NXT Champion: Bo Dallas
NXT Tag Team Champions: The Ascension
NXT Woman's Champion: Paige
NXT Episode 75
November 20th, 2013
Full Sail University: Orlando, Florida
Bo Dallas makes his triumphant return to NXT, he comes out to a to balloons, confetti and party hats. Bo says there is no place like home. For those keeping up with the Bo Dallas newsletters, he has been on the Bo Dallas vs. the world, world tour. And everywhere he's gone the reaction has been the same, everyone loves BO! He says he wishes everyone could have been, but he's got the next best thing a slideshow. He shows a bunch of pictures of him around the world wearing the NXT championship. Bo gives the fans some cookies to get their love back, but JBL comes out and interrupts. They shake hands and JBL says on behalf of the company they are proud of him for being champion and for being a wonderful international ambassador, he calls him the face of NXT. Sami Zayn then comes out, Bo asks if he's here for a cookie, Sami says no and JBL says there's a reason he suspended him and he needs to learn respect. Sami says he meant no disrespect and all he wants is to be reinstated so he can take the NXT Title off that delusional cheeseball. JBL says Sami served his suspension and reinstates him because it's best for business, and Bo congratulates Sami on coming back, but they already did this and he won. Sami says not to patronize him and he'll work his way up, and the next time it's the two of them, he's taking that title. JBL says opportunity is one win away, and he's having a Beat the Clock Challenge to determine the new #1 Contender, and his match is tonight.
Oh look, a young Alexa Bliss is doing ring announcing tonight.
Beat The Clock Challenge: Collin Cassidy vs. Alexander Rusev (w/Lana)
Saxton announces Enzo was injured at an NXT house show over the weekend. This is good, like really good. At first, they play it like it's gonna be a quick Rusev squash but once it goes after 2 minutes Cass fights back and gets some offense in but A Rusev kicks ends that. THEN HOLT SHIT! CASS FIGHTS OUT AND BREAKS OUT OF THE ACCOLADE before falling to the ropes. But the damage is already done, Rusev picks him apart some more before locking it in again and Cass taps. **1/2
RUSEV ~ 5:33
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! It's the debut of the oh so lovely, and stunning Devin Taylor. Look at that face.
She interviews Neville, she asks him about his match last week and Graves suffering the concussion as well. Neville says everytime the step int he rings, they put their bodies on the line. Graves tried to take his career away from him by taking out his knee, now what happened to him was unfortunate and can't think about that. I need to focus on beat the clock, and tonight we'll see if Mr Aiden English can keep up.
Backstage; Bayley is sitting in a chair holding a headband when Devin asks how she's feeling. Bayley says she doesn't know why she did what she did, we were like best friends like Spongebob and Patrick and now they're not. She taught Charlotte how to pogo stick and they did the robot together. Devin asks if they've spoken since and Bayley says no, she hasn't had the courage to confront her, maybe she'll wait another week or so. But when she finds her, these bad boys are gonna do all the talking. She then dusts off her fists and apologizes if that scared Devin, and shows her how to do the robot.
Beat The Clock Challenge: Tyler Breeze vs. Kassius Ohno
Both men come out super urgent and trade quick pins as time runs down, Tyler hits a sweet kick and knocks Ohno off the apron, but he makes the dumb decision 1, by interrupting the refs count as he's counting Ohno out and 2nd, he spends a good 40 seconds trying to roll him back in. Regal shits on him for it and it's great. Breeze does a lot of basic stuff but also wastes a lot of times in between moves he really shouldn't be the lead in a match especially against someone the level of Ohno but fuck it. He misses the beauty-shot and they trade rollups and Ohno gets the cradle sunset flip for the win. Good for him. I thought he was fired by now.
OHNO ~ 4:48
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! Hunico is free from Mexico
Jonathan Ortagun & Chris Rockwell vs. Hunico & Camacho
Hun and Cam end this in like 10 seconds after the Samoan Drop into the Swanton Bomb for the win.
After the match; Devin interviews them, Hunico says The Ascension knows why they're here.
Some motherfucker called Dan Devine is also a new backstage interviewer, he interviews Kassius Ohno. He congratulates him on his win and Ohno says that match means a lot, being in the slump he's in. He says hopefully that win can lead to a few more and soon than later he can finally get an NXT title match. Lana then comes over, she says he made "BIG MISTAKE" when he beat Rusev time, Ohno says when he becomes NXT champion Rusev can have first title shot.
Beat The Clock Challenge: Adrian Neville vs. Aiden English
Solid match, both men get their shit in, they down show the desperation like Tyler and Ohno did at the start and finish, more of that frustration at not being able to put one another away. Neville hits the Red Arrow and pins him with 3 seconds remaining.
NEVILLE ~ 4:45
Backstage: The Ascension accepts Hunico & Camacho's challenge.
Bo Dallas comes out onto the stage to watch on.
Beat The Clock Challenge: Leo Kruger vs. Sami Zayn
Short and suffers because of the gimmick time, everything is so compressed and they do a fine job cutting an 8-minute match into 4, Leo is back to fresh Kraven where he doesn't work a body more just wear down Sami and hope something keeps him down for three, and hopes Sami expands enough energy in the kick outs. Sami has a Sami comeback, he misses the Helluva Kicks and Leo rolls him up for two, sadly no one bites on that false finish so it comes off super flat. Leo then wastes too much time signalling for the lariat and hits it with 15 seconds but Sami kicks out, he keeps going for covers, but on the 3rd Sami, crucifix fins him ass the clock hits 0. **1/2
JBL comes out and says next week Sami will face Neville in a #1 Contenders match, and then the week after that the winner will face Bo in an NXT title match.