NXT – April 10, 2013
By Scott Keith on April 12, 2013
NXT
Date:
April 10, 2013
April 10, 2013
Location:
Full Sail University, Winter Park, Florida
Full Sail University, Winter Park, Florida
Commentators:
Tom Phillips, Brad Maddox
Tom Phillips, Brad Maddox
Reviewed by Tommy Hall
Things
have changed a bit down in NXT now as Conor O’Brian has been
vanquished by Big E. Langston, leaving us without a number one
contender. On top of that we’ve still got Bo Dallas feuding with the
Wyatt Family and Summer Rae feuding with Paige. Also if I remember
correctly tonight is Regal vs. Ohno in the culmination of along
simmering feud. Let’s get to it.
have changed a bit down in NXT now as Conor O’Brian has been
vanquished by Big E. Langston, leaving us without a number one
contender. On top of that we’ve still got Bo Dallas feuding with the
Wyatt Family and Summer Rae feuding with Paige. Also if I remember
correctly tonight is Regal vs. Ohno in the culmination of along
simmering feud. Let’s get to it.
We
open with a recap of Ohno vs. Regal, which is based on Regal training
Ohno and Ohno wanting to have a bigger legacy than Regal. It’s the
classic teacher vs. student story and it still works to this day.
Both guys have attacked the other at the announcers’ desk in the past
two weeks.
open with a recap of Ohno vs. Regal, which is based on Regal training
Ohno and Ohno wanting to have a bigger legacy than Regal. It’s the
classic teacher vs. student story and it still works to this day.
Both guys have attacked the other at the announcers’ desk in the past
two weeks.
Percy
Watson/Axl Keegan/Scott Dawson vs. Shield
Watson/Axl Keegan/Scott Dawson vs. Shield
That’s
quite an opener. Shield clears the ring before the bell and head to
the floor to keep beating up their prey. We actually get a bell as
Reigns is pounding on Dawson in the ring. Ambrose and Rollins both
come in to beat on for dropkicks and it’s Dean stomping away on
Dawson. Scott finally slides away to bring in Keegan, who is
immediately put in a surfboard by Ambrose with Rollins dropping a top
rope knee onto Axl’s chest. Reigns clears out the corner and Seth
hits a standing Sliced Bread for the pin on Keegan at 2:17. Complete
and total squash.
quite an opener. Shield clears the ring before the bell and head to
the floor to keep beating up their prey. We actually get a bell as
Reigns is pounding on Dawson in the ring. Ambrose and Rollins both
come in to beat on for dropkicks and it’s Dean stomping away on
Dawson. Scott finally slides away to bring in Keegan, who is
immediately put in a surfboard by Ambrose with Rollins dropping a top
rope knee onto Axl’s chest. Reigns clears out the corner and Seth
hits a standing Sliced Bread for the pin on Keegan at 2:17. Complete
and total squash.
Dawson
gets hit with the TripleBomb post match.
gets hit with the TripleBomb post match.
Shield
talks about how awesome they are when Corey Graves pops up on screen.
He says he doesn’t believe in the Shield because NXT is his own
personal wasteland. Next week, he want any one of them one on one.
Rollins says next week Ambrose and Reigns can take the night off
because he’ll fight Graves on his own.
talks about how awesome they are when Corey Graves pops up on screen.
He says he doesn’t believe in the Shield because NXT is his own
personal wasteland. Next week, he want any one of them one on one.
Rollins says next week Ambrose and Reigns can take the night off
because he’ll fight Graves on his own.
Summer
Rae says she ran away last week because she left her curling iron on
and didn’t want to burn the building down. If she hadn’t run back
there, it would have been Paige’s career burning down instead of the
building.
Rae says she ran away last week because she left her curling iron on
and didn’t want to burn the building down. If she hadn’t run back
there, it would have been Paige’s career burning down instead of the
building.
Emma
says she’s like Lady Gaga and stops talking. She changes it to
Madonna and the interviewer isn’t sure what to think. The fans think
Emma is a klutz but Emma thinks those crazy kids with their Macarena
are confused. She trips as she leaves.
says she’s like Lady Gaga and stops talking. She changes it to
Madonna and the interviewer isn’t sure what to think. The fans think
Emma is a klutz but Emma thinks those crazy kids with their Macarena
are confused. She trips as she leaves.
Bellas
vs. Funkadactyls
vs. Funkadactyls
During
the entrances we get one of the problems with NXT being taped: this
is described as a Wrestlemania rematch because of what happened
there. This is a problem because the match that it’s a rematch of
didn’t happen at Wrestlemania due to time constraints. Naomi and
Brie start things off with Naomi being sent into the corner. She
comes out with a standing Stinkface and the Rear View, showing off
the extent of her offensive skills.
the entrances we get one of the problems with NXT being taped: this
is described as a Wrestlemania rematch because of what happened
there. This is a problem because the match that it’s a rematch of
didn’t happen at Wrestlemania due to time constraints. Naomi and
Brie start things off with Naomi being sent into the corner. She
comes out with a standing Stinkface and the Rear View, showing off
the extent of her offensive skills.
Off
to Cameron for a double legdrop but Nikki breaks up the cover. The
Bellas choke away on Cameron in the corner and it’s off to a chinlock
by Nikki. Cameron fights up and hits a quick neckbreaker to put both
girls down. The hot tag brings in Naomi but the Bellas immediately
take her down. The twins both wrap up one of Naomi’s legs like
they’re setting up a Sharpshooter and roll her forward into a mat
slam for the pin at 3:38.
to Cameron for a double legdrop but Nikki breaks up the cover. The
Bellas choke away on Cameron in the corner and it’s off to a chinlock
by Nikki. Cameron fights up and hits a quick neckbreaker to put both
girls down. The hot tag brings in Naomi but the Bellas immediately
take her down. The twins both wrap up one of Naomi’s legs like
they’re setting up a Sharpshooter and roll her forward into a mat
slam for the pin at 3:38.
Rating:
D. Once again, the main roster
shows why they have no business being in NXT. The match was nothing
of note and the ending was very weak with Naomi getting the hot tag
and being pinned fifteen seconds later. The NXT girls are so far
ahead of these models who know how to do a few moves that it’s
unreal.
D. Once again, the main roster
shows why they have no business being in NXT. The match was nothing
of note and the ending was very weak with Naomi getting the hot tag
and being pinned fifteen seconds later. The NXT girls are so far
ahead of these models who know how to do a few moves that it’s
unreal.
Kassius
Ohno is in the back in a William Regal REAL MAN’S MAN shirt, making
him far more awesome than he ever has been before. Ohno talks about
how he’s watched everything there is to watch about Regal, but after
tonight, no one is going to hear Regal’s voice again.
Ohno is in the back in a William Regal REAL MAN’S MAN shirt, making
him far more awesome than he ever has been before. Ohno talks about
how he’s watched everything there is to watch about Regal, but after
tonight, no one is going to hear Regal’s voice again.
In
two weeks it’s a Night of Champions with four title matches.
two weeks it’s a Night of Champions with four title matches.
We
look at Wrestlemania week.
look at Wrestlemania week.
Regal
is ready for Ohno.
is ready for Ohno.
Next
week it’s Graves vs. Rollins in a lumberjack match.
week it’s Graves vs. Rollins in a lumberjack match.
Kassius
Ohno vs. William Regal
Ohno vs. William Regal
They
lock up to start with Regal shoving Ohno back. Brad’s stupid joke of
the week is to call Dawson Jerry every few moments. Back to the
lockup until Regal takes over with an armbar. Ohno is taken to the
mat by the arm as Regal cranks away even more. Now it’s a hammerlock
and after a drop toehold Ohno still can’t get back up. Regal lets
him back up and Ohno grabs a wristlock, only to be easily sent into
the corner and stomped down by the old villain.
lock up to start with Regal shoving Ohno back. Brad’s stupid joke of
the week is to call Dawson Jerry every few moments. Back to the
lockup until Regal takes over with an armbar. Ohno is taken to the
mat by the arm as Regal cranks away even more. Now it’s a hammerlock
and after a drop toehold Ohno still can’t get back up. Regal lets
him back up and Ohno grabs a wristlock, only to be easily sent into
the corner and stomped down by the old villain.
A
forearm puts Ohno down as this has been one sided so far. Ohno
finally gets in a shot to the ribs to send Regal to the floor. A
baseball slide puts Regal into the barricade and we take a break.
Back with Kassius getting two off something we didn’t see and firing
off some HARD kicks in the corner to Regal’s head. Now it’s a full
nelson to stay on the neck and upper body of Regal. William uses a
nice counter to escape and stomps on Kassius’ fingers for good
measure. He bends them back around the ropes as momentum changes
again.
forearm puts Ohno down as this has been one sided so far. Ohno
finally gets in a shot to the ribs to send Regal to the floor. A
baseball slide puts Regal into the barricade and we take a break.
Back with Kassius getting two off something we didn’t see and firing
off some HARD kicks in the corner to Regal’s head. Now it’s a full
nelson to stay on the neck and upper body of Regal. William uses a
nice counter to escape and stomps on Kassius’ fingers for good
measure. He bends them back around the ropes as momentum changes
again.
Regal
stays on the arm and hand and drives some knees into Ohno’s face.
Ohno comes back with a hard kick to the head to take Regal down as
the ear is hurt even more. Another kick crushes Regal’s head against
the post but Ohno can’t hook his cravate hold. Kassius kicks Regal
again for two but he still can’t hook the Kassius Clutch. Off to a
quick chinlock instead but Regal rolls out and hits a quick exploder
suplex. His balance is WAY off though so he can’t hook the Regal
Stretch.
stays on the arm and hand and drives some knees into Ohno’s face.
Ohno comes back with a hard kick to the head to take Regal down as
the ear is hurt even more. Another kick crushes Regal’s head against
the post but Ohno can’t hook his cravate hold. Kassius kicks Regal
again for two but he still can’t hook the Kassius Clutch. Off to a
quick chinlock instead but Regal rolls out and hits a quick exploder
suplex. His balance is WAY off though so he can’t hook the Regal
Stretch.
A
belly to back suplex puts Regal on his head again for two more and
Kassius is getting frustrated. William is getting all fired up and
gets to his feet, only to have his head kicked off for two. Ohno
loads up the rolling elbow but Regal nails him in the ribs to set up
the Knee Trembler for the pin at 14:06 shown of 17:36.
belly to back suplex puts Regal on his head again for two more and
Kassius is getting frustrated. William is getting all fired up and
gets to his feet, only to have his head kicked off for two. Ohno
loads up the rolling elbow but Regal nails him in the ribs to set up
the Knee Trembler for the pin at 14:06 shown of 17:36.
Rating:
B+. This was a match based on
emotion and the injury to Regal which worked very well. The story of
teacher vs. student is one that always works and it did the job again
here. The good thing here is that Regal didn’t look dominant at all
at the end, which keeps Ohno from looking weak. Really good and
physical match here with a solid story throughout.
B+. This was a match based on
emotion and the injury to Regal which worked very well. The story of
teacher vs. student is one that always works and it did the job again
here. The good thing here is that Regal didn’t look dominant at all
at the end, which keeps Ohno from looking weak. Really good and
physical match here with a solid story throughout.
Overall
Rating: B. Another solid show
here as NXT does what it does best: make any feud feel like the
biggest thing going on in the promotion at the time. Regal vs. Ohno
was a well built feud with a classic story and the resulting match
worked out very well. What more can you really ask for than that?
Good show here and more compelling TV with a match set up for next
week.
Rating: B. Another solid show
here as NXT does what it does best: make any feud feel like the
biggest thing going on in the promotion at the time. Regal vs. Ohno
was a well built feud with a classic story and the resulting match
worked out very well. What more can you really ask for than that?
Good show here and more compelling TV with a match set up for next
week.
Results
Shield
b. Axl Keegan/Scott Dawson/Percy Watson – Standing Sliced Bread to
Keegan
b. Axl Keegan/Scott Dawson/Percy Watson – Standing Sliced Bread to
Keegan
The
Bellas b. The Funkadactyls – Rolling mat slam to Naomi
Bellas b. The Funkadactyls – Rolling mat slam to Naomi
William
Regal b. Kassius Ohno – Knee Trembler
Regal b. Kassius Ohno – Knee Trembler
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