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NXT World Champion: Samoa Joe
NXT World Tag Team Champions: American Alpha
NXT Woman's Champion: Asuka
NXT Episode 197
May 18th, 2016
Full Sail University: Orlando, Florida
Blake, Murphy, and Aries all come out for their tag match, and it's reviled that Nakamura is the mystery partner.
Blake & Murphy (w/Alexa Bliss) vs. Austin Aries & Shinsuke Nakamura
Pretty much an angle/squash match for NakARIES! B&M have some miscommunications early which allows the faces to pretty much destroy Murphy, Murphy doesn't tag out even when he gains control and that ends up backing firing with Nakamura kicks. Blake jumps off the apron when Naka teases attacking him. Kinshasa ends it.
After the match; Bliss walks out on them, and then Blake ends up walking out on Murphy which is pretty hilarious considering what happens in their careers.
Backstage: Cathy Kelly asks Bayley about her thoughts on her match tonight, She says Nia likes to use her size to intimidate people, but you can't bully your way into getting what you want. She'll admit that she's tough, but what happened in London will happen tonight, and she can get back to her focus, becoming the NXT Women's Champion once again.
ASUKA~!
Backstage: Cathy Kelly interviews No Way Jose, stuff is said I hate this clown.
Earlier Today; Mella talks about Enzo's injuring himself and Cass getting that 1 of 2 main event matches on RAW. She then says she's here in NXT to win the woman's title. Well, duh.
Carmella vs. Peyton Royce
Solid stuff here, Peyton is the best she's looked so far really good suplexes and good on the control. Mella has a decent comeback, she's added a few new things to her standard comeback and applies the headsissors hold for the win. *3/4
Footage airs of Joe and Finn brawling after their match at a Portland house show.
A video airs of a Regal officiating a contract signing on Facebook Live between Joe and Finn. Regal announces that it's going to be a Steel Cage Match at Takeover. Joe says this time, Finn won't survive. Finn says Joe can say what he wants to say, but all this between them ends at Takeover and it ends with him becoming the first ever two-time NXT Champion. Joe leaves and says it's the biggest mistake of Balor's life.
Backstage: BBM are all arguing, Bliss calls them an embarrassment and says it now about her and it should be easy for her to now win the Woman's title without carrying them around.
Rob Rizin & Danny Burch vs. Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano
Burch finally has proper wrestling attire on not a wife beater and awful baggy pants. LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL! NXT chant Terra Rizin at Rob Rizin. Lengthy squash for team PWG. The knee and superkick combo ends it.
Backstage: GM Regal announce the Revival/American Alpha II at TakeOver
Bayley vs. Nia Jax
This isn't bad, but it's not on the level of the London match. They do the same formula with Bayley using holds trying to wear down Nia but she's has it scouted and too strong to go down in the early going. Nia has some good cutoffs, but she's not built or good enough to go 15 minutes yet, so her control gets a little repetitive and she does a bunch of standing around to fill time. Awesome bit of storytelling, Nia goes after the left arm the same hand that was almost pulled out of socket when Asuka had her in the crossface chicken wing. Bayley's selling of it is fine, but she sells more of the exhaustion and getting her ass kicked than he arm, which I'm not mad at. At least someone in this fed is selling this month. Bayley has an awesome big comeback, she's ditched the brawling and holds and has gone more to aerial moves and for the first time it works. She hits a 'rana to the floor and a crossbody in the ring for two. She avoids a Nia charge and she hits the ring post shoulder first. That allows Bayley to successfully lock in the front guillotine for the first time, but Nia has a counter and dumps Bayley off and it appears Bayley hurts her knee in the process. Nia then drops the leg on the bad knee, then to the back of the head and covers for the win. **1/2
NXT World Tag Team Champions: American Alpha
NXT Woman's Champion: Asuka
NXT Episode 197
May 18th, 2016
Full Sail University: Orlando, Florida
Blake, Murphy, and Aries all come out for their tag match, and it's reviled that Nakamura is the mystery partner.
Blake & Murphy (w/Alexa Bliss) vs. Austin Aries & Shinsuke Nakamura
Pretty much an angle/squash match for NakARIES! B&M have some miscommunications early which allows the faces to pretty much destroy Murphy, Murphy doesn't tag out even when he gains control and that ends up backing firing with Nakamura kicks. Blake jumps off the apron when Naka teases attacking him. Kinshasa ends it.
After the match; Bliss walks out on them, and then Blake ends up walking out on Murphy which is pretty hilarious considering what happens in their careers.
Backstage: Cathy Kelly asks Bayley about her thoughts on her match tonight, She says Nia likes to use her size to intimidate people, but you can't bully your way into getting what you want. She'll admit that she's tough, but what happened in London will happen tonight, and she can get back to her focus, becoming the NXT Women's Champion once again.
ASUKA~!
Backstage: Cathy Kelly interviews No Way Jose, stuff is said I hate this clown.
Earlier Today; Mella talks about Enzo's injuring himself and Cass getting that 1 of 2 main event matches on RAW. She then says she's here in NXT to win the woman's title. Well, duh.
Carmella vs. Peyton Royce
Solid stuff here, Peyton is the best she's looked so far really good suplexes and good on the control. Mella has a decent comeback, she's added a few new things to her standard comeback and applies the headsissors hold for the win. *3/4
Footage airs of Joe and Finn brawling after their match at a Portland house show.
A video airs of a Regal officiating a contract signing on Facebook Live between Joe and Finn. Regal announces that it's going to be a Steel Cage Match at Takeover. Joe says this time, Finn won't survive. Finn says Joe can say what he wants to say, but all this between them ends at Takeover and it ends with him becoming the first ever two-time NXT Champion. Joe leaves and says it's the biggest mistake of Balor's life.
Backstage: BBM are all arguing, Bliss calls them an embarrassment and says it now about her and it should be easy for her to now win the Woman's title without carrying them around.
Rob Rizin & Danny Burch vs. Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano
Burch finally has proper wrestling attire on not a wife beater and awful baggy pants. LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL! NXT chant Terra Rizin at Rob Rizin. Lengthy squash for team PWG. The knee and superkick combo ends it.
Backstage: GM Regal announce the Revival/American Alpha II at TakeOver
Bayley vs. Nia Jax
This isn't bad, but it's not on the level of the London match. They do the same formula with Bayley using holds trying to wear down Nia but she's has it scouted and too strong to go down in the early going. Nia has some good cutoffs, but she's not built or good enough to go 15 minutes yet, so her control gets a little repetitive and she does a bunch of standing around to fill time. Awesome bit of storytelling, Nia goes after the left arm the same hand that was almost pulled out of socket when Asuka had her in the crossface chicken wing. Bayley's selling of it is fine, but she sells more of the exhaustion and getting her ass kicked than he arm, which I'm not mad at. At least someone in this fed is selling this month. Bayley has an awesome big comeback, she's ditched the brawling and holds and has gone more to aerial moves and for the first time it works. She hits a 'rana to the floor and a crossbody in the ring for two. She avoids a Nia charge and she hits the ring post shoulder first. That allows Bayley to successfully lock in the front guillotine for the first time, but Nia has a counter and dumps Bayley off and it appears Bayley hurts her knee in the process. Nia then drops the leg on the bad knee, then to the back of the head and covers for the win. **1/2