We start the show with Jim Ross and Byron Saxton on commentary.
Match #1 - Sofia Cortez def. Paige. Cortez was given an entrance, the very pale Paige wasn't. I thought it was a decent Divas match, with Cortez (Ivelisse from Tough Enough) winning with a DDT. I was expecting the DDT to not be that impressive and get botched, but it wasn't, which I liked.
Match #2 - Seth Rollins def. Camacho w/Hunico. Rollins goes absolutely crazy when he makes his entrance, constantly jumping around on the stage. Not sure what to think of it, but it's definitely unique. Camacho edged Rollins with the amount of offence put in, with help from Hunico at one point. Rollins manages to steal the win after Camacho ran into Hunico, but I think Camacho had the better performance. Rollins didn't really look that impressive for me, but either way he makes it two from two.
After the match, Hunico entered the ring and the two began to beat up Rollins. Bo Dallas came out and dove into the ring, so Camacho & Hunico bailed. Suggestions of a tag team match between the four in the coming weeks?
Match #3 - Corey Graves & Jake Carter def. CJ Parker & Nick Rogers. Graves & Carter came out in denim jackets, Graves wearing long pants in the ring, while Carter (son of Vader) wore a knee brace on his left knee. The match was very one-sided, with most of their offence being directed to Parker. Rogers did nothing except take the pin after the finsher, which didn't really impress me. During the match, JR made mention that Vader is Carter's father.
Video package hyping Kassius Ohno. He spoke about pain and about how he hurts people.
Video package hyping Bray Wyatt. He gave another impressive speech, saying how he's no longer afraid. It says he'll debut next week. Can't wait!
Match #4 - Kassius Ohno def. Mike Dalton. Dalton didn't get an entrance. It was a fairly one-sided match, which is what I expected. Ohno won the match by whipping Dalton towards the ropes, followed by connecting with a punch to the face as Dalton comes back towards him, apparently knocking Dalton out.
After the match, Ohno cut a heel promo, saying he knocks people out and that people say "Oh no" when they hear him coming.
Match #5 - Jinder Mahal def. Derrick Bateman. For me, probably the best match of the night so far, but purely because it was an even match. I thought both guys looked decent, with Mahal ending up winning with the Camel Clutch for a second week running.
After the match, Mahal looked to exit the ring, but put the Camel Clutch back on Bateman for a few seconds.
It's announced that due to what occurred after the Seth Rollins/Camacho match, tonight's main event will be Bo Dallas, Seth Rollins & Tyson Kidd vs. Camacho, Hunico & Michael McGillicutty.
Jim Ross now on commentary with William Regal and that other guy from last week. Not sure who it is.
Main Event - Camacho, Hunico & Michael McGillicutty def. Bo Dallas, Seth Rollins & Tyson Kidd. This is the first match across the three shows to have an ad break taken in the middle of it, which actually caught me off guard. The majority of the match was the usual heels work over an opponent, the faces occasionally get some offence in but the heels take over once more, eventually leading to the faces taking back over, but this time the heels won, which usually isn't the case on Raw or Smackdown. Rollins took everyone down on the outside from the turnbuckle, leading to McGillicutty finishing Kidd off with no interruption. Entertaining match, much better than Mahal/Bateman and shit all over last week's disappointing main event.
Seems like the WWE listened to my review last week and cut a match off to make each one a little longer. There were less one-sided matches and each match didn't end very quickly like most did last week. Less video packages too, both of which were either side of an ad break, so overall there was more focus on the matches. Good episode, probably the best so far wrestling wise.
After three weeks, the NXT records stand at this:
Match #1 - Sofia Cortez def. Paige. Cortez was given an entrance, the very pale Paige wasn't. I thought it was a decent Divas match, with Cortez (Ivelisse from Tough Enough) winning with a DDT. I was expecting the DDT to not be that impressive and get botched, but it wasn't, which I liked.
Match #2 - Seth Rollins def. Camacho w/Hunico. Rollins goes absolutely crazy when he makes his entrance, constantly jumping around on the stage. Not sure what to think of it, but it's definitely unique. Camacho edged Rollins with the amount of offence put in, with help from Hunico at one point. Rollins manages to steal the win after Camacho ran into Hunico, but I think Camacho had the better performance. Rollins didn't really look that impressive for me, but either way he makes it two from two.
After the match, Hunico entered the ring and the two began to beat up Rollins. Bo Dallas came out and dove into the ring, so Camacho & Hunico bailed. Suggestions of a tag team match between the four in the coming weeks?
Match #3 - Corey Graves & Jake Carter def. CJ Parker & Nick Rogers. Graves & Carter came out in denim jackets, Graves wearing long pants in the ring, while Carter (son of Vader) wore a knee brace on his left knee. The match was very one-sided, with most of their offence being directed to Parker. Rogers did nothing except take the pin after the finsher, which didn't really impress me. During the match, JR made mention that Vader is Carter's father.
Video package hyping Kassius Ohno. He spoke about pain and about how he hurts people.
Video package hyping Bray Wyatt. He gave another impressive speech, saying how he's no longer afraid. It says he'll debut next week. Can't wait!
Match #4 - Kassius Ohno def. Mike Dalton. Dalton didn't get an entrance. It was a fairly one-sided match, which is what I expected. Ohno won the match by whipping Dalton towards the ropes, followed by connecting with a punch to the face as Dalton comes back towards him, apparently knocking Dalton out.
After the match, Ohno cut a heel promo, saying he knocks people out and that people say "Oh no" when they hear him coming.
Match #5 - Jinder Mahal def. Derrick Bateman. For me, probably the best match of the night so far, but purely because it was an even match. I thought both guys looked decent, with Mahal ending up winning with the Camel Clutch for a second week running.
After the match, Mahal looked to exit the ring, but put the Camel Clutch back on Bateman for a few seconds.
It's announced that due to what occurred after the Seth Rollins/Camacho match, tonight's main event will be Bo Dallas, Seth Rollins & Tyson Kidd vs. Camacho, Hunico & Michael McGillicutty.
Jim Ross now on commentary with William Regal and that other guy from last week. Not sure who it is.
Main Event - Camacho, Hunico & Michael McGillicutty def. Bo Dallas, Seth Rollins & Tyson Kidd. This is the first match across the three shows to have an ad break taken in the middle of it, which actually caught me off guard. The majority of the match was the usual heels work over an opponent, the faces occasionally get some offence in but the heels take over once more, eventually leading to the faces taking back over, but this time the heels won, which usually isn't the case on Raw or Smackdown. Rollins took everyone down on the outside from the turnbuckle, leading to McGillicutty finishing Kidd off with no interruption. Entertaining match, much better than Mahal/Bateman and shit all over last week's disappointing main event.
Seems like the WWE listened to my review last week and cut a match off to make each one a little longer. There were less one-sided matches and each match didn't end very quickly like most did last week. Less video packages too, both of which were either side of an ad break, so overall there was more focus on the matches. Good episode, probably the best so far wrestling wise.
After three weeks, the NXT records stand at this:
Conor O’Brian: 2-0
Jinder Mahal: 2-0
Kenneth Cameron: 2-0
Seth Rollins: 2-1
Antonio Cesaro: 1-0
Corey Graves: 1-0
Hunico: 1-0
Jake Carter: 1-0
Kassius Ohno: 1-0
Leo Kruger: 1-0
Richie Steamboat: 1-0
Sofia Cortez: 1-0
Bo Dallas: 1-1
Camacho: 1-1
Derrick Bateman: 1-1
Michael McGillicutty: 1-1
Tyson Kidd: 1-1
Aiden English: 0-1
Dante Dash: 0-1
Jason Jordan: 0-1
Jey Uso: 0-1
Jimmy Uso: 0-1
Jiro: 0-1
Johnny Curtis: 0-1
Nick Rogers: 0-1
Paige: 0-1
CJ Parker: 0-2
Mike Dalton: 0-2
Rick Victor: 0-2
Jinder Mahal: 2-0
Kenneth Cameron: 2-0
Seth Rollins: 2-1
Antonio Cesaro: 1-0
Corey Graves: 1-0
Hunico: 1-0
Jake Carter: 1-0
Kassius Ohno: 1-0
Leo Kruger: 1-0
Richie Steamboat: 1-0
Sofia Cortez: 1-0
Bo Dallas: 1-1
Camacho: 1-1
Derrick Bateman: 1-1
Michael McGillicutty: 1-1
Tyson Kidd: 1-1
Aiden English: 0-1
Dante Dash: 0-1
Jason Jordan: 0-1
Jey Uso: 0-1
Jimmy Uso: 0-1
Jiro: 0-1
Johnny Curtis: 0-1
Nick Rogers: 0-1
Paige: 0-1
CJ Parker: 0-2
Mike Dalton: 0-2
Rick Victor: 0-2
I know they tape a months worth of tapings at a time, so i'm wondering if they'll be able to make him appear as a character maybe just once a month to keep him in peoples minds.
