NXT this week features two debuts and some pretty big matches, with NXT's special coming next week. Today's post will build up to that pretty nicely, so let's see what happens.
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Week 3
NXT
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Hideo Itami vs Adrian Neville- #1 contender's match for Tyler Breeze's Light Heavyweight Title
Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady vs Blake and Murphy
Bayley vs Paige
AJ Styles and Ricochet vs Baron Corbin and Bo Dallas
Sami Zayn vs Samoa Joe
Summary:
We opened NXT, live from Phoenix, Arizona, with a fantastic match-up between Hideo Itami and Adrian Neville, with the winner facing Tyler Breeze for the Light Heavyweight Title next week on NXT. The two traded offense, with Itami scoring an early near fall. Hideo proved he was willing to do whatever it took, hitting a very impressive suicide dive. Neville hit his Frankensteiner, which Hideo kicked out of, straight into a GTS! Neville somehow kicked out at 2, and Hideo hit his Shotgun Kick, but Neville kicked out again! In the end, Hideo out maneuvered Adrian, catching him with another GTS for the pin after a great match. Our next match saw the debut of Blake and Murphy, as they took on the tag team champs. The new guys proved quite the match for the champs, scoring several near falls. However, the champs turned around the momentum, hitting their tag finisher for the victory. The final preliminary match featured the NXT Women's champion in action against Paige. A Paige-Turner early on scored a near-fall for the Anti-Diva, and a Ram-Paige later on put Paige completely in the driver's seat. Bayley was determined, staging a comeback which ended with a Bayley to Belly, but Paige once again kicked out. Another Paige-Turner followed by another Ram-Paige was shockingly not enough, as the champ kicked out yet again. In the end, Paige caught Bayley with a roll-up to get a fantastic victory over the champ, and earn a Women's title shot next week.
The first of the two main events saw AJ Styles and Baron Corbin, heading into their match next week, choosing their own partners for a tag match. AJ chose Ricochet, and Baron chose Bo Dallas. The match was chaotic as you could expect, but AJ's team got the advantage when AJ hit a Styles Clash on Bo, who forced a rope break. A second Styles Clash forced another kick-out, and an incredible 450 splash from Ricochet would've won the match, but Corbin was on hand to stop the three count. A miscommunication between AJ and Ricochet would prove their downfall, as an End of Days on Ricochet was enough to steal the win for the Lone Wolf and The Inspirational One. The main event of the evening saw the debut of the Samoan Submission Machine, Samoa Joe, as he faced the number one contender to the NXT Title, Sami Zayn. Sami was red hot out of the gate, hitting Joe with everything he had. A Blue Thunder Bomb followed by a Torpedo DDT planted momentum firmly in Sami's corner. Following a brawl outside, Sami made quick work of the rest, hitting a corner exploder suplex followed by a Helluva Kick for a shockingly quick victory.
With his title match next week, Sami Zayn made short work of the debuting Samoa Joe, who clearly picked the wrong night to join up with NXT. Paige and Hideo Itami earned title matches, and Baron Corbin and the tag team champs gained extra momentum. A fun night of NXT ends with Sami Zayn standing tall, and his collision with Finn Balor next week should be very fun.
-Henry
Universe Mode
Week 3
NXT
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Hideo Itami vs Adrian Neville- #1 contender's match for Tyler Breeze's Light Heavyweight Title
Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady vs Blake and Murphy
Bayley vs Paige
AJ Styles and Ricochet vs Baron Corbin and Bo Dallas
Sami Zayn vs Samoa Joe
Summary:
We opened NXT, live from Phoenix, Arizona, with a fantastic match-up between Hideo Itami and Adrian Neville, with the winner facing Tyler Breeze for the Light Heavyweight Title next week on NXT. The two traded offense, with Itami scoring an early near fall. Hideo proved he was willing to do whatever it took, hitting a very impressive suicide dive. Neville hit his Frankensteiner, which Hideo kicked out of, straight into a GTS! Neville somehow kicked out at 2, and Hideo hit his Shotgun Kick, but Neville kicked out again! In the end, Hideo out maneuvered Adrian, catching him with another GTS for the pin after a great match. Our next match saw the debut of Blake and Murphy, as they took on the tag team champs. The new guys proved quite the match for the champs, scoring several near falls. However, the champs turned around the momentum, hitting their tag finisher for the victory. The final preliminary match featured the NXT Women's champion in action against Paige. A Paige-Turner early on scored a near-fall for the Anti-Diva, and a Ram-Paige later on put Paige completely in the driver's seat. Bayley was determined, staging a comeback which ended with a Bayley to Belly, but Paige once again kicked out. Another Paige-Turner followed by another Ram-Paige was shockingly not enough, as the champ kicked out yet again. In the end, Paige caught Bayley with a roll-up to get a fantastic victory over the champ, and earn a Women's title shot next week.
The first of the two main events saw AJ Styles and Baron Corbin, heading into their match next week, choosing their own partners for a tag match. AJ chose Ricochet, and Baron chose Bo Dallas. The match was chaotic as you could expect, but AJ's team got the advantage when AJ hit a Styles Clash on Bo, who forced a rope break. A second Styles Clash forced another kick-out, and an incredible 450 splash from Ricochet would've won the match, but Corbin was on hand to stop the three count. A miscommunication between AJ and Ricochet would prove their downfall, as an End of Days on Ricochet was enough to steal the win for the Lone Wolf and The Inspirational One. The main event of the evening saw the debut of the Samoan Submission Machine, Samoa Joe, as he faced the number one contender to the NXT Title, Sami Zayn. Sami was red hot out of the gate, hitting Joe with everything he had. A Blue Thunder Bomb followed by a Torpedo DDT planted momentum firmly in Sami's corner. Following a brawl outside, Sami made quick work of the rest, hitting a corner exploder suplex followed by a Helluva Kick for a shockingly quick victory.
With his title match next week, Sami Zayn made short work of the debuting Samoa Joe, who clearly picked the wrong night to join up with NXT. Paige and Hideo Itami earned title matches, and Baron Corbin and the tag team champs gained extra momentum. A fun night of NXT ends with Sami Zayn standing tall, and his collision with Finn Balor next week should be very fun.
-Henry
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