NXT Weekly Thread

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Here's the card for this week's show
NXT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: The Ascension vs. Hunico & Camacho
Kassius Ohno vs. Alexander Rusev
Bayley & Natalya vs. Sasha Banks & Summer Rae
Mojo Rawley vs. Scott Dawson
Sami Zayn vs. Leo Kruger

The 200th Edition of NXT is up on HULU!
Sami Zayn & Tyson Kidd vs. Antonio Cesaro & Leo Kruger
Paige vs. Sasha Banks
The Ascension vs. The American Pitbulls (John Cahill & Eric Philbin)
LUMBERJACK MATCH FOR THE NXT CHAMPIONSHIP: Bo Dallas vs. Adrian Neville

I watched the Pitbulls match, it was okay

I thought the Pitbulls match would be more competitive.

Considering that they aren't under contract, I thought that the American Pitbulls got plenty of offense. It was by no means the typical Ascension squash match, which usually doesn't even have one of the opposing team's members get the chance to tag in.

For the debut of two guys essentially working an internship with the WWE, it was a pretty good showcase for two new characters in John Cahill & Derek Billington (Davey Richards must love being named after the Dynamite Kid). They got to hit a lot of their spots and were put over quite well by Tensai on commentary.

It was also further evidence of how well Konnor & Viktor are finally starting to click as a team. I wasn't high on this incarnation of The Ascension initially, but they are really hitting their stride right now, and could be destined for the main roster soon. The only thing holding them back is how the WWE manages to fit their characters on the main roster without coming off as too hokey.

Bo Dallas is also at his peak right now. He's excelling as a heel and even the all white gear was a great touch to further put over his current persona.

I liked the opening tag match as well. Zayn & Kidd could make a great team if that's an idea that the WWE was looking into. Cesaro was an absolute beast with that overhead one-handed backbreaker on Kidd. I really hate that Kruger is heading towards that terrible new Adam Rose gimmick though.

MERRY CHRISTMAS! IT'S HERE!! NXT'S PRESENT TO US ALL!!!
WILLIAM REGAL VS. ANTONIO CESARO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

www.hulu.com/watch/575619

Kofi Kingston vs. Alexander Rusev
Emma vs. Natalya
Tyler Breeze vs. Mason Ryan
2 out of 3 Falls: Leo Kruger vs. Sami Zayn
http://www.hulu.com/watch/577825

Looks like the rumors of Rusev being close to a main roster call-up are true as he's been getting a massive push lately. And a win over a main roster star in Kofi Kingston is a clear sign that he will be called up sooner than later.

Emma vs. Natalya was a very good match, although not as good as Paige vs. Natalya (likely because it got more time). Either way, this is the type of women's matches that should be given the opportunity to be showcased on the main roster.

The sing-off between Big Cass and Aiden English was quite entertaining. I was hoping we would see more of Enzo Amore on his motorized scooter though.

The 2-out-of-3 falls match was good, but clearly a let down given the amount of hype and expectations that were set for it on commentary and by Sami Zayn in his promo on NXT Rewind. The booking of Leo Kruger in this feud would make it seem as though the powers that be aren't very high on him at the moment, especially with the rumors of his gimmick change to that ridiculous Adam Rose character.

Bayley vs. Summer Rae
Colin Cassady vs. Aiden English
Xavier Woods vs. Alexander Rusev
Tyson Kidd vs. Baron Corbin
Non-Title Tornado Match: The Ascension vs. Hunico & Camacho
http://www.hulu.com/watch/580186

The only thing really worth watching on this episode is the backstage promo between Tyler Breeze and Adrian Neville. Breeze is absolute gold in that segment. Words can't do justice to how good that was.

The matches on this show aren't too memorable. It's still a decent show, but totally skippable.

The main event is proof of why WWE should have signed the American Wolves. That Tornado match is pretty rough to watch for most of it. And Hunico & Camacho are just a terrible fit to be working with The Ascension. NXT desperately needs new tag teams.

Adrian Neville vs. Tyler Breeze
CJ Parker vs. Jason Jordan
Kofi Kingston vs. Alexander Rusev
NON-TITLE MATCH: Bo Dallas vs. Mojo Rawley
http://www.hulu.com/watch/583587

I feel like the matches this week were placed in the wrong order. Neville vs. Breeze was a far better match than Rusev vs. Kofi (which went last), so it should have closed the show, especially since it was advertised a week in advance like a main event. Bo vs. Mojo could have closed the show too since it featured the NXT Champion.

Not that Rusev vs. Kofi was a bad match, it was a decent bout that showed Rusev could work a longer match. But Breeze vs. Neville was just more entertaining, and it certainly proved that in addition to having the best gimmick in wrestling today, "Prince Pretty" can really hold his own in the ring.

Adrian Neville vs. Wesley Blake
Xavier Woods vs. Alexander Rusev
CJ Parker vs. Antonio Cesaro
Natalya vs. Summer Rae
http://www.hulu.com/watch/583587

Just watched this weeks NXT (on time for once) and Bo Dallas is such an amazing heel. I live in Utah and he more or less plays the part of a mormon hyper-stereotype. It is really good stuff. Also, I love the Sami vs Cesaro feud and I am glad it is continuing.

The Ascension vs. Enhancement Talent
Camacho vs. Corey Graves
Bayley vs. Sasha Banks
Colin Cassady vs. Tyler Breeze
The Miz vs. CJ Parker
http://www.hulu.com/watch/590266

No longer free on Hulu so back to Dailymotion

Sin Cara vs. Alexander Rusev
Emma vs. Alicia Fox
Mason Ryan vs. Sylvester Lefort
Tyson Kidd vs. Aiden English
Adrian Neville vs. Corey Graves


http://www.hulu.com/watch/593450

I like that they put it back on Hulu Plus only two weeks before the Network launch.

ITS BACK FREE ON HULU!!
Bayley, Emma & Natalya vs. Alicia Fox, Sasha Banks & Summer Rae
Colin Cassady vs. Aiden English
CJ Parker vs. Tye Dillinger(The former Shawn "Gavin" Spears)
Erick Rowan & Luke Harper vs. Jason Jordan & Marcus Louis
http://www.hulu.com/watch/596542

NXT has been really phoning it in the past few weeks. I hope the show gets back to delivering a high quality product again after ArRIVAL.

http://www.mtv.co.uk/wwe/news/mtv-news-goes-aaa-inside-wwe-watch#

behind-the-scenes at look at WWE’s brand new Performance Center plus interviews with Kane, Sami Zayn and Paige.

The Ascension in a squash
Emma vs. Summer Rae
Adrian Neville vs. Tyler Breeze
http://www.hulu.com/watch/598884

This episode was a bit better thanks to a solid main event between Neville and Breeze, as well as a decent Emma vs. Summer Rae match.

I'm assuming that there won't be an episode on Hulu next week, as they were pushing ArRIVAL hard. But there were some references to there being a new episode on Wednesday, especially since there was plenty of material filmed that has been airing in an order different from the tapings.

NON-TITLE: Adrian Neville vs. Camacho
Emma vs. Charlotte
Yoshi Tatsu vs. Corey Graves
Adam Rose vs. Wesley Blake
Sami Zayn in action
http://www.hulu.com/watch/604790

watching nxt on the network now. Is Flair's daughter wearing 6 inch heels or is she just gigantic? This is the first time I've really seen her, she towered over Emma and was taller than Ric  

EDIT: Oh that match is this week. Yea, she is just a tall drink of water.

Charlotte is just that gigantic. She was a volleyball player after all.

I haven't watched the entire episode yet, but I did make it a point to watch the Adam Rose debut. I want to be optimistic about it but this reminds of when WCW turned Mike Awesome into That 70's Guy.

Granted, Leo Kruger is nowhere near as spectacular as Mike Awesome was, but he's a very good worker who had a character with serious potential. Maybe Kruger wouldn't have been a main event act, but I still think it had a higher ceiling than Adam Rose does.