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  • WWE NXT results: The Revival vs. American Alpha 2-of-3 falls

    The Big News: The Revival defeated American Alpha in a 2-out-of-3 Falls match to retain the NXT Tag Team Championships.

    The Medium News: Rhyno returned and seemed to be really angry that Blake and Murphy tried to team again.

    The Little Beaver Sized News: Bayley and Nia Jax agreed to one more match.

    Bayley pinned Alexa Bliss

    This match was set up last week when Alexa beat Carmella and made a challenge to Bayley, who is fully recovered following her match with Nia Jax.

    Bayley gave Alexa a lot, establishing her as more than just another girl on the roster. Alexa used a really nice punch to the face to take over, with Bayley selling it as possible death. Alexa went for Twisted Bliss, but Bayley cut her off and Alexa actually came back with a Code Red for a near fall.

    The finish saw Alexa go for the Vader Bomb, but Bayley got her knees up and won with the Belly to Bayley.

    After the match, Bayley said she was ready to take her title back. Nia Jax came out in “normal clothes” to confront her. They stood face to face and Bayley challenged her to one more match. Nia agreed and it is on.

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    We had a TM61 video package.

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    Dash & Dawson said they will beat American Alpha tonight and have no fear in losing their belts so soon after regaining them.

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    The Hype Bros vs. Blake & Murphy ended in a No Contest

    Blake and Murphy are teaming again. Remember when I said like two months ago that they would break up at least five times before it counted?

    Blake and Murphy literally couldn’t even agree on who would start the match. They argued mid-ring as Mojo Rawley tried to get them to wrestle. However, before we saw any wrestling, Rhyno appeared out of nowhere to Gore Blake, Rawley and Ryder. Murphy got away scot-free.

    Yes, this really happened.

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    We got the video package for next week’s Finn Balor-Shinsuke Nakamura match. I got half a second of screen time when they showed Nakamura’s entrance in Dallas. Tye Dillinger, Neville and American Alpha talked about what a dream match it would be.

    This was the first thing they have done to make me excited for the match since the original angle announcing it.

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    American Alpha said they will execute their game plan to win the belts back.

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    Samoa Joe will be on NXT next week, apparently for the first time since Takeover. Is it sad that I didn’t notice?

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    Rhyno was walking around Full Sail University (literally) and a cameraman ran up to ask why he was back. Rhyno snorted at him and walked away.

    I have a theory that Rhyno has no clothes. All that he owns are his wrestling singlets, a few hoodies and Rhyno t-shirts that companies have been nice enough to give him.

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    NXT Tag Team Champions The Revival took 2 out of 3 falls from American Alpha

    This is the third time these two teams have wrestled. American Alpha won the first at NXT Takeover: Dallas, while The Revival evened the score at Takeover: The End. With a win, Alpha would become the second team to win the NXT Tag Team Titles twice.

    The start of the first fall saw the champs work over the knee of Jordan, which is backwards because normally they get the heat on Gable. Jordan’s knee slammed off the ring post and both members of the Revival took turns using leg and knee holds.

    Gable was able to get the hot tag and suplexed Dash and Dawson all over the place. Everything was going great for him until Dash pulled down the top rope, causing Gable to go flying over it and crashing on the ground outside.

    Despite beating on him for close to 10 minutes, the Revival just could not put Gable down for the first fall. Gable showed resilience as Jordan managed to recover from the earlier attack on his knee.

    Jordan got the second hot tag of the first fall and went all suplex crazy on both men again. Jordan got a near fall on Dash with a spear. The first fall finally ended with Dash tapping to Jordan’s ankle lock.

    The second fall saw Dawson and Jordan reverse roll-ups on each other until Dawson got on a reverse figure four for the tapout, showing that Jordan’s knee didn’t fully recover from the beginning of the match.

    The third fall started with more roll-ups. Alpha went for Grand Amplitude, but it got broken up. Revival went for Shatter Machine, and that got broken up too.

    Gable got a tag, but was hit with a knee to the face as he tried getting into the ring. Gable and Dawson fought on the apron until somehow the Revival hit the Shatter Machine on it.

    By the way, shouldn’t it have hurt the Revival just as much since they bumped on the apron? Anyway, they rolled Gable in, pinned him and retained the titles.

    So that does it for this week. Next week it is the much anticipated showdown between Finn Balor and Shinsuke Nakamura. Until then, remember to say your vitamins and take your prayers.

  • NXT Winter Haven, FL, live results: Hideo Itami returns

    I’m here live in Winter Haven, FL, for NXT where we’re expecting a crowd of approximately 250.

    – Pre show during the meet and greet, Mike Rome introduced us to the new hostess and ring announcer Charly Caruso (FKA Charly Arnolt).

    No Way Jose beat Josh Woods

    Jose did the baseball spots, and won it with the wind up punch and a half nelson slam.

    Oney Lorcan beat Dan Matha

    Dan took most of the match with some hard hitting lariats and tight headlocks. Oney got fired up and hit three straight corner running uppercuts and a running neckbreaker for the win.

    Andrade cien Almas beat Steve Cutler

    Cutler was smack talking the crowd and taunting Cien in this one, cutting off all the hope spots before Andrade locked in a dragon sleeper for the submission win.

    Ember Moon beat Billie Kay

    Top rope spinning stunner for the win by Ember — an amazing move.

    American Alpha beat The Authors Of Pain

    Hard-hitting and fast paced, Alpha threw the big men around. It was impressive and they were able to win when Gable rolled up one of the Authors for the win.

    Bayley and Aliyah beat Daria and Mandy Rose

    The heels worked over Aliyah most of the match until Bayley ran wild and hit the Belly to Bayley for the win

    – In ring promo with Sawyer Fulton and Alexander Wolfe who said a storm was coming. Telling the fans they “should better care” was met with “We don’t care” chants.

    Austin Aries beat Mojo Rawley

    Plenty of dirty heel tactics by Aries, using the ropes to his advantage all match. In fact, he won it with his feet on the ropes to steal the win.

    Hideo Itami and TM61 beat Wesley Blake, Tino Sabbatelli, and NXT Champion Samoa Joe

    There was a big reaction for Hideo’s return to action and he immediately went after Samoa Joe to brawl. Match built to a Hideo hot tag and he ran wild with various running and flying kicks. He finally hit the running, jumping single leg dropkick for the win. Post-match, the winners celebrate and Hideo embraces TM61.

    Itami (the former KENTA) has been out of action since May 2015 with a shoulder injury.

  • NXT Cocoa, FL, live results: Bobby Roode makes his Florida NXT debut

    I’m here in Cocoa Beach FL, where they are expecting approximately 250.

    – Liv Morgan beat Nikki Glencross

    Fun opener with heel antics by Nikki, telling people to shut up, declaring herself the best in the galaxy, and all while womanhandling Liv. Towards the finish, Liv was able to matrix under a clothesline to begin her comeback, hit a big monkey flip out of the corner, a high spin kick and a standing moonsault for the win.

    – Alexander Wolfe beat Kishan Raftaar

    Crowd wasn’t in to this as neither are have been on TV that much, if at all. Both guys were heckled with “USA” chants for the two foreigners. Wolfe kept working the armbar and finally put Kishan away with an arm submission.

    – Noah beat Steve Cutler

    Cutler had the heel advantage early, as Noah just wanted a handshake and to be friends. Crowd chanted BFF to encourage him yet Cutler took the cheap shot. Noah fired up to hit a pop up powerbomb for the win.

    – Wesley Blake beat Bronson Mathews

    New ambient trance music for Blake who wearing trunks and boot tassels. Headlocks were traded early. Crowd was all giggles as Blake ended up with a wedgie. Blake then settled his trunks, went to the top, and hit a splash for the win.

    – Andrade “Cien” Almas beat Angelo Dawkins

    A lot of trash talk by Dawkins which prompted loud “WHAT?” chants. Front face lock and headlocks by Dawkins to keep Andrade grounded. The finish saw some flashy moves by Andrade such as a wheelbarrow bulldog and smooth rope running before the running knees to Dawkins in the corner.

    – Oney Lorcan beat Tino Sabbatelli

    Physical match. We got a lot of aggressive chin locks by Tino. Oney finally fired up and hit the running blockbuster for the win.

    – In ring promo by the debuting Binky Blairwho says she’s going to be the “ist” of NXT: prettiest, baddest, etc.

    – Daria beat Billie Kay

    Billie taunted Daria early with her fancy gloves, so Daria got upset and threw down her own MMA gloves, and the fight was on. After some action, Daria locked in what looked like an triangle armbar for the submission.

    – TM61 and Mojo Rawley beat The Authors of Pain and Bobby Roode

    NXT Florida debut for Roode who entered to a Queen-esque theme that declared he is “Glorious!”. Roode was a heel and hid behind the Authors at times, worked over whomever he was working with, and looked great doing so. The finish saw TM61 hit their double team spinebuster finisher on Roode with Shane Thorne getting the pin for his team.

  • NXT TV tapings spoilers: Finn Balor vs. Shinsuke Nakamura; AA vs. Revival 2/3 falls

    I’m here at Full Sail University in Winter Park, FL, for NXT’s tv tapings.

    – Dark Match: Tye Dillinger beat Kai Katana

    Over the knee neckbreaker by Dillinger for the win.

    – Bayley beat Alexa Bliss

    Bayley wins via Belly to Bayley in a great match. Her post match promo was interrupted by Nia Jax as the build to their eventual rematch has begun.

    – Blake & Murphy vs Hype Bros never happened as Rhyno returned to destroy them all

    – NXT Tag Team Champions The Revival beat American Alpha in a two-of-three falls match

    First fall went well over ten minutes with Jason Jordan catching Dash Wilder with an ankle Lock for the submission. Second fall happened rather quickly thereafter with Scott Dawson catching Jordan in a leg lock submission of his own. Third fall had some amazing nearfall attempts early on. Finally, The Revival hit an apron shatter machine on Gable for the win.

    – NXT Champion Samoa Joe/s in-ring promo is interrupted by Rhyno. Joe backs away.

    – Austin Aries beat Patrick Clark

    Aries won with the Last Chancery submission. Post-match, No Way Jose ran down and attacked Aries.

    – Andrade cien Almas beat Angelo Dawkins

    Running knees in the corner followed by a moonsault for the win for ACA.

    – NXT Women’s Champion Asuka beat Eva Marie

    Eva made Dasha Fuentes read a custom ring introduction for her, and it was amazing. The champ wins with the Asuka Lock. Crowd was actualy all over the place for this one. 

    – NXT Champion Samoa Joe beat Rhyno

    Physical match to set up Joe vs. the winner of Finn v Nakamura. Joe clamped on the Coquina Clutch for the win after a mean guy match.

    – The Authors Of Pain beat American Alpha

    – AOP jump American Alpha as they made their way to the ring. They brawled in the ring with Alpha getting the upper hand. All four men were in the ring and a ref called for the bell to start the match. Great action early on with Gable and Jordan suplexing the much larger men all over the place. Dive to the outside by Jordan, to get the place going. Authors took control and hit their double team assisted lariat finisher to win it.

    – Bayley beat Nia Jax

    Physical match. Bayley took a lot of punishment early on before getting fired up and finally hitting the middle rope Belly To Bayley for the win.

    – Shinsuke Nakamura beat Finn Balor

    Spotlight introductions. Crowd loves both so a mix of cheers, chants, and even respectful silence early on. Finn showed up Nakamura by Too Sweeting him in the face on a break. Incredible match with all of the key spots. It went a good twenty minutes and Shinsuke won it with the Kinshasa. Post match, they celebrated together, and Finn went around the ring telling fans thank you for their support. This seems like this finally might be it for Balor in NXT.

  • NXT Largo FL, live results: Shinsuke Nakamura & American Alpha team up!

    Image c/o @WWENXT – Results c/o @snkxwwe. Estimated attendance of 300.

    – Mojo Rawley pinned Josh Woods

    – Steve Cutler submitted Kishan Raftaar

    – TM61 pinned Angelo Dawkins and Patrick Clark

    – Hugo Knox pinned Tino Sabbatelli

    – NXT Women’s Champion Asuka, Carmella, and Bayley beat Nia Jax, Alexa Bliss, and Mandy Rose when the champ submitted Mandy

    – Andrade cien Almas pinned Oney Lorcan

    – In ring promo by Noah

    – Ember Moon (the former Athena) pinned Daria

    – Shinsuke Nakamura, and American Alpha beat Tye Dillinger and The Authors Of Pain when Gable submitted one of the Authors with the ankle lock.

  • WWE Cruiserweight Classic gets debut date, announcing team

    The Wednesday night wrestling block will get a bit more crowded this summer as WWE announced that the much-anticipated WWE Cruiserweight Classic will debut on the Network starting Wednesday, July 13th at 9 PM EST, airing for 10 weeks through a live two-hour finale on Wednesday, September 15th.

    Current Smackdown lead man Mauro Ranallo and former WWE Champion Daniel Bryan were announced as “hosts” for the Classic, but we confirmed they are indeed calling the action.

    Also announced was a preview special — CWC Bracketology — for Wednesday, July 6th at 9 PM EST where we should get the actual tournament brackets and all 16 first round match matchups.

    The Classic will feature 32 talents (some under WWE contract & some not) from around the world in a single-elimination tournament including Zack Sabre Jr., Gran Metalik, Noam Dar, Kota Ibushi, Rich Swann, Akira Tozawa, Johnny Gargano, Cedric Alexander, Tommaso Ciampa, and more. Here’s the full list of participants.

  • NXT Plymouth, England, live results: Nakamura & Finn Balor vs. Austin Aries & Samoa Joe

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    – Hugo Knox b Wesley Blake

    Knox was pretty over, really green but athletic. He won with a split-legged moonsault.

    – Alexander Wolfe b Angelo Dawkins

    Fulton was ejected for interference, but came back down for the finish. He distracted the ref, allowing Wolfe to rake the eyes and score the pinfall. More D’Lo chants for Dawkins, but he took it with good humour and did the old D’Lo head shake as he left the ring.

    – Bayley and Carmella b Alexa Bliss and Peyton Royce

    Good match that got better as it went on and Bayley was involved more. Baymella win after Bayley to Belly. 

    – Bobby Roode b No Way Jose

    Roode wins with a spinebuster. Good pop for him after the fans realised who it was. Jose was pretty over, but the fans much preferred Roode. Big near fall towards the end with Jose hitting Roode with the discus punch for a believable near fall. 

    – Andrade Almas b Tye Dillinger

    Dillinger got a huge reaction from the crowd with sustained “10” chants. There seemed to be more signs and talk about him than anyone else. He cut a promo to turn the crowd against him, but the people were so into his gimmick they continued to cheer. Not much of a reaction for Andrade (although he did get some “Cien” chants towards the end). Very solid match. Crowd loved the moonsault spot to end the match.

    – American Alpha b NXT Champions The Revival by DQ

    These teams are just great and work so well with each other – an abridged version of the latest TakeOver match, so naturally very good. Both teams have impeccable timing. Crowd really bought the titles changing hands after Alpha hit the Grand Amplitude, but the ref was pulled out for the DQ. Alpha really know how to work the crowd.

    – NXT Women’s Champion Asuka b Nia Jax to retain

    Jax had decent heat for her entrance, and Asuka was really over. Asuka hit the buzzsaw kick to the win in a decent match that was almost identical to their TakeOver encounter. Asuka got a decent reaction, quite a few “Asuka’s gonna kill you chants”. Very similar to the Takeover match – they did a fantastic spot with Asuka putting a standing guillotine on Jax who turned it into a stalling suplex for a near fall.

    – Finn Balor and Shinsuke Nakamura b Austin Aries and NXT Champion Samoa Joe

    A fantastic main event with the crowd completely into it. Chants for all four men who seemed to relish the atmosphere. Joe responded to crowd taunts brilliantly. Finn got the hot tag before Nakamura hit the Kinshasha on Aries and Finn hit the Coup de Grace for the win. Balor thanked the fans, calling them the heart of the NXT universe.

    Brilliant event overall – a crowd that was clearly incredibly happy to get NXT action. 

  • NXT Bournemouth, England, live results: Finn Balor vs. Samoa Joe; Nakamura vs. Bobby Roode

    Submitted by Martin Mathers from the Bournemouth International Centre

    – No Way Jose b Angelo Dawson by pinfall

    Angelo had to field D’Lo Brown chants all the way through.

    – Bayley & Carmella b Nia Jax & Alexa Bliss by pinfall 

    – Tye Dillinger b Hugo Knox by pinfall

    The entire E block section was covered in 10 signs.

    – Andrade Almas b Austin Aries by pinfall

    Aries cut a heel promo, but the crowd wouldn’t stop cheering him.

    – Shinsuke Nakamura b Bobby Roode by pinfall

    Roode’s generic music confused everyone. Nakamura’s reaction blew the roof off.

    – NXT Tag Team Champions The Revival b American Alpha by pinfall to retain

    Crowd loved AA, Gable especially.

    – NXT Women’s Champion Asuka b Peyton Royce by submission to retain

    Lots of “Asuka’s gonna kill you!” chants

    – Finn Balor b NXT Champion Samoa Joe by disqualification

    Crowd was feisty. Plenty of great atmosphere mixed with a few idiots shouting inappropriate stuff. Overall, it was a strong crowd though.

  • NXT Liverpool, England, live results: Finn Balor & Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Samoa Joe & Austin Aries

    Submitted by James Ryder

    A lot of the upper section was empty. Pre-show, Dasha interviewed some fans asking who they wanted to see tonight. Also, there was a pre-show vote to see a past NXT match: Rollins vs. Mahal, Neville vs. Zayn or Bayley vs. Banks. The latter won the vote so they showed highlights of the match.

    Hugo Knox vs Wesley Blake

    Fairly basic match. Crowd started chanting in the middle of the match but wasn’t into either superstar much. Knox won with a split leg moonsault on the second attempt after messing up the first one.

    Alexander Wolfe & Sawyer Fulton vs. American Alpha

    Loud pop when American Alpha’s music hit and a loud chant for American Alpha before the match had even started.  Crowd chanted “Jordan give us a wave”. Crowd booed him when he didn’t but when Gable did a takedown in the ring, he waved to a big pop.  After early back and forth action, Gable is worked on until he makes the hot tag to Jordan to a loud pop.

    Match then ends quickly after two belly to belly suplexes and two German suplexes. AA wins with the double ankle lock spot and a double tap out.  Post match, The Revival come out and cut a promo putting over the TakeOver title match from last week. They offer AA a tag title match, then change their mind and walk off before running to the ring to attack. AA then hit Grand Amplitude on Dash and count to 3 for a good pop.

    Bobby Roode vs. No Way Jose

    Roode comes out to generic music which confused the crowd until he walked out and the crowd popped for him. Good reaction for Jose. Crowd was into him. Comedy spots early in the match then mid match, Jose’s music plays and they both dance before Roode attacks Jose.  Jose in control for a short while until Roode makes a comeback and wins with the Double A spinebuster.

    Nikki Glencross & Peyton Royce vs.  Carmella and Bayley

    Good reaction for Carmella who cut her usual pre match promo. Bayley came out to loud pop, loudest so far. Crowd sang to her then sang Happy Birthday to her.  Peyton and Nikki work over Bayley until she makes the hot tag to Carmella.  Peyton tries to kick Carmella but hits Nikki instead.  Carmella tags in Bayley who pins nikki with the Bayley to Belly for the win.

    Tye Dillinger vs. Andrade Almas

    Dillinger out to a loud pop and loud 10 chant. He cut a pre-match promo and revealed he was wearing a football shirt belonging to a rival team to a loud chorus of boos. Early part of the match saw the 2 of them play the crowd with the football shirt with Almas making Dillinger stamp on it.  Fairly basic match with the odd high spot.  Almas wins with the running double knees to Dillinger in the corner.

    NXT Women’s Champion Asuka vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Nia Jax

    Good reaction for Asuka, but little reaction for Alexa & Nia. Good back and forth action.  Alexa was impressive in the match. Asuka makes a comeback after a few near falls and hits Alexa with a jumping knee and makes her submit to the Asuka Lock for the win.

    Finn Balor & Shinuke Nakamura vs. Austin Aries & NXT Champion Samoa Joe

    Good pop for Balor but really loud for Nakamura with the crowd singing his theme song during his entrance and after his music had stopped.  Another good reaction for Joe as well.  Good back and forth action with Balor getting the hot tag to Nakamura.  The finish comes when Balor kicks Aries as he attempts a suicide dive followed by Nakamura hitting Aries with the Kinshasa followed by Balor hitting him with the Coup de Gras for the 3.

    Post match, Balor cuts a promo on Liverpool and puts over Robbie Brookside, saying how he welcomed him to the Performance Centre and helped so many NXT stars and helped NXT as a whole. Balor and Nakamura then pose for the crowd to complete a good show.

  • June 20, 2016 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: UFC 199/NXT Takeover reviews, UFC ownership bidding ending soon, more

    The bidding period is expected to end this week, on or around 6/16, regarding a sale that is expected to be in the $4 billion price range for 100 percent ownership of the UFC.

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