NXT
Date:
September 4, 2013
Location:
Full Sail University, Winter Park, Florida
Commentators:
Tom Phillips, Alex Riley
Reviewed by Tommy Hall
Things
are getting interesting again in NXT as we started a series of new
stories last week. On top of the card we have Sami Zayn wanting the
NXT Title but having to deal with the other Real American, Jack
Swagger. Other than that we have Sylvester LeFort strengthening his
stable with the addition of Alexander Rusev. It should be a fun show
tonight so let's get to it.
Welcome
Home.
Bayley/Charlote
vs. Alicia Fox/Aksana
Bayley
starts with Aksana and the WWE chick wants a hug. The gullible
Bayley goes for it and earns the kick to her ribs. Aksana crawls
around on the mat before covering and drops an elbow for two. Off to
Fox for that gorgeous northern lights suplex for two before it's back
to Aksana for some stomping in the corner. The heels continue to tag
in and out quickly to work Bayley over until it's off to a chinlock
from Fox.
Aksana
comes back in for more choking but walks into a belly to belly
suplex, allowing for the double tag. Charlotte comes in with her
gymnastic flipping, including rolling out of a slam from the top in a
nice nod to her dad. Fox is put in a fireman's carry but Bayley tags
herself in, much to Charlotte's annoyance. Alicia accidentally kicks
Aksana to the floor, allowing Bayley to roll Fox up for the pin at
4:33.
Rating:
C. This wasn't too bad with
Charlotte starting to get her style down. Bayley's overzealous
character could work well as she could drive everyone crazy enough
that they'll want to fight her. The fans like Bayley though so it
might be a problem to make the other Divas not like her without
turning them all heel.
Charlotte
doesn't seem too mad at Bayley.
Scott
Dawson and Sylvester LeFort are in the back when Alexander Rusev's
snarling quiets them down. Tonight is about getting revenge on Mason
Ryan so Rusev breaks a board with Mason's name on it.
Rick
Victor vs. Corey Graves
Graves
has bad ribs due to the attack by Ascension last week. Victor has
stolen Graves' tag title belt so Graves has even more of a reason for
revenge. Corey takes him down to start and sends Victor into the
corner to pound away. A headbutt knocks Victor into the corner but
he kicks away from Lucky 13. Instead Corey puts on a front facelock
but gets rammed into the buckles, jarring those bad ribs.
Corey
comes right back with right hands and a snap suplex for two. A cross
body puts Rick down but it hurts the ribs again, giving Victor the
opening he needed. They slug it out and Graves scores with a mule
kick, only to be sent into the ropes hard enough to hurt the ribs
again. We take a break and come back with Victor pounding Corey down
in the corner. Every time I see Ascension pounding beating like that
it puts me in mind of Demolition which is never a bad comparison to
make.
A
backbreaker gets two on Graves and it's off to a knee in the back to
stretch the ribs even more. O'Brien taunts Graves with the title
belt but Victor stomps Corey in the ribs before he can start a
comeback. Back to the chinlock with the knee in the back but Corey
fights up and makes his comeback with as many right hands as he can
throw.
A
clothesline puts Victor down and Graves drops a fist to the back of
Rick's head. Conor O'Brien gets on the apron but Adrian Neville
dropkicks him down and dives on Conor before he can interfere.
Victor loads up Graves for a gutbuster but Graves rolls him into a
small package for the pin at 9:51 shown of 13:21.
Rating:
B-. The match was good but I'm
not liking the booking. The champions have now beaten both
challengers clean in back to back weeks, so why should I be
interested in seeing them in a tag match? Also it goes against the
dominance that Ascension has shown in their earlier matches, which
almost defeats their purpose as a team.
Sasha
Banks is doing her makeup when Summer Rae comes up to start trouble.
Summer talks about Sasha's match with Paige next week and suggests
Paige thinks she's too good to be a Diva like them. Summer says to
use the inner rage and Sasha seems intrigued.
Paige
doesn't care what Summer Rae is doing but knows that Sasha Banks is
good. She isn't here to be a covergirl but rather to cover girls in
the ring. Paige promises to give Sasha the fight of her life next
week. This wasn't a very good promo at all with Paige sounding
nervous and not being sure what to say next.
Alexander
Rusev vs. Mason Ryan
Alexander
breaks another Mason board before the match. They lock up a few
times to start with Ryan shoving him away both times, so Alexander
kicks him in the face. Ryan gets in some right hands, only to have
Alexander take him down with an impressive spinwheel kick. Some
falling headbutts have Ryan in trouble and more headbutts to the
chest get two for Rusev. Mason dodges a charge in the corner and
comes back with right hands and a big boot but he has to deal with
Scott Dawson and LeFort. The distraction allows Alexander to splash
him in the corner and a camel clutch makes Mason tap out at 4:00.
Rating:
D+. This was a squash for Rusev
and the fact that it's over Ryan makes it even better. Mason has
never shown any potential but has consistently been pushed as a
monster. Rusev actually looks good in the ring and would have been a
top heel in the mid 80s against Hogan. I like what I've seen from
him so far and I can dig the foreign monster heel idea.
Leo
Kruger laughs a lot and looks down at Xavier Woods who is holding his
neck.
Sami
Zayn vs. Jack Swagger
They
have a ton of time here assuming there's nothing left on the show.
Sami stomps him down into the corner but Jack scores with a
clothesline. Zayn will have none of this being on defense stuff
though and comes back with chops for two. A dropkick sends Swagger
to the floor but he moves before Sami can dive. That's fine with
Zayn who catches himself before the dive and flips back into the ring
to fire up the crowd even more.
Zeb
Colter grabs Sami's leg, finally allowing Jack to get in a hard
clothesline to take over. We take a break and come back with Sami
fighting out of a chinlock, only to walk into a belly to back suplex
for two. Another suplex puts Sami down before another clothesline
turns him inside out. Swagger puts on a double chicken wing for a
bit, only to have Sami fight up and send him to the floor for the big
flip dive.
Back
in and a high cross body gets two on Swagger, as does a sunset flip.
Swagger hits something like a running spinebuster to put Sami down
again but Zayn escapes an Oklahoma stampede and gets two more off a
blue thunder bomb. Jack goes for the ankle but has to settle for the
gutwrench powerbomb for two instead. Now the Patriot Lock goes on
for a good while but Sami makes it to the ropes for a YES chant.
Sami
fights up AGAIN and sends Swagger into the corner for a jogging big
boot. Zayn pounds him down before going up top where Swagger
crotches him down, only to be caught in a sunset bomb for a VERY
close two. The fans are losing their minds on these kickouts. This
draws out Bo Dallas, whose distraction allows Swagger to put on the
Patriot Lock for the submission at 13:14 shown of 15:44.
Rating:
B+. Sami has yet another great
match here by putting the fans on the edge of their seats for those
kickouts. Thankfully the loss wasn't clean as Zayn hasn't won
anything major since his debut if I remember correctly. Still
though, very entertaining match here and hopefully it sets up Zayn
vs. Dallas down the line.
Overall
Rating: B. Can we have a bad
episode of this so I don't have to say the same good things about it
every week? This was more good stuff from the Florida people as they
continue to roll along. The Sami vs. Swagger match was really
exciting stuff and they made sure to build more stories for later.
These guys know how to run a weekly wrestling show and it keeps me
wanting more.
Results
Bayley/Charlotte
b. Alicia Fox/Aksana – Rollup to Fox
Corey
Graves b. Rick Victor – Small Package
Alexander
Rusev b. Mason Ryan – Camel Clutch
Jack
Swagger b. Sami Zayn – Patriot Lock
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