.
Sami Zayn insists that
he's fine and says he'll be taking care of Graves soon.
Jason
Jordan/Tye Dillinger vs. Baron Corbin/Sawyer Fulton
Jordan and Dillinger
get an entrance and have similar trunks. I'll take it over the
random pairings we usually get around here. The good guys use some
decent double teaming on Corbin for two before it's Dillinger with
some hard chops in the corner. Corbin comes back with a hard
clothesline of his own before it's off to Fulton for some elbow drops
for two. A suplex gets the same but Corbin goes to the middle rope,
only to save himself from diving into Tye's boot. Baron misses an
elbow drop though and it's hot tag to Jordan. House is cleaned and
the MNM Snapshot is good for the pin on Baron at 4:27.
Rating:
C-.
Standard speed vs. power formula match here so it was really hard to
screw up. Jordan and Dillinger aren't anything special but they're
something new so points for trying at least. The Snapshot is a good
finisher to bring back as well and makes for a good double team move.
Nice little match here to debut the team.
Adrian
Neville vs. Brodus Clay
Non-title.
Adrian
goes right at him and fires off kicks to the legs. Renee: “I'd run
around him like Mario around Koopa!” A sleeper doesn't get Neville
anywhere and he dives into a release fisherman's suplex for two.
Brodus goes old school with a heart punch for two and we hit the
nerve hold.
We
also get the second and third versions of the hold before Neville
fights out of a powerbomb attempt. Some kicks to the head have no
effect on Brodus but an AJ Styles springboard forearm put him down.
Neville rolls through a 450 but Brodus runs him over with a headbutt.
They head outside where Clay misses a splash off the steps, allowing
Neville to get a quick countout win at 6:23.
Rating:
C-.
Not much to see here but the ending leaves the door open for future
matches. However, I'm not sure why we need a second match as the
first one would have been a good enough win for Neville. The match
not being for the title fits what Adrian said and we'll likely get an
attack from Clay to set up a rematch.
Overall
Rating: C+.
This show was moving out there and it worked far better than the
previous few episodes. A few things are set up for the next few
weeks and we had some decent matches to get there. I like the idea
of fast matches instead of long drawn out ones for a change as it's a
breath of fresh air. Nice show this week and again I have hopes for
NXT's future.
Results
Aiden English b. Colin
Cassady – Rollup
Camacho b. Oliver Grey
– Samoan drop
Ascension b. Wesley
Blake/Cal Bishop – Fall of Man to Blake
Great Khali b. CJ
Parker – Punjabi Plunge
Jason Jordan/Tye
Dillinger b. Baron Corbin/Sawyer Fulton
Adrian Neville b.
Brodus Clay via countout
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