NXT
Date:
July 17, 2013
Location:
Full Sail University, Winter Park, Florida
Commentators:
William Regal, Tony Dawson
Reviewed by Tommy Hall
This
should be a big week for NXT as we have the tag title match with
Graves/Neville challenging the Wyatt Family along with Ric Flair's
daughter's in ring debut. We'll also be getting ready for Emma vs.
Paige next week which should be a good match. NXT has been on a roll
as of late and hopefully things keep up tonight. Let's get to it.
Welcome
Home.
Leo
Kruger vs. Sami Zayn vs. Antonio Cesaro
The
winner gets a title shot against Bo Dallas at some point in the
future. Cesaro has the We The People flag. Zayn and Cesaro are
ready to go at it before the bell as Kruger watches from the corner.
Sami fires off forearms to both of them but gets caught in the corner
by Cesaro's knees. Kruger suplexes Zayn down as Cesaro takes a
breather. Antonio pulls Kruger to the floor and Zayn flip dives onto
both of them as we take a break.
Back
with the fans chanting Ole as Zayn fires off forearms to Antonio's
head. Sami tries a high cross but gets caught in a tilt-a-whirl
backbreaker. Kruger makes the save and the fans chant WE THE PEOPLE.
Leo loads up a capture suplex on Zayn but Cesaro German suplexes
Zayn at the same time, sending Sami flying across the ring. Cesaro
puts Sami in the standing chinlock but Kruger breaks up the
Neutralizer. Leo loads up a northern lights suplex on Zayn but Sami
blocks it into a DDT on Kruger and a Downward Spiral on Cesaro at the
same time.
All
three guys are down until Sami fires off right hands to both guys. A
rollup gets two on Kruger and a standing hurricanrana gets two on
Cesaro. The fans are losing their minds on these near falls. Kruger
is sent tot he floor so Cesaro can Neutralize Zayn, only to have Leo
throw Cesaro to the floor and steal the pin on Sami at 7:00 shown of
10:30.
Rating:
B. Give this five more minutes
and it's one of the better triple threats you'll ever seen. This was
almost nonstop action with the fans being WAY into the entire thing.
Zayn is something special and Cesaro has a reputation from his time
on the main roster, so Kruger winning was a surprise. Sami will have
his day eventually though.
Scott
Dawson vs. Bo Dallas
Non-title
here. LeFort says Dawson will have gold soon which makes me think
Garrett Dylan is gone from the team. Feeling out process to start
with Bo hitting some quick dropkicks. Dawson comes back with a
forearm to the face and a legdrop to take over. A quick chinlock
slows the match down even more as Regal talks about various old
school people Dawson reminds him of. Dallas comes back with a knee
lift followed by a bulldog and the belly to belly for the pin at
2:38.
Dallas
does his pose for the pyro but Kruger hits the ring to lay out the
champion. Dallas' character continues to be oddly booked as the fans
do not like him at all (they chant THANK YOU KRUGER after he lays
Dallas out) but he's treated like any regular good guy.
Here's
Ric Flair to introduce his daughter. The fans go insane for his
entrance which is always a good sight to see. Flair talks about all
the great times he's had in Orlando and puts over NXT as a great
place to learn the craft. He introduces his daughter Charlotte who
has a background in gymnastics and is very flexible. She's also very
muscular.
Bayley
vs. Charlotte
They
trade wristlocks to start with Charlotte getting a freaky looking
twisting rollup for two. It started like a regular rollup but she
spun around and wound up laying on Bayley's legs. Bayley comes back
with a backslide for two of her own and Flair takes his jacket off.
A snap suplex gets two on Charlotte but she flips over the corner ala
her dad, only to land on her feet on the apron. Back in and a front
flip into a facejam (think Cena's Throwback but much more elegant) is
good for the pin on Bayley at 2:47. Charlotte looked ok but very
green at times. The gymnastics stuff looked good though.
Sheamus
is in the back and has a match next week against an unknown opponent.
The Wyatt Family jumps him and says follow the buzzards. I could
get behind Sheamus vs. the Wyatts.
Tyler
Breeze (formerly Mike Dalton) is a model and debuting next week. We
will experience gorgeous.
The
Women's Title match is next week.
Tag
Titles: Wyatt Family vs. Corey Graves/Adrian Neville
After
some big match intros (last week all three Wyatts were announced at
501lbs combined. Here Rowan and Harper combine to be 581) we start
with Harper vs. Graves. Graves wisely speeds things up to take
Harper to the floor with right hands. Neville comes in and is
grabbed by the face with Harper pulling him into the corner. Off to
Rowan who catches Adrian in a cross body but Graves dropkicks his
partner in the back to take Rowan down. Graves comes in and avoids a
charge to send Rowan into the corner.
Off
to Harper who is taken down by a dragon screw leg whip followed by a
springboard missile dropkick to Rowan. Everything breaks down and
Harper kicks Graves' head off for two. We take a break and come back
with Rowan cranking on Corey's neck. Back to Luke for some chops
that make me cringe. Harper and Graves slug it out with Harper
getting the better of it. Rowan gets the tag and puts Graves in a
quickly broken bearhug. Regal threatens to punch Dawson in the jaw
if he keeps interrupting him.
Harper
comes back in for some elbow drops and a crossface chickenwing.
Graves fights out and tries a sunset flip but Luke busts out a
dropkick (good one too) to put him back down. Rowan puts on an
abdominal stretch with a stomach claw to make this really old school.
Graves fights out but walks into a side slam for two from Harper.
Bray
is getting nervous that his boys can't put the challengers away.
Graves ducks a charging Harper and FINALLY makes the hot tag to
Neville. He sends both Wyatts to the floor and hits a HUGE top rope
Asai Moonsault to take both guys down. Back in and a middle rope
Phoenix Splash (moonsault into a 450) gets two on Rowan but Bray
makes the save. Cue Sheamus to take out Wyatt as Graves takes out
Rowan's leg. Neville hits the Red Arrow for the pin and the titles
at 10:45 shown of 14:15.
Rating:
B. Really solid tag team
formula stuff here with Sheamus evening the odds so the challengers
could pull off the upset. The Wyatts had to lose eventually and this
was as good of an option as there is at the moment. The crowd
totally bought into the hot tag at the end, showing yet again that
the old ideas still work like a charm when done right.
Sheamus
celebrates with the new champions for a bit before leaving them alone
to end the show.
Overall
Rating: A. My goodness this
show keeps getting better and better. We had two very good matches
tonight plus a Flair appearance and storyline development. What more
could you possibly ask for from a 45 minute show? I don't have
anything else to say about this other than start watching NXT
regularly if you don't already. It's so far and away better than any
main wrestling show right now that it's unreal.
Results
Leo
Kruger b. Sami Zayn and Antonio Cesaro – Kruger pinned Zayn after a
Neutralizer from Cesaro
Bo
Dallas b. Scott Dawson – Belly to Belly suplex
Charlotte
b. Bayley – Front flip facejam
Adrian
Neville/Corey Graves b. Wyatt Family – Red Arrow to Rowan
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Is "Charlotte" Ashley Flair? Why can't they just call her that?
ReplyDeleteBecause they want to own everyone's name.
ReplyDeleteNXT is a real treat, I feel so lucky to live in the same city it's taped in, $10 to see 4 episodes filmed once a month is the biggest bargain in entertainment today.
ReplyDeleteThe "belly to belly suplex" Bo Dallas used in this match was awful.
ReplyDeleteCharlotte wasn't too bad, just needs to gain a bit of experience. I wouldn't call her attractive though. Those people who think Brooke Hogan is unattractive should take a look at Charlotte.