NXT
Date:
June 12, 2014
Location:
Full Sail University, Winter Park, Florida
Commentators:
Rich Brennan, Alex Riley, Renee Young
Reviewed by Tommy Hall
The
main story coming out of last week is we're going to get Kidd vs.
Neville II after Adrian successfully defended the title at Takeover.
Other than that last week was pretty much just a placeholder show
until we get to the next big show around here. Even last week's
relatively meaningless show was fine though and that's a nice thing
to say about a promotion. Let's get to it.
We
open with a video of Tyson Kidd failing to win the NXT Title and
thinking of himself as Natalya's husband rather than a superstar.
Then he lost and wouldn't shake Adrian's hand, only to request and
receive a rematch last week.
Opening
sequence.
Bayley/Paige/Emma
vs. BFF's
Charlotte
takes Emma into the corner to start but gets shouldered in the ribs
and caught in a sunset flip for two. Back up and Emma slaps the
champion in the face so Charlotte drags her back into the corner for
a tag off to Banks. Summer looks annoyed at not getting the tag.
Charlotte is back in less than fifteen seconds later but Sasha trips
up Emma to slam her face first into the apron. Emma is in trouble
and we take an early break.
Back
with Summer holding Emma in a chinlock before mocking the Emma Dance.
Charlotte comes in again with a figure four neck lock to keep Emma
in trouble. Another tag brings in Sasha who gets rolled up for two
but Emma still can't make the tag. The BFF's make some switches in
the corner sans tags as Renee seems to like Summer's legs. All three
keep taking their shots on Emma as this has been totally one sided so
far.
Sasha
hooks a chinlock but Emma is quickly up and avoiding a charge into
the corner. The hot tag finally brings in Bayley to clean house,
including a belly to belly for two on Charlotte. Everything breaks
down and Charlotte gets two off a bridging rollup on Bayley. Summer
accidentally distracts Charlotte though, allowing Bayley to grab a
rollup for the pin at 8:50.
Rating:
C. This was fine but I'm
surprised Paige didn't get in there to clean house a bit. Bayley
getting the pin sets her up as the next challenger while also
advancing the feud between the BFF's. I love it when booking is able
to cover that many things at the same time and it's hard to do for
some reason anymore.
A
masked man was signed to a contract earlier in the week. He Bolieves
he'll make a great impression. JBL seems to know something is up.
The
BFF's are freaking out in the back when Alexa Bliss comes up and asks
for a match with Charlotte. The champ tells her to go away which
Bliss interprets as a yes.
Colin
Cassady vs. Sylvester LeFort
Cassady
throws him around to start but LeFort goes after the knee to take
over. The fans chant USA and Colin comes back with some loud shots
to the ribs. Cassady nails Sylvester again and hits the S-A-W-F-T
boot and the East River Crossing gets the pin at 2:26.
Natalya
says she can be out there with Tyson tonight but Kidd thinks it's
about him instead of her. The wife isn't pleased.
Aiden
English is singing about how no one knows the trouble he's seen when
a guy with a mustache comes up and offers to shake his hand. The guy
won't talk, walks off screen, does something that amazes Aiden, and
comes back with a piece of the set over his shoulder. Ok then.
Sami
Zayn vs. Mr. NXT
He's
the masked man from earlier and it's clearly Bo Dallas, down to the
entrance and running around the ring. Apparently he's a Mexican gold
medalist in wrestling. Sami rolls his eyes at this but gets caught
in a headlock. Mr. NXT celebrates and draws a dueling YOU CAN'T FOOL
US/YES HE CAN chant. Some
armdrags drop the masked man and now Sami celebrates a bit. Mr. NXT
comes back with elbows and says he is NOT Bo Dallas. The Bodog is
countered and Sami rips the mask off to reveal Bo. Fans: BO LEAVE!
The Helluva Kick gets the pin for Sami at 4:06.
Rating:
C. Comedy match and there's
nothing wrong with that. Bo is great at wanting back in NXT because
it's his life and it's totally different from his run on Raw and
Smackdown. It's also nice to see Sami get a win over a big name
instead of coming so close and then losing at the last minute.
Sami
brings out security to eject Dallas but he tries to run away, only to
finally get caught. Bo grabs a mic and says he's being kidnapped.
They get outside and Bo runs away again, threatening to call the real
police. Bo is finally taken out after a break.
NXT
Title: Tyson Kidd vs. Adrian Neville
Tyson
is challenging and we get big match intros. Feeling out process to
start with both guys gaining and losing quick control. Tyson grabs a
top wristlock before taking him down to the mat for a hammerlock.
Neville speeds things up and backdrops Tyson to the floor for a big
crash. There's the flip dive from the champion for two back inside
and now it's Neville cranking on an armbar.
We
take a break and come back with Tyson holding a chinlock and drawing
a NATTIE'S HUSBAND chant. Neville
fights up but is quickly backdropped for two and it's back to the
chinlock. Back up again with Neville getting kicked in the ribs,
only to come back with an enziguri. Adrian goes to the apron but
gets kicked in the head as well, allowing Tyson to hit a top rope
flip legdrop with Adrian in the ropes for three, but Adrian's foot is
in the ropes, as pointed out
by Natalya (looking stunning
all dolled up here).
Kidd
ties him up in the Tree of Woe for some knees to the ribs and a
running dropkick to the face. The Sharpshooter goes on but Neville
crawls to the ropes. Kidd
gets kicked in the head but still manages to break up the Red Arrow.
The Blockbuster gets two so Kidd drops a top rope elbow for another
near fall. Kidd is very frustrated so he goes outside and gets a
chair. Natalya takes it away, allowing Neville to kick his head off
and hit the Red Arrow to retain at 14:35.
Rating:
B. This was a totally different
kind of match than they had at Takeover and it still worked very
well. This was much more about Kidd going to further and further
extremes to win the title and getting caught when he went too far.
Very good match here and it told a totally different story.
Natalya
consoles her husband to end the show.
Overall
Rating: B. Set up stories one
week, pay them off the next week. That's wrestling storytelling at
its finest and that's all you need to do a lot of the time. The fact
that the wrestling was good on top of all that makes things even
better. The Bo Dallas stuff was funny as usual and the whole show
just worked. Totally fun hour of wrestling TV.
Results
Bayley/Paige/Emma
b. BFF's – Rollup to Charlotte
Colin
Cassady b. Sylvester LeFort – East River Crossing
Sami
Zayn b. Mr. NXT – Helluva Kick
Adrian
Neville b. Tyson Kidd – Red Arrow
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That guy with English is Simon Gotch and has an AMAZING YouTube vid he made before signing
ReplyDeletehttps://youtube.com/watch?v=bzs6Kb573uU
Thankfully his character seems to be about the same.