WWE NXT Takeover REvolution Review and Results

NXT did it again! They set the world on fire with an epic card and show. REvolution had it all great matches, unbeliveable moves and great entrances. Only one thing about this dissapointed. On the preshow, Corey Graves announced his retirement from in ring competition due to concussions, he will be joining the broadcast team.

Kevin Owens defeated CJ Parker via Power Bomb

We got kicked off with a bang with Kevin Owens making his debut at the top of the show. Kevin did not disappoint. We got a running bomb into the corner from Owens. We got a flipping suicide dive to the outside from Owens that was as good as anyone. Owens did inadvertently get busted open in this. Owens caught a stiff palm punch. Finish saw Owens hit a Owens Breaker and followed by a Power Bomb.

Video of a sit down with Neville. Neville says he’s not responsible for Sami’s self imposed exile if Sami loses. Neville says he has to worry about his own career.

Lucha Dragons defeated Vaudevillains via SDS from Kalisto to retain Tag Titles.

It’s pretty clear what Sin Cara’s job down in NXT is, make Kalisto look good. Kalisto is the clear choice to replace Rey Mysterio as the top Lucha in WWE. That was proven with this title match. There was a back and forth in the beginning but eventually Gotch and English were able to neutralize Cara. Kalisto got the hot tag, then Kalisto hits a corkscrew splash and a rolling kick, this sent both English and Gotch to the outside. Cara and Kalisto went for a suicide dive, but Aiden pushed Gotch out of the way, taking the whole impact. Gotch looked on in shock. Gotch went back in the ring only to get hit with a SDS and get pinned.

Baron Corbin squashed Tye Dillinger

NXT universe counted to somewhere in the 30 seconds range before Corbin hit End of Days for the win. Afterwards, Bull was seen at ringside scouting, he and Corbin had a tense stare down.

Clip of sit down interview with Zayn, talking about needing the title and he took his own safety net away.

Finn Balor/Hideo Itami has defeated Ascension via double foot stomp

The match itself was good not great, but it was Finn Balor who made the whole thing incredible Finn was known all over for his creative war paint and creative entrances for big matches. Finn brought it back! Go watch this entrance, one of the best the WWE has ever seen. For the match itself, Ascension for a good portion of it had the advantage on Itami. Itami gets free of Konnor and makes the hot tag, and Balor comes in with some forearms, then Konnor and Viktor are sent to the floor, Balor lands a somersault dive. Back in the ring Balor goes for a double stomp but Viktor moves and Balor hits a Reversed Bloody Sunday on Viktor but Konnor breaks up the pin. Balor goes for an enziguiri but Viktor moves and takes him down, then Itami comes in and teased the GTS to Viktor but he gets knocked outside. Konnor and Viktor set up for Fall of Man but Itami pulls Konnor outside, then Balor lands a Pele kick, and both Balor and Itami connect with top rope double footstomps, Finn pins Viktor to get the win. Fantastic entertainment from Finn.

Interview with Roman Reigns, because apparently he’s going to be shoved down our throats on NXT too.

Charlotte defeated Sasha Banks via Natural Selection off the top rope, to retain Women’s Championship

A lot of people believe professional wrestling only have women in the big company’s for eye candy. For men to drool over. Those people probably shouldn’t tell Charlotte or Sasha that. Charlotte and Sasha had one of the best women’s matches I have ever seen, they absolutely set the whole women’s division in the world on fire. At one point Sasha hit a suicide dive to the outside on Charlotte.

Back in the ring Banks hit Charlotte with a drop toe hold into the turnbuckle. Sasha then went for the Bank Statement but Charlotte blocked it. Charlotte tried for a Figure Four but Sasha blocked that. After a few quick near falls Sasha started to get frustrated. Charlotte landed a reverse slam and then went onto the top rope. Charlotte missed a moonsault but landed on her feet when Banks rolled away, and Charlotte followed with a somersault senton and followed that with a crucifix powerbomb attempt, but Sasha countered and slammed Charlotte headfirst into the turnbuckle. Sasha then set Charlotte up on the top rope but Charlotte countered by slamming Sasha down and followed with Natural Selection from the top rope for the win.

Sami Zayn defeated Adrian Neville via Helluva Kick to win the NXT Championship

This match started off slow, and for the first time in a long time I really enjoyed the commentary for a WWE show. Neville surprisingly kept trying to slow the match down in the beginning stages while Sami wanted to speed it up. Seriously I cant say enough how good Corey Graves is at commentary. Neville succeeded in slowing it down until Zayn was able to hit huge lariats. Then it got going with both men flying around everywhere.

We got a Blue Thunder Bomb from Sami but Neville kicked out. Crowd chanted and did their usual but it was different. Everyone was clearly caught in the moment of this match, not wanting Sami to lose. Sami kicked out of a huge Sit out Power Bomb. They eventually went into the middle of the ring and just threw Haymakers at each other. Neville went for the Red Arrow but Sami got the knees up and locked in the Koji Clutch. This was awesome. What a week for wrestling. We had a ref bump and Sami checked on him but caught a Super Kick. Sami kicked out.

Back to haymakers in the middle of the ring they went. Which eventually lead to a tornado ddt through the ropes. A Helluva kick and another ref bump after Neville pulled him in the way. Neville brought the belt in and Sami had an internal battle to use it but Sami didnt. eventually we got a buckle bomb followed by a Helluva Kick for the win for Sami. What a fantastic match!

The whole locker room including Kevin Owens came down and celebrated with Zayn. Holding Zayn on their shoulders. Neville and Owens gave Zayn hugs. On his way back up the ramp, Owens attacked Zayn and delivered an apron bomb to Zayn to close out the show.

This show was unbelievable from the beginning to Zayn finally getting his title, to the blindside by Owens. REvolution gets an A from me. Go out of your way to watch this if you call yourself a wrestling fan, if you don’t, probably shouldn’t keep watching wrestling.

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WWE NXT Takeover REvolution Preview

It hasnt exactly been a banner year for the world wide leader in sports entertainment. With the whole CM Punk fiasco, The delay of the Network launch in the UK, being well under the subscription goals for the Network in North America, and top money making stars missing substantial amount of time due to injury, WWE just wants 2014 to end. There has been a shining light through all of this and that is NXT, especially the NXT specials and we get another one on December 11th. From Arrival in February until now each NXT special had the wrestling world buzzing in a good way, I dont expect this one to be different. REvolution is headlined by the NXT Title match between Adrian Neville and Sami Zayn, Neville has headlined every NXT special so far. Also on the card will be the Womens title match between Sasha Banks and champion Charlotte, the tag team title match between Vaudevillains and champions Lucha Dragons, and the grudge match between Finn Balor/Hideo Itami and Ascension. Time to jump right in on it all.

NXT Championship Match Adrian Neville (c) vs Sami Zayn, If Zayn loses hes gone from NXT

Sami Zayn is in the same boat as the WWE when it comes to 2014. Sami has built a reputation this year of not being able to win the big one, as a matter of fact he hasn’t won a match on a NXT special yet. Sami lost a classic to Cesaro at Arrival, Sami lost to Tyler Breeze at Takeover, and he didn’t win the fatal 4 way at Takeover 2. The thing that makes these matches interesting is they were the Match of the Night on each of those cards. Sami puts on a show for Full Sail every time that’s why he is clearly the crowd favorite against everyone but the WWE has to realize that Sami has to start winning some of these matches or the crowd is going to stop caring.

On the opposite end of the spectrum is Adrian Neville. If I were Neville I wouldn’t want 2014 to end. Adrian has not lost a match on a NXT special yet and like mentioned before, he’s headlined them all. Adrian won the title at Arrival in a ladder match against Bo Dallas, successfully defended it against Tyson Kidd at Takeover and then successfully defended it again at Takeover 2 against Tyson, Tyler and Sami. Adrian is in the running for hottest superstar in WWE, not just in NXT, but because of the constant Neville winning, the NXT Universe has gotten bored, they are chomping at the bit to see a new champ. Neville doesn’t have the mic skills to keep them interested.

So how is this match going to go with such an interesting matchup? I think it’s going to be a last minute entry into Match of the Year candidacy. They’ve had matches before but I think they were being handcuffed by WWE due them not being on a NXT special. Zayn needs to win, WWE needs Zayn to win to make us believe him as a legitimate threat to anything. Neville is the longest reigning champion in history so he’s going to bring it. I see Zayn walking away with the NXT Championship and turning heel in the process. Maybe this is where Zayns real life close friend Kevin Owens makes his debut, helping Sami?

NXT Womens Championship Charlotte (c) vs Sasha Banks

It’s usually sad when best friends have a falling out, then make it their mission to ruin each other but not in Professional Wrestling! When it happens in Pro Wrestling we get rivalry gold and that’s what this has been. This thing between former BFF’s Charlotte and Sasha has worked well for both. Sasha has shown she can talk with the best females in the business and has the heel role down to a science. Sasha promos and actions when dealing with Charlotte is helping Charlotte come off as the great champion that may not be able to be beat straight up, and transitioned her into a full fledged face. I can’t say enough good things about Sasha performances lately, she has a few small things to work on in the ring but she has the It factor that gets thrown around a lot. This is going to be the first title match of many between these 2 over their careers in the WWE. I have Charlotte retaining but Sasha is the MVP of this rivalry so far.

NXT Tag Team Championship Lucha Dragons (c) vs Vaudevillains

The tag team division in NXT has come a long way in a calendar year. We’ve gone from Ascension destroying Jobbers weekly because there was no other teams to one of the deepest tag divisions in the business. Off the top of my head I can think of at least 8 legitimate tag teams, that is more than the main roster has. WWE has done a great job of transitioning the Ascension away from the title picture so they can smoothly call them up to main roster. In their place is Vaudevillains. Aiden English and Simon Gotch have picked up the heel ball and ran with it. After weeks of videos mocking Lucha Dragons with midget wrestlers and no response from the Dragons, Vaudevillains get their title shot. Kalisto seems to be the chosen one to take over for Rey Mysterio as the big Lucha wrestler in WWE, so I don’t see him losing the tag titles just yet. Lucha Dragons retain in what is most likely the opener to the show.

Hideo Itami/Finn Balor vs The Ascension

Hideo made his much anticipated debut at the last NXT special, Ascension welcomed him quite rudely. The battle has been on ever since, with the Ascension beating down Hideo most of the time, until Hideo finally brought in a friend. In an even more anticipated debut for me Hideo brought in Finn Balor, the Irish sensation who can do it all. Ever since then Hideo and Finn have been destroying the Ascensions world. I don’t see that stopping in this match. The Ascesnion are on their way to the main roster and this will be their NXT Swan Song. Hideo and Finn win this one.

 The Debut of Kevin Owens

Also being advertised is the debut of Kevin Owens aka Kevin Steen. Owens is the last of the big summer signings for the WWE to debut. The question is in what capacity does Owens debut? They could put him in a squash but with Corbin and Bull doing that every week it loses its awe factor. They could introduce him like they did Hideo but that would be a little too boring and safe. They can debut him by getting involved in a match, which I think they should do. I think they will do that, its going to be either the NXT Championship match or the Hideo/Finn vs Ascension battle. Sami and Owens are both from Montreal, came up through the Indy’s together, had a classic rivalry in ROH and have a very close friendship. I say Owens interfares on behalf of Zayn, gets him the win because hes tired of seeing his friend fail in the big matches. Zayn down the road takes exception with it, setting up a match at the next NXT special. Thats how I would and how I think Owens will debut tonight.

I don’t have anything left for you to read to get ready for the show, so go sit back and enjoy the show. For those of you that can’t, look for the review of the show after. Ill have all the fall out for you.

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WWE NXT 12-4-2014 Review and Results

The go home show for NXT REvolution was kicked off by the Womens Champion Charlotte.

Charlotte vs Mia Yim

Great to see Mia in a WWE ring but this was a squash, Charlotte beat her very quickly with the Natural Selection. Afterwards Sasha Banks comes out and after a terrible back and forth, Bayley came out. Bayley said Sasha need to shut her Ratchet mouth. Sasha attacked Bayley. After a distraction from Becky, Sasha hit the Back Stabber on Charlotte. Winner Charlotte

We got another Vaudevillains video of them making fun of Lucha Dragons.

Vaudevillains vs Team Fit

After this whole Vaudevillains vs Lucha Dragons thing is over I hope Team Fit gets a better push. Murphy and Blake are really fun to watch and deserve it. Vaudevillains got the win after they hit the Whirling Dervish on Murphy. Winners Vaudevillains

Regal is with Tyler Breeze, Regal blames Breeze for Louis disappearance seen last week. Tyson Kidd comes in and says he wants a rematch with Balor, but Regal makes it a tag with Itami/Balor vs. Kidd/Breeze.

Bull Dempsey vs Jobber #1

22 seconds and its over Bull gets the win. Afterwards out comes Baron Corbin for his Squash match. Winner Bull Dempsey

Baron Corbin vs Jobber #2

Bull stayed and watched on ramp. Corbin won in 13 seconds. Corbin beats Bull again. This is shaping up nicely for a big time battle! Winner Baron Corbin

Kevin Owens vignette followed. This was the best one yet.

Tyler Breeze/Tyson Kidd vs. Hideo Itami/Finn Balor

This was a good match to get the faces over before their match with Ascension next week. Hideo kicked Breeze in the back of the head while Breeze was seated to get the win. Afterwards Finn grabbed the mic and told Ascension to bring everything they have next week because Finn is bringing something they’ve never seen before. Winners Hideo Itami/Finn Balor

Final face off between Adrian Neville and Sami Zayn. Neville brings up that Zayn can’t win the big one. Neville also said Zayn was too nice and that’s his downfall. Out came Zayn and Zayn tells Neville that he isn’t his babysitter and that Zayn has done alright in his career. Neville tried to shake Zayns hand but that ticked off Zayn even more and the segment and show ended with Zayn slapping Neville, then walking off.

This was a decent go home show, it out over everyone on the card and made Charlotte look vulnerable since winning the title. B-

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WWE NXT Review and Results 11-20-2014

We get shown a highlight video of last weeks NXT title match, that is followed by the first match.

Becky Lynch vs Bayley

Bayley got control and dominated early. Becky didn’t get much offense in but did manage a roll up and pin after grabbing the tights. This was a quick match. Afterwards Charlotte came down before Sasha and Becky can do anything to Bayley. Winner Becky Lynch

We get a video of the Survivor Series main event and that is followed by the Vaudevillians. Vaudevillians call out the tag champs, they wanted their title shot now. They brought out midgets dressed like Lucha Dragons.

Vaudevillians vs Mini Lucha Dragons

Vaudevillians play around and squash the little guys. English hit one with a neckbreaker for the win. Winners Vaudevillians

We got a Kevin Owens vignette and I can not wait for this debut. 12-11-14 was shown at end of it.

Baron Corbin vs Jobber

End of days in 22 seconds and Baron gets the win Winner Baron Corbin. Bull Dempsey music played while Corbin was leaving and a Corbin vs Dempsey showdown was teased.

Bull Dempsey vs Jobber #2

About a minute and the flying headbutt from Dempsey. Winner Bull Dempsey

Tyson Kidd vs CJ Parker

Another quick match with Tyson hitting a dragon screw and then Sharpshooter for the win. Afterwards Tyson challenged Finn Balor to a match on NXT. For the love of everything right, give them time! Winner Tyson Kidd

Video of WWE 2k15 is shown. Followed by another funny video back stage of Cass, Enzo and Carmella. Enzo said you cant teach hand speed, you actually can.

Enzo and Big Cass vs Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson

Wilder and Dawson get very little offense in. Cass hit a big boot and Enzo followed up with the pin. Ascension came down after and took out all 4 participants in the match. Hitting Fall of Man on Dawson. Ascension then called out Hideo Itami and Finn Balor. Winners Big Cass and Enzo

We are followed by Sami Zayn in Regals office thanking him for giving him the time to go out and speak his mind.

Sami came down to the ring and asked Adrian Neville to come down. Sami asked for one more chance at the championship. Neville says that isn’t his call. Adrian is really plying up the limp. Out came Regal, Regal made it official for next NXT special Evolution on 12-11-14. Zayn added the win or done stipulation himself. Adrian didn’t want to put it in there.

Solid show, story lines progressed but matches were way too short. C+

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WWE NXT Review and Results 11-13-2014

This NXT was loaded with the future of this business, and one of those guys kicked us right off with Finn Balor coming down to the ring. Finn said he was the future, and was interrupted by Tyson Kidd and Justin Gabriel. Kidd told Balor he didn’t know anything about respect. Kidd and Gabriel cornered Balor until Hideo came down to make the save. William Regal made this match official.

Hideo Itami and Finn Balor vs Justin Gabriel and Tyson Kidd

Just saying those 4 names, did you expect a bad match? If so, shame on you. Finn landed a flipping dive to the outside on both Gabriel and Kidd, almost immediately. Kidd and Gabriel looked like a great team in this. Hideo was the recipient of the hot tag. Hideo and Finn hit the running corner drop kicks and Finn followed that up with the Double Stomp off the top rope on Gabriel for the win. Winners Finn Balor and Hideo Itami

We got highlight video of the first time Adrian Neville and Sami Zayn wrestled each other in NXT. Last year in a #1 contenders match for the NXT Title. Neville won the match via Red Arrow.

Sami was interviewed in the back after. Saying tonight feels different, that tonight is his destiny.

Sasha Banks vs Alexa Bliss

This was a very good match with Alexa looking pretty impressive. Alexa even hit a sunset flip Bomb but shortly after Sasha hit the Bank Statement to get the win. Winner Sasha Banks. Sasha challenged Charlotte to a title match after.

Adrian Neville was interviewed in the back and he brings up Sami not being able to win the big one.

Lucha Dragons vs Team Fit non title

This was a good tag match, Wesley Blake and Buddy Murphy hit a bunch of fantastic moves. Dragons were at their usual greatness. Finish saw Kalisto hit an impressive Cork Screw dive off out of the ring and Sin Cara landing a Senton in the ring for the win. Winners Lucha Dragons

Vaudevillians have a quick interview in the back basically saying they are going to beat the Lucha Dragons for the titles.

NXT Championship Adrian Neville (c) vs Sami Zayn

Crowd was heavily for Sami. Entire building chanting Ole! Sami! and Sami’s better! Zayn got the advantage early being one step ahead of Neville. This match got going with a Flipping Dive to the outside from Zayn, followed by an Electric Chair Drop reversed transitioned into a Power Bomb by Zayn. I don’t know what it is but Adrian bores me. Sami set up for the Helluva Kick but Neville went down clutching at his knee until Sami got close and rolled him up into a small package for the win. Winner Adrian Neville. The show ended with Neville in the background talking to doctors and clutching his knee while Sami shook his head on the mat frustrated.

Good in ring work all show and interesting end to the main event. This Neville/Zayn thing isn’t over yet. I give it a B

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WWE Main Event 11-11-14 Review and Results

We get kicked off by the Tag Team Champions making their way to the ring, Star Dust will be taking on Adam Rose. With that troublesome bunny still with the Exotic Express.

Adam Rose defeated Star Dust by Roll-Up

This was a decent match, Rose is underrated in the ring because his gimmick overshadows him. The gimmick sucks. Rose clotheslined Star Dust then landed a spinebuster. Rose was distracted by Goldust who jumped on the apron. The Bunny got involved and took out Goldust and distracted Star Dust, which allowed Rose to roll up Star for the win. They made a point to show Rose telling Bunny he did a good job.

We got a video package of Ryback after.

Alicia Fox defeated Cameron by back breaker

This was crap. Alicia hit a back breaker and got the win. Crowd hated this match. Showed no interest at all.

They re aired the Bray Wyatt promo from Raw

Tyson Kidd defeated Sami Zayn by Swinging Fisherman Suplex

Heres a shocker, Tyson Kidd and Sami Zayn had a great match. Okay not really a shocker because they’ve been doing this what seem like weekly since Kidds return. Zayn hit a Crossbody off the top rope for a near fall on Kidd. Kidd rolled to the outside and Zayn went with Kidd. They eventually got back in the ring, where Kidd got a nearfall after neckbreaker. Zayn went for a roll up but Kidd reversed it into one of his own where Kidd grabbed the tights but the ref caught him this time. Kidd went back to the outside, Zayn tried to pull him back in but Kidd grabbed Nattie distracting Zayn leading to Kidd pulling Zayn feet from underneath him. Kidd got back in the ring and hit the Swinging Fisherman Suplex for the win. Nattie is looking less disappointed each week. Nattie heel turn is coming.

Raw Rebound. Seriously who watches Main Event but doesn’t watch Raw that they need to see the Raw Rebound every week?

Dean Ambrose defeated Justin Gabriel in the Main Event by Dirty Deeds

The WWE is looking into interest of bringing back the Cruiserweight division from fans. Is there a person who would benefit more from that in the WWE than Justin Gabriel? So talented but going no where fast! Ambrose hit a big clothesline and used that to land the Dirty Deeds for the win.

This Main Event seemed like a way to make the early arrivals happy with seeing people they like and didn’t get to see live the night before. Zayn and Kidd was fantastic. Ring work for whole show was good except for Divas match. Dean spoke a little bit after, nothing of note.

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WWE NXT 11-6-2014 Review and Results

We got a Sami Zayn highlight video of his Road to Redemption wins so far.

#1 Contender Match Tyler Breeze vs Sami Zayn

Started this episode off with a huge match. Zayn and Breeze started off slow with Breeze trying to get in Sami’s head by bringing up how many times Breeze has beaten Sami. After a few hip toss from Sami, Breeze was able to ground Sami and take over for the better part of the match. In the middle of Tyler dominating Tyler hit a decent running back elbow into the corner. Sami kept trying to get something going but Breeze beat him at every turn including a twisting neckbreaker to get out of the Blue Thunder Bomb. Zayn went for a dive off the top rope but ate an impressive dropkick for his troubles. Breeze was very impressive in this one. Sami kicked out of the Super Model kick. Breeze started to get frustrated. Sami caught Breeze with an Exploder Suplex into the corner and that lead to a Helluva Kick for the win. Same set up that beat Titus. Very good match. Winner Sami Zayn

We then got Renee Young interview of Adrian Neville. Neville played the fighting champion and friend of Zayn role. Neville also brought up Zayn not being able to win the big one.

Dash Wilder vs Tyson Kidd

Side note before the review of this match, Byron Saxton sounds like Dave Penzer. Tyson dominated this match, including a viscous sling shot for the bottom turnbuckle. Nothing much else to say about this one, just Tyson dominating the match and getting the win by Sharpshooter. Winner Tyson Kidd

Backstage with Louis with a towel over his head talking to himself, saying that they will stop making fun of me, over and over again. That was followed by Renee Young interviewing Sami Zayn. Zayn said this road to redemption is very real to him. Sami said he is righting all the wrongs in his career. Sami wants the title shot next week.

Sasha Banks and Becky Lynch vs Charlotte and Bayley

Bayley and Becky started it off with Bayley showing the mean streak again but Becky got the advantage and tagged in Sasha. Bayley tagged in Charlotte but Sasha ran and tagged Becky back in. I really like Becky, Charlotte is clearly the class of the division in the ring but Becky is #2 in my opinion. Charlotte kept throwing Becky into the corner to let Becky tag out but Banks didnt tag in. Sasha wanted no parts of Charlotte. Sasha only got in when Bayley was in or Charlotte was down. Sasha grabbed Bayley tights on a roll up reversal to get the win for Sasha and Becky. Winners Sasha Banks and Becky Lynch. I love how this Sasha and Charlotte rivalry is developing, Charlotte is chomping at the bits to get a hold of Sasha.

We then go to William Regals office were Renee gets the answer she was looking for. Zayn vs Neville next week for the NXT Title.

The Ascension came out to the ring to call out Hideo Itami. Viktor talked first, he said they tried to be patient but Hideo didn’t get the message. Connor then grabbed the mic and called out Hideo. Out came Hideo by himself. Hideo stopped on the ramp, smiled looked at the back and Finn Balor appeared on the screen. Its Prince Devitt! They hit the ring and the fight was on, NXT crowd chanted Yes! Balor and Itami hitting running corner dropkicks on both members of Ascension. Viktor was all alone in the ring, Balor hit a Pele which was followed by a running knee from Hideo. Connor came in and Hideo lead him into a Double Foot Stomp from Finn. This was done to chorus of “This is Awesome” chant from the crowd. This is what all us NJPW marks have waited for. Prince Devitt is one of the best in the world, on the mic and in the ring. This is Awesome.

Great start and end with a continuation of the Banks/Charlotte rivalry. Show is a B+ for me

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WWE Main Event 11-4-2014 Review

Jey Uso vs Star Dust

Jey in my opinion is the better Uso. Star attacked Jey to get going but Jey turned around quickly and hit his flying dive over the rope early. After more action Jey was able to hit a flying splash but Star kicked out. Out of no where Jey rolls up Star Dust to get the win. Winner Jey Uso

To the back, Nattie is basically professing her love for Tyson but Tyson had his Beats by Dre in and didn’t hear a word.

Curtis Axel vs Justin Gabriel

Axel is back. Curtis can absolutely go but man is he boring as all get out. This has to be his last chance to impress the powers to be. It looked like Gabriel hurt his shoulder and the match was rushed. Axel hit some sort of new running knee to get the pin. Winner Curtis Axel

We then got a video package of Sami Zayn.

Tyson Kidd vs Sami Zayn

Nice to see this matchup on a main roster show. They’ve had good matches with each other all Summer and Fall. After a bit of action Sami eats a hard kick from Tyson that sent Sami to the outside. Later in the match Tyson landed a running drop kick into the corner where Sami was. More of the match and Zayn attempted the Helluva kick but ran into a boot of Tyson, which lead to a spring-boardElbow from Tyson. Finish saw Tyson and Sami go back and forth with quick pin attempts Tyson grabbed the trunks of Sami to get the pin. Winner Tyson Kidd

The vignette of Xavier Woods is show and that’s followed by the Raw Recap. Cole informs us that Orton suffered concussion like symptoms and face contusions. Return unknown. Randy return will be when he’s done filming his movie.

Bray Wyatt vs Sin Cara

Bray dominated Sin Cara as expected but Sin Cara did get a diving plancha to the outside in. After a while of Bray throwing Sin Cara around, Bray mercifully ended it with a Sister Abigail. Winner Bray Wyatt

Again same Main Event formula. Get at least one good match and have one of their top feuds get over in the finish. C.

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WWE NXT 10-30-2014 Review and Results

 

Before the usual NXT intro we cut to a wwe.com with Sami Zayn talking about being on the road the redemption. Titus O’Neil interrupts him and challenges him to a match for tonight.

5 team Tag Team Battle Royal for the #1 Contendership

The 5 teams is Vaudevillians, Ascension, Team Thick, Enzo and Big Cass, Tie Dillinger and Jason Jordan. First Eliminations happened when the Ascension eliminated Team Thick and Dillinger/Jordan at same time. After a little more of the match, Ascension eliminated Enzo and Cass, then Hideo Itami music plays to distract Ascension. Vaudevillians use the distraction to eliminate the Ascension and win the Battle Royal. Winners The Vaudevillians. Afterwards Hideo charged the ring just to get beat down by the Ascension again. Why does he keep doing this?

A promo of John Cena and all of his rivalries in the WWE.

Carmella vs Emma

Carmella did her own thing on the mic before the match, nowhere near as good as Enzo. Carmella showed nothing that she’s is or will be good in there. A lot of pandering and rest holds from Carmella. Emma got the advantage and tried to apply the Emma Lock but Carmella fought it off and applied her own submission to get Emma to tap. Terrible match. Winner Carmella

We got a video package of the Editor of Muscle of Fitness Shawn Hysons try out with WWE.

Justin Gabriel vs Bull Dempsey

It’s been a while since we’ve seen Bull on NXT, over a month I believe. Gabriel got a lot of strikes in to start the match until Bull caught Gabriel. That was about it for Gabriel. Justin was able to land a moonsault a little later but it didn’t do much. Bull landed his flying headbutt to get the win on Gabriel. Winner Bull Dempsey. Boring NXT at this point.

Cut to the back Bayley talks about getting help next week to take on Banks and Becky Lynch, and that help will be Charlotte.

Baron Corbin vs Jobber. His last name was Briggs.

End of Days 20 seconds in and Corbin wins Winner Baron Corbin

Sylvester LeFort vs Marcus Louis

Louis dominated this match, not much more to say here. Louis won with some sort of elevated Rock Bottom move to get the pin. Winner Marcus Louis

Cut to backstage in the locker room. Hideo Itami said he’s tired of the 2 on 1 attacks even though its Hideo who keeps attacking Ascension. Hideo said he’s bringing a friend next week.

Sami Zayn vs Titus O’Neil

This match started just like the first time they went at it, Titus throwing his weight around and man handling Sami. Sami tried to fight back but he just got ragdolled some more. Titus just kept dominating throughout. I get what they are doing with Titus dominating the NXT guys before the finishes but man is it boring as hell. Sami catches Titus and hits him with an Exploder Suplex into the turnbuckle. Sami followed that up with the Helluva Kick to get the win. Winner Sami Zayn.

Tyler Breeze came out and announced that Regal agreed to a match next week between Sami and Tyler for the #1 contendership.

Boring, Boring, Boring show this week C-

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WWE NXT 10-23-2014 Review and Results

Ascension vs Tye Dillinger and Jason Jordan

Viktor and Jordan started it off, the beat down started quickly. Viktor and Connor started beating the brakes off of Jordan. Jordan did eventually manage to get a tag to Dillinger but he fared worse. Ascension landed the Fall of Man, got the pin. Total destruction. winners The Ascension Hideo Itami comes down to the ring to fight Ascension by himself. Hideo gets destroyed and eats a Fall of Man.

A video about Susan G Komen was showed.

CJ Parker vs Tyler Breeze

Match started out quick with Breeze hitting a launching Drop Kick from the middle of the ropes. MoJo Rawley came down to ring side and didn’t take his eyes off Tyler. Breeze eventually ducked the side kick and landed the Beauty Shot for the win. MoJo just stared at Tyler the whole time. winner Tyler Breeze

We got a quick interview backstage with Titus O’Neil, saying he was going hurt and punish Neville’s mind and soul. Titus said he’s going to win the title tonight. That was followed by a Baron Corbin vignette.

Vaudevillians vs Buddy Murphy and Wesley Blake

Are Murphy and Blake calling themselves team fit or thick? Either way I’ve liked them teaming together. NXT has something with them. Gotch and English dominated most of the match while the crowd chanted “That was manly” a lot. Wesley Blake got the hot tag and cleaned house but a blind tag for Vaudevillians lead to Gentleman’s Congress for the win. winners Vaudevillians

Bayley vs Sasha Banks

Another Rainmaker style pose from Bayley, she needs to knock that off! Banks was hesitant to start but then they got going with a very good back and forth match. Not a better women’s division in wrestling. Sasha got the win after a Bank Statement out of no where. winner Sasha Banks Sasha attacks Bayley afterwards but Becky Lynch came down to make the save. It was a trap! Lynch attacked Bayley too. Lynch aligned herself with Sasha.

Backstage Promo with Carmella, Enzo and Big Cass. Enzo tells Carmella that he got her a match with Emma and then gets rejected by Carmella again.

NXT Championship Adrian Neville (c) vs Titus O’Neil

Neville tried to get his speed going early like Zayn did last week but couldn’t do it in the beginning. O’Neil got a hold of him and started throwing him around. Titus sat Neville on the rope and pushed him to the outside, hard fall for Neville. Titus rolled him back in but Neville kicked out. Titus continued throwing Neville around like he was rag doll. Titus started to have a tired look on his face as the match went on. An out of no where finish happened when Neville drop kicked Titus and then hit a Red Arrow for the win. winner and still NXT Champion Adrian Neville

Fun show, got a heel turn but I didn’t like the finish in the main event. B-

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