NXT – January 8, 2014
By Scott Keith on January 9, 2014
NXT
Date:
January 8, 2014
January 8, 2014
Location:
Full Sail University, Winter Park, Florida
Full Sail University, Winter Park, Florida
Commentators:
Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, Alex Riley
Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, Alex Riley
Reviewed by Tommy Hall
The
main story coming into tonight is the Tag Team Title match with
Hunico and Camacho finally getting to challenge Ascension for the
belts. It continues to amaze me how NXT can take any match and make
it feel like it’s a big deal whereas every other promotion has one or
two stories on top and that’s it. Let’s get to it.
main story coming into tonight is the Tag Team Title match with
Hunico and Camacho finally getting to challenge Ascension for the
belts. It continues to amaze me how NXT can take any match and make
it feel like it’s a big deal whereas every other promotion has one or
two stories on top and that’s it. Let’s get to it.
Welcome
Home.
Home.
Summer
Rae vs. Bayley
Rae vs. Bayley
This
fight is over Summer snapping Bayley’s headband a few weeks ago.
Bayley has Natalya to counter Sasha Banks. Summer offers Bayley a
hug but Bayley rips off Summer’s tiara and gets two off a sunset
flip. Bayley sends Summer crawling into the corner, only to have
Bayley get rammed face first into the buckle.
fight is over Summer snapping Bayley’s headband a few weeks ago.
Bayley has Natalya to counter Sasha Banks. Summer offers Bayley a
hug but Bayley rips off Summer’s tiara and gets two off a sunset
flip. Bayley sends Summer crawling into the corner, only to have
Bayley get rammed face first into the buckle.
A
spinning face plant gets two for Summer before she chokes Bayley
across the ropes and stretches at the same time. We hit a cross arm
choke on Bayley but she fights up and hits a jumping back elbow to
the jaw for two. The same move from the middle rope gets two more on
Summer before the Belly to Bayley is enough to pin Rae at 3:54.
spinning face plant gets two for Summer before she chokes Bayley
across the ropes and stretches at the same time. We hit a cross arm
choke on Bayley but she fights up and hits a jumping back elbow to
the jaw for two. The same move from the middle rope gets two more on
Summer before the Belly to Bayley is enough to pin Rae at 3:54.
Rating:
C-. The match was pretty decent
by NXT standards and Bayley continues to be too adorable for words.
Every single week this promotion proves that characters can get over
if they’re given the time and Bayley is a good example of that. Her
character is a super fan obsessed with hugs yet she’s over. Think
about that for a minute.
C-. The match was pretty decent
by NXT standards and Bayley continues to be too adorable for words.
Every single week this promotion proves that characters can get over
if they’re given the time and Bayley is a good example of that. Her
character is a super fan obsessed with hugs yet she’s over. Think
about that for a minute.
Xavier
Woods is here and doesn’t mind that Kane is looking for him.
Woods is here and doesn’t mind that Kane is looking for him.
Colin
Cassady vs. Aiden English
Cassady vs. Aiden English
Cassady
goes right at English in the corner with knees, followed by forearms
to the back while spelling S-A-W-F-T. English avoids a charge in the
corner and follows up with forearms to the chest and a chinlock. Big
Cass fights up and backdrops English to speed things up. A SAWFT
elbow drop gets two but English gets in a kick to the knee to slow
Cass down, followed by the Director’s Cut for the pin at 2:33.
Energetic while it lasted.
goes right at English in the corner with knees, followed by forearms
to the back while spelling S-A-W-F-T. English avoids a charge in the
corner and follows up with forearms to the chest and a chinlock. Big
Cass fights up and backdrops English to speed things up. A SAWFT
elbow drop gets two but English gets in a kick to the knee to slow
Cass down, followed by the Director’s Cut for the pin at 2:33.
Energetic while it lasted.
Adrian
Neville gets a phone call from Tyler Breeze who is standing two feet
away. Tyler says this way he can talk to Adrian and not have his
eyeballs melt out of his face because of Adrian’s ugly face. They
get in an argument over Breeze costing Neville the NXT Title match
against Bo Dallas before Tyler implies he wants the title. A match
is made for next week.
Neville gets a phone call from Tyler Breeze who is standing two feet
away. Tyler says this way he can talk to Adrian and not have his
eyeballs melt out of his face because of Adrian’s ugly face. They
get in an argument over Breeze costing Neville the NXT Title match
against Bo Dallas before Tyler implies he wants the title. A match
is made for next week.
Xavier
Woods vs. ???
Woods vs. ???
Kane
comes out to bring up Woods’ petition to bring Big Show back to WWE.
That’s still a thing? Tonight it’s time to Woods to be punished by
his opponent, Alexander Rusev. Woods tries some forearms to start
but runs into a Samoan drop for two. Rusev puts on a nerve hold
before dropping elbow after elbow for two. Kane walks around
ringside in his suit and glasses, making him look even more creepy
than usual. Woods fights back with forearms and a dropkick but Rusev
shrugs off the Honor Roll and runs over Woods, setting up the
Accolade for the win at 1:55.
comes out to bring up Woods’ petition to bring Big Show back to WWE.
That’s still a thing? Tonight it’s time to Woods to be punished by
his opponent, Alexander Rusev. Woods tries some forearms to start
but runs into a Samoan drop for two. Rusev puts on a nerve hold
before dropping elbow after elbow for two. Kane walks around
ringside in his suit and glasses, making him look even more creepy
than usual. Woods fights back with forearms and a dropkick but Rusev
shrugs off the Honor Roll and runs over Woods, setting up the
Accolade for the win at 1:55.
Kofi
Kingston wants more of Alexander Rusev.
Kingston wants more of Alexander Rusev.
Tyson
Kidd vs. Baron Corbin
Kidd vs. Baron Corbin
The
much bigger Corbin runs Kidd over to start before forearming him in
the face for two. He throws Kidd into the corner and takes him down
with another shoulder block for two. A knee staggers Kidd again but
he sends Corbin into the middle buckle and slows him down with a
dropkick. Another dropkick gets two and a slingshot legdrop to the
back of the head sets up a Blockbuster for the pin at 3:09.
much bigger Corbin runs Kidd over to start before forearming him in
the face for two. He throws Kidd into the corner and takes him down
with another shoulder block for two. A knee staggers Kidd again but
he sends Corbin into the middle buckle and slows him down with a
dropkick. Another dropkick gets two and a slingshot legdrop to the
back of the head sets up a Blockbuster for the pin at 3:09.
Rating:
C. This was basically a Corbin
squash until the last 45 seconds though. I like the Blockbuster for
Kidd as a finisher as it’s something that could take down bigger guys
while also being something he could make look convincing despite his
size. Corbin came off looking good here too and has a good look to
back it up.
C. This was basically a Corbin
squash until the last 45 seconds though. I like the Blockbuster for
Kidd as a finisher as it’s something that could take down bigger guys
while also being something he could make look convincing despite his
size. Corbin came off looking good here too and has a good look to
back it up.
Tag
Titles: Hunico/Camacho vs. Ascension
Titles: Hunico/Camacho vs. Ascension
Ascension
is defending and this is a tornado match, meaning there are no tags,
countouts or disqualifications. It’s a brawl to start as it should
be with the challengers taking over in the corner. Hunico chops
Viktor as the fans want tables. Konnor fights back against Camacho
and stomps him down into the corner but Hunico trips up Viktor,
allowing Camacho to drop a leg for two.
is defending and this is a tornado match, meaning there are no tags,
countouts or disqualifications. It’s a brawl to start as it should
be with the challengers taking over in the corner. Hunico chops
Viktor as the fans want tables. Konnor fights back against Camacho
and stomps him down into the corner but Hunico trips up Viktor,
allowing Camacho to drop a leg for two.
We
take a break and come back with Camacho ramming Konnor face first
into the bicycles Hunico and Camacho rode in on. Back inside with
Hunico and Camacho raining down right hands in the corner, only to
have the champions come out with stereo powerbombs for two each.
Hunico is rammed into the bicycle again before Konnor gets two on
Camacho with the flapjack. The champions stomp away and Viktor gets
two on Hunico via a suplex.
take a break and come back with Camacho ramming Konnor face first
into the bicycles Hunico and Camacho rode in on. Back inside with
Hunico and Camacho raining down right hands in the corner, only to
have the champions come out with stereo powerbombs for two each.
Hunico is rammed into the bicycle again before Konnor gets two on
Camacho with the flapjack. The champions stomp away and Viktor gets
two on Hunico via a suplex.
Camacho
backdrops Hunico to the apron so Hunico can come in with a cross body
to take the champions down and things kick up a notch. Two dropkicks
put Ascension down again and a Hunico moonsault gets two on both
champions. The Swanton gets two on Konnor but Viktor makes a quick
save. Camacho tries a suicide dive to take out Viktor but dives into
a forearm. Konnor jumps Hunico from behind and the Fall of Man
retains the titles at 8:38 shown of 12:08.
backdrops Hunico to the apron so Hunico can come in with a cross body
to take the champions down and things kick up a notch. Two dropkicks
put Ascension down again and a Hunico moonsault gets two on both
champions. The Swanton gets two on Konnor but Viktor makes a quick
save. Camacho tries a suicide dive to take out Viktor but dives into
a forearm. Konnor jumps Hunico from behind and the Fall of Man
retains the titles at 8:38 shown of 12:08.
Rating:
B. I liked this more than I
thought I would with Camacho and Hunico complimenting each other very
well. This was in the vein of Demolition against the Hart Foundation
with the pure power vs. power and speed. It’s going to be a shame
when Ascension gets to the main roster and JBL and Cole spend their
entire matches making fun of them.
B. I liked this more than I
thought I would with Camacho and Hunico complimenting each other very
well. This was in the vein of Demolition against the Hart Foundation
with the pure power vs. power and speed. It’s going to be a shame
when Ascension gets to the main roster and JBL and Cole spend their
entire matches making fun of them.
Overall
Rating: C+. This was a show to
hold the place for NXT before we get to the new taping cycle and a
fresh batch of matches. Thankfully that didn’t make this a boring
show as the matches worked for the most part and we have some stuff
set up for next week. This show also makes me want to see the Royal
Rumble to see which NXT guys can get a cameo in the big match.
Rating: C+. This was a show to
hold the place for NXT before we get to the new taping cycle and a
fresh batch of matches. Thankfully that didn’t make this a boring
show as the matches worked for the most part and we have some stuff
set up for next week. This show also makes me want to see the Royal
Rumble to see which NXT guys can get a cameo in the big match.
Results
Bayley
b. Summer Rae – Belly to Bayley
b. Summer Rae – Belly to Bayley
Aiden
English b. Colin Cassady – Director’s Cut
English b. Colin Cassady – Director’s Cut
Alexander
Rusev b. Xavier Woods – Accolade
Rusev b. Xavier Woods – Accolade
Tyson
Kidd b. Baron Corbin – Blockbuster
Kidd b. Baron Corbin – Blockbuster
Ascension
b. Hunico/Camacho – Fall of Man to Hunico
b. Hunico/Camacho – Fall of Man to Hunico
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