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The Revolution: Episode 1(Ready, Willing and Gable)

Welcome to the first episode of The Revolution. Over the next few weeks, we will embark on the start of what will hopefully be a very long and enjoyable journey, as the first NXT Champion will be crowned. Today, we begin with what should be two incredible matches. First up, the man who refers to himself as "Mr. NXT", Roderick Strong, faces the final graduate of the Hart Dungeon, Tyson Kidd. In our main event, "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles faces former Olympian, Chad Gable. Welcome to NXT.






 Roderick Strong vs Tyson Kidd- NXT Championship Tournament 1st Round Match

Straight away, these two technicians opened up with a collar and elbow tie-up, exchanging hammerlocks and escapes. Kidd took control early with a series of strikes in the corner, and got a few near falls following two beautiful suplexes. Strong fired back with incredible power, planting Kidd with a big facebuster and a nasty half nelson backbreaker. This set up an early connection of the Sick Kick, but Strong didn't make the cover, looking for the End of Heartache as well. This decision allowed Kidd an opportunity back into the match, and he caught Strong with the Code Blue neckbreaker for a narrow near fall. The two men exchanged forearms in the middle of the ring, but out of his back pocket, Strong found another Sick Kick! Once again, he looked for the End of Heartache, but Kidd fell before he could quite find his footing. Seeing an opening, Strong scaled the turnbuckles instead....

Winner: Roderick Strong
Finish: Top Rope Elbow Drop



 Chad Gable vs AJ Styles- NXT Championship Tournament 1st Round Match

This was a big opportunity for one half of American Alpha, Chad Gable, as he took on tournament favorite AJ Styles. Gable knew that he was a tremendous underdog in this situation, and he came out like a house a fire, taking down Styles with an armbar. He worked over AJ on the ground, keeping the daredevil down. AJ, perhaps sensing that a major upset was on the cards, got desperate, using an eye poke to get back to his feet, drawing boos from the Full Sail crowd. The Phenomenal One showed why he is a former NWA, IWGP and WWE Champion, wrestling rings around a flustered Gable. It all seemed to be over for Gable, but there was a twist in the tale. Once more, Gable's music played, but this time it was Jason Jordan who made his way to the ring. Styles was briefly distracted, and Chad took advantage, connecting with his O'Connor Roll German Suplex. The upset was achieved! One......two.........kick-out! Both members of American Alpha lost their minds, as Styles somehow survived. AJ rallied, taking down Gable with a Pele Kick and Jordan with a beautiful moonsault plancha. The Phenomenal One climbed up to the apron, as Gable slowly staggered to his feet....

 Winner: AJ Styles
Finish: Phenomenal Forearm



Thank you for tuning into the first episode of The Revolution. As you can see, I'm experimenting with a different way of presenting matches, and hopefully I'll get better as this series goes along. Did you enjoy this first post, with the new format? Feel free to leave a comment on here or on Twitter, and catch the next episode of The Revolution this Thursday.
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