NXT
Date:
November 13, 2013
Location:
Full Sail University, Winter Park, Florida
Commentators:
Byron Saxton, Tensai, William Regal
Reviewed by Tommy Hall
I'm
pretty sure this is the last of the taping cycle, meaning we'll get
our bigger names back next week. That being said, the last few weeks
haven't been horrible at all and tonight's main event is a 2/3 falls
match between Adrian Neville and Corey Graves which has been a decent
little feud. Let's get to it.
Welcome
Home.
Bayley/Charlotte
vs. Sasha Banks/Summer Rae
Bayley
offers Sasha a headband to start the match but Summer takes it away
and throws it down. Charlotte comes in before there's any contact to
shoe Sasha down. Off to a hammerlock on Banks with some knees into
the arms getting a two count. Bayley comes back in but gets driven
into the corner for a tag off to Summer. A fireman's carry takes Rae
down but she pops back up and takes Bayley's head off with a
clothesline for two.
We
take a break and come back with Sasha holding Bayley in a chinlock.
Back to Summer for some choking on the ropes before putting on a full
nelson with her legs. That's rather awesome and painful looking at
the same time. Bayley rolls away but gets dragged back to the corner
for a tag to Banks. Charlotte really doesn't seem interested in
making a tag. Bayley grabs Sasha for a belly to back front slam and
crawls over to Charlotte....who slaps her in the face. The flipping
cutter allows Sasha to get the pin at 6:24 shown of 9:54.
Rating:
C. This was much more about the
story than the match and that's just fine. This looks to be an
actual second story in the Divas division which is unheard of in the
current WWE version. Also, it says a lot that Charlotte has been
wrestling for a few months now and would probably be better than
about half the WWF Divas.
Aiden
English is warming up his voice.
Camacho
vs. Aiden English
Camacho
still has a job??? English gets a huge pop and sings about how all
of the fans adore him. Regal admits his man crush on English as
Aiden takes him into the corner for some stomping. Camacho comes
back with a slam for two but runs into an elbow in the corner.
English begs off but gets caught in a belly to back suplex and a
legdrop crushes the vocal chords. Not that it matters as English
comes back with the Director's Cut for the pin at 2:09.
English
gives us an encore to the loudest pop of the night. Regal gives him
a standing ovation and starts crying.
The
blonde talks to Rusev in I'm assuming Bulgarian.
Danny
Burch vs. Mason Ryan
Burch
jumps him from behind to start and uppercuts Ryan into the corner.
Mason comes back with a running clothesline and some headbutts but
Burch punches him down again. Mason will have none of this selling
though and the cobra clutch slam ends Burch at 2:35. Ryan just isn't
that good.
Bo
Dallas is coming home next week. So the theme song has been about
him all these months?
Corey
Graves vs. Adrian Neville
2/3
falls here. Neville hits a quick dropkick for two but walks into an
elbow to the jaw to put him down. A belly to back suplex gets a near
fall on Neville but he comes back with some forearms of his own.
Adrian gets two off a side roll before flipping forward twice and
jumping to the apron. He kicks Graves in the head to put him down
and the Red Arrow gives him the first fall at 2:11.
Graves
gets to his feet but rolls to the floor for a breather. Adrian will
have none of that and goes outside for some chops and a knee lift.
Back inside and Neville loads up another Red Arrow but Corey rolls
away before Adrian can jump. Graves shakes the ropes to send Adrian
to the floor, possibly reinjuring the bad knee. Corey takes him back
inside to pound on the knee and we take a break.
Back
with Graves pounding on the chest for two before wrapping the bad leg
around the post. Off to a half crab for a very long time until
Adrian kicks him off. Graves chop blocks him down and puts on Lucky
13 for the second fall at 8:11 shown of 10:56 shown so far.
Neville's knee is barely functioning as he tries to pull himself up
in the corner but he uses the good leg to stop a charging Graves.
Graves
fires back with some shoulders in the corner but Neville escapes I
think a spinebuster and hits a low kick to the head to send Graves to
the floor. Back in and Neville chops away and pounds on Corey in the
corner until the knee gives out. Corey loads up another chop block
but Neville hits a low dropkick to the head for two in a nice
counter. Neville tries the Red Arrow again but the knee gives out
and he falls to the mat. Lucky 13 goes on again but he crawls to the
ropes on his knuckles for the break. Graves loads up the hold again
but gets small packaged for the third fall at 13:01 shown of 15:46.
Rating:
B-. I liked the match but it
never hit the level it was shooting for. That being said, it's still
a very solid match with a good story of Neville not quitting and
winning when Graves went to the knee over and over again. I love how
NXT has managed to make the 2/3 falls match a major gimmick match as
it's treated like a joke on Raw anymore.
Overall
Rating: C+. Decent show here
but it'll be nice to have the big stars back. The problem here is
that while the wrestling is good, the stories behind it aren't all
that strong. While wrestling is important, it's almost always going
to pale in comparison to the intrigue and stories being told in the
feuds. Still though, good and entertaining show to close out the
cycle.
Results
Summer
Rae/Sasha Banks b. Charlotte/Bayley – Banks pinned Bayley after a
flipping cutter from Charlotte
Aiden
English b. Camacho – Director's Cut
Mason
Ryan b. Danny Burch – Cobra clutch slam
Adrian
Neville b. Corey Graves – Small package
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