NXT – March 13, 2013
By Scott Keith on March 14, 2013
NXT
Date:
March 13, 2013
March 13, 2013
Location:
Full Sail University, Winter Park, Florida
Full Sail University, Winter Park, Florida
Commentators:
Tony Dawson, William Regal
Tony Dawson, William Regal
Reviewed by Tommy Hall
We
have a #1 contender now with O’Brian winning the triple threat last
week. On top of that we had a lot of storyline development as Bo
Dallas seems to be going to war against the Wyatt Family. Last week
was all about setting up the future shows which should make for some
entertaining TV today. Let’s get to it.
have a #1 contender now with O’Brian winning the triple threat last
week. On top of that we had a lot of storyline development as Bo
Dallas seems to be going to war against the Wyatt Family. Last week
was all about setting up the future shows which should make for some
entertaining TV today. Let’s get to it.
Kassius
Ohno vs. Derrick Bateman
Ohno vs. Derrick Bateman
Regal
on Bateman: “If brains were elastic he wouldn’t have enough to make
a frog’s jockstrap.” Bateman quickly takes him down with an
armdrag before hooking an armbar. Apparently Alberto Del Rio and
Ricardo are here tonight. Bateman chops away as Regal is very focued
on Ohno here. This is Derrick’s return from a knee injury. Ohno is
sent into the corner and slammed down for two. Almost all Bateman in
the early going.
on Bateman: “If brains were elastic he wouldn’t have enough to make
a frog’s jockstrap.” Bateman quickly takes him down with an
armdrag before hooking an armbar. Apparently Alberto Del Rio and
Ricardo are here tonight. Bateman chops away as Regal is very focued
on Ohno here. This is Derrick’s return from a knee injury. Ohno is
sent into the corner and slammed down for two. Almost all Bateman in
the early going.
Kassius
is sent to the apron where he hits a cravate Stunner onto the top
rope. A running boot to Bateman’s jaw puts him down and Ohno drops a
pair of sentons for two. Back to the cravate on Bateman but Derrick
makes his comeback with some clotheslines and shots to the face. He
loads up the falling bulldog but Ohno shoves him off because it’s too
stupid of a move to sell. Kassius kicks him in the face for the pin
at 4:20.
is sent to the apron where he hits a cravate Stunner onto the top
rope. A running boot to Bateman’s jaw puts him down and Ohno drops a
pair of sentons for two. Back to the cravate on Bateman but Derrick
makes his comeback with some clotheslines and shots to the face. He
loads up the falling bulldog but Ohno shoves him off because it’s too
stupid of a move to sell. Kassius kicks him in the face for the pin
at 4:20.
Rating:
D+. Neither of these guys are
anything of note and the fans weren’t impressed either. Bateman is
back from an injury but this everyman gimmick does nothing for me. I
still don’t get the appeal of Ohno, at least not in this gimmick. As
best I can tell he’s supposed to be a ruthless striker but his
signature move is a cravate. His character isn’t working for me and
doesn’t seem to be for the crowd either.
D+. Neither of these guys are
anything of note and the fans weren’t impressed either. Bateman is
back from an injury but this everyman gimmick does nothing for me. I
still don’t get the appeal of Ohno, at least not in this gimmick. As
best I can tell he’s supposed to be a ruthless striker but his
signature move is a cravate. His character isn’t working for me and
doesn’t seem to be for the crowd either.
Post
match Ohno puts Bateman in an STF with a cravate headlock until Regal
makes the save. These two need to fight already.
match Ohno puts Bateman in an STF with a cravate headlock until Regal
makes the save. These two need to fight already.
Bo
Dallas says Bray Wyatt has his attention after Wyatt cost him both
the tag team and NXT Titles.
Dallas says Bray Wyatt has his attention after Wyatt cost him both
the tag team and NXT Titles.
Regal
apologizes for what he did.
apologizes for what he did.
Emma
vs. Summer Rae
vs. Summer Rae
Emma
is the bad dancing klutz. A quick rollup gets two for Emma and Rae
is frustrated. Wait, dance time. Rae is knocked into the corner for
a cross body but she comes back with a snapmare to send Emma’s leg
into the ropes. We’re told it’s Dallas vs. Wyatt later tonight as
Summer stays on the leg. Summer goes VERY old school with an Indian
Deathlock (the version with both girls on their backs) before choking
Emma with her long legs. Back up and a dropkick puts Emma down
before Rae does Paige’s scream. Emma comes back with a clothesline
for two, only to be caught by a bad spinwheel kick to give Rae the
pin at 3:51.
is the bad dancing klutz. A quick rollup gets two for Emma and Rae
is frustrated. Wait, dance time. Rae is knocked into the corner for
a cross body but she comes back with a snapmare to send Emma’s leg
into the ropes. We’re told it’s Dallas vs. Wyatt later tonight as
Summer stays on the leg. Summer goes VERY old school with an Indian
Deathlock (the version with both girls on their backs) before choking
Emma with her long legs. Back up and a dropkick puts Emma down
before Rae does Paige’s scream. Emma comes back with a clothesline
for two, only to be caught by a bad spinwheel kick to give Rae the
pin at 3:51.
Rating:
D+. Summer looks good in the
outfits and has a lot of Maryse in her with the blonde bombshell
look, but her stuff in the ring isn’t all that great. She’s a good
enough antagonist though and beating up a goofy character like Emma
here was a decent enough idea. They’re just waiting on Paige to come
back for the revenge though.
D+. Summer looks good in the
outfits and has a lot of Maryse in her with the blonde bombshell
look, but her stuff in the ring isn’t all that great. She’s a good
enough antagonist though and beating up a goofy character like Emma
here was a decent enough idea. They’re just waiting on Paige to come
back for the revenge though.
Apparently
that revenge is right now because here’s Paige to chase off Summer.
The place went NUTS for Paige.
that revenge is right now because here’s Paige to chase off Summer.
The place went NUTS for Paige.
We
recap Oliver Grey being laid out by the Wyatt Family last week.
recap Oliver Grey being laid out by the Wyatt Family last week.
Adrian
Neville issues an open challenge to any member of the Family for next
week.
Neville issues an open challenge to any member of the Family for next
week.
Big
E. Langston says that last week Conor O’Brian defeated two men to
earn his title shot. However, this is Langston’s first defense, so
he’s going to make sure it’s dominant, destructive and delicious.
E. Langston says that last week Conor O’Brian defeated two men to
earn his title shot. However, this is Langston’s first defense, so
he’s going to make sure it’s dominant, destructive and delicious.
Bray
Wyatt vs. Bo Dallas
Wyatt vs. Bo Dallas
Wyatt
talks about how in his world there are no distractions and no
communication. The women take care of the young and the men aren’t
afraid to make the ultimate sacrifice to protect what is theirs. He
wants to know how far Dallas is willing to go to get what he wants.
Wyatt takes him into the corner but then hides from a right hand.
Bray starts to laugh at Dallas (his real life younger brother if
you’re not familiar with your family trees) before hooking a
headlock.
talks about how in his world there are no distractions and no
communication. The women take care of the young and the men aren’t
afraid to make the ultimate sacrifice to protect what is theirs. He
wants to know how far Dallas is willing to go to get what he wants.
Wyatt takes him into the corner but then hides from a right hand.
Bray starts to laugh at Dallas (his real life younger brother if
you’re not familiar with your family trees) before hooking a
headlock.
Dallas
tries a headlock of his own but Wyatt hits a hard cross body for two.
We take a break and come back with Dallas in a chinlock. Back up
and Bo is whipped hard into the corner and a slam gets two for Bray.
In a unique submission hold, Wyatt sits on Dallas’ ribs and pulls
back on his head in a kind of reverse camel clutch. Dallas gets up
again and tries a sunset flip but Bray drops down, only to hit the
mat. The look on his face from missing is great as he looks like he
was shot.
tries a headlock of his own but Wyatt hits a hard cross body for two.
We take a break and come back with Dallas in a chinlock. Back up
and Bo is whipped hard into the corner and a slam gets two for Bray.
In a unique submission hold, Wyatt sits on Dallas’ ribs and pulls
back on his head in a kind of reverse camel clutch. Dallas gets up
again and tries a sunset flip but Bray drops down, only to hit the
mat. The look on his face from missing is great as he looks like he
was shot.
Bo
starts his comeback with a forearm but gets caught in a big release
Rock Bottom for two. A big splash in the corner crushes Bo and it’s
time to dance with Dallas’ limp body. He dances a bit too long
though and it allows Dallas to come out of it with a belly to belly
suplex for the pin at 6:21 shown of 9:51.
starts his comeback with a forearm but gets caught in a big release
Rock Bottom for two. A big splash in the corner crushes Bo and it’s
time to dance with Dallas’ limp body. He dances a bit too long
though and it allows Dallas to come out of it with a belly to belly
suplex for the pin at 6:21 shown of 9:51.
Rating:
C. This wasn’t much and I’m not
sure on having Wyatt lose in I believe his third singles match.
Dallas has flashes of good stuff but for the most part he still
doesn’t do much for me. I like the belly to belly FAR better for him
than the spear though, as a guy that size has no business using the
same move that Goldberg or Roman Reigns uses.
C. This wasn’t much and I’m not
sure on having Wyatt lose in I believe his third singles match.
Dallas has flashes of good stuff but for the most part he still
doesn’t do much for me. I like the belly to belly FAR better for him
than the spear though, as a guy that size has no business using the
same move that Goldberg or Roman Reigns uses.
Post
match here’s the Wyatt Family to destroy Dallas as Wyatt laughs.
Dallas makes a comeback and beats them both up, only to be caught in
Bray’s Downward Spiral.
match here’s the Wyatt Family to destroy Dallas as Wyatt laughs.
Dallas makes a comeback and beats them both up, only to be caught in
Bray’s Downward Spiral.
Justin
Gabriel says he’s heard of Leo Kruger before. Back when Gabriel
lived in South Africa he heard of Kruger being in the South African
militia and apparently it messed with his head. Gabriel wants a
match with Leo next week.
Gabriel says he’s heard of Leo Kruger before. Back when Gabriel
lived in South Africa he heard of Kruger being in the South African
militia and apparently it messed with his head. Gabriel wants a
match with Leo next week.
Here
are Ricardo and Alberto to a very nice ovation. Del Rio does his old
bit of “My name is Alberto Del Rio” which draws a small SI chant.
He says he’s the new world champion here so this must be an old
show. Del Rio talks about how there’s a lot of talent in the back
and someone back there will be WWE or World Heavyweight Champion
someday. Instead of a new superstar though, here’s Antonio Cesaro to
challenge Del Rio to a champion vs. champion match. This brings out
Dusty Rhodes who says that the Swedish guy in the ring doesn’t make
matches. Cesaro can have a champion vs. champion match, but against
this guy.
are Ricardo and Alberto to a very nice ovation. Del Rio does his old
bit of “My name is Alberto Del Rio” which draws a small SI chant.
He says he’s the new world champion here so this must be an old
show. Del Rio talks about how there’s a lot of talent in the back
and someone back there will be WWE or World Heavyweight Champion
someday. Instead of a new superstar though, here’s Antonio Cesaro to
challenge Del Rio to a champion vs. champion match. This brings out
Dusty Rhodes who says that the Swedish guy in the ring doesn’t make
matches. Cesaro can have a champion vs. champion match, but against
this guy.
Big
E. Langston vs. Antonio Cesaro
E. Langston vs. Antonio Cesaro
Non-title
here. Langston shoves him down and we’re ready to go. We take a
break before there’s any contact (why not just have the bell after
the break? Is it really that hard?) and come back with Langston
easily breaking a wristlock. A lifting wristlock has Antonio in
trouble as Big E. is easily throwing him around. Langston LAUNCHES
him across the ring with a beal but Cesaro comes back with the
European uppercuts and a knee lift for one.
here. Langston shoves him down and we’re ready to go. We take a
break before there’s any contact (why not just have the bell after
the break? Is it really that hard?) and come back with Langston
easily breaking a wristlock. A lifting wristlock has Antonio in
trouble as Big E. is easily throwing him around. Langston LAUNCHES
him across the ring with a beal but Cesaro comes back with the
European uppercuts and a knee lift for one.
Off
to a kind of cobra clutch on Big E. but the NXT Champion easily
fights up. Cesaro goes up top and dries Langston down with a knee
before hitting his really impressive gutwrench suplex for two.
Cesaro hooks a sleeper but Langston easily fights out of it and
clotheslines Cesaro down. Five knees to Cesaro’s ribs have him in
trouble and Big E. runs him over, but here’s Corey Graves for the DQ
at 5:23 shown of 8:53.
to a kind of cobra clutch on Big E. but the NXT Champion easily
fights up. Cesaro goes up top and dries Langston down with a knee
before hitting his really impressive gutwrench suplex for two.
Cesaro hooks a sleeper but Langston easily fights out of it and
clotheslines Cesaro down. Five knees to Cesaro’s ribs have him in
trouble and Big E. runs him over, but here’s Corey Graves for the DQ
at 5:23 shown of 8:53.
Rating:
C. The match was ok and at the
end of the day, it’s a good move to not have Cesaro lose clean here.
I get that it’s just NXT, but you don’t want to have the US Champion
losing in less than ten minutes like that. Granted it never stops
them on Raw but that’s besides the point. I hope we don’t get a
triple threat with Langston defending against Graves and O’Brian, but
it seems to be the only way to get the title off of Langston without
hurting him.
C. The match was ok and at the
end of the day, it’s a good move to not have Cesaro lose clean here.
I get that it’s just NXT, but you don’t want to have the US Champion
losing in less than ten minutes like that. Granted it never stops
them on Raw but that’s besides the point. I hope we don’t get a
triple threat with Langston defending against Graves and O’Brian, but
it seems to be the only way to get the title off of Langston without
hurting him.
Graves
is run over post match but here’s O’Brian to pound on Big E. Corey
helps O’Brian and Langston is laid out to end the show.
is run over post match but here’s O’Brian to pound on Big E. Corey
helps O’Brian and Langston is laid out to end the show.
Overall
Rating: B-. This is NXT’s bread
and butter: week to week booking that makes you want to come back and
see where all this stuff is going. We got some matches that were set
up last week as well as some stuff that was set up for next week.
That’s very efficient and far better than what we get on the main
shows. This show is still a treat to watch and I’m genuinely
interested in where the stories are going. That’s good stuff.
Rating: B-. This is NXT’s bread
and butter: week to week booking that makes you want to come back and
see where all this stuff is going. We got some matches that were set
up last week as well as some stuff that was set up for next week.
That’s very efficient and far better than what we get on the main
shows. This show is still a treat to watch and I’m genuinely
interested in where the stories are going. That’s good stuff.
Results
Kassius
Ohno b. Derrick Bateman – Big Boot
Ohno b. Derrick Bateman – Big Boot
Summer
Rae b. Emma – Spinwheel Kick
Rae b. Emma – Spinwheel Kick
Bo
Dallas b. Bray Wyatt – Belly to belly suplex
Dallas b. Bray Wyatt – Belly to belly suplex
Big
E. Langston b. Antonio Cesaro via DQ when Corey Graves interfered
E. Langston b. Antonio Cesaro via DQ when Corey Graves interfered
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