Is it scary that there’s more unpredictability on an episode of NXT than RAW or Smackdown? Or that storylines are more organized, logical and emotional?
In another solid episode of NXT, Wesley Blake and Buddy Murphy upset the Vaudevillians while Bailey let the NXT Universe know she’s anything but a pushover.
Add in the intensity of the Number 1 Contender’s tournament and the drama between Kevin Owns and NXT Champion Sami Zayn and NXT continues to deliver.
Matches:
#1 Contenders Tournament: Finn Balor vs. Curtis Axel: Balor was athletic and Axel was solid in a good opening match. After he nearly won with a nasty Knee Lift, Axel fell apart, allowing Balor to hit the Pele Kick and follow it up with the Sling Blade and corner Dropkick, setting up the Double Stomper the win.
NXT Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair vs. Sasha Banks w/Becky Lynch: Flair was in control until Lynch got involved to get the match thrown out. After the match, Bailey made the save, but then turned on Flair and hit her with the Belly-to-Bailey Suplex. NXT GM William Regal then announced a Fatal-Four-Way match for the NXT Women’s title between Flair, Lynch, Banks and Bailey at NXT Takeover.
Aiden English and Simon Gotch vs. Wesley Blake and Buddy Murphy: This originally appeared to be another English and Gotch squash, but Murphy and Blake got the win with a Enziguri from Murphy and Rollup from Blake on an unsuspecting English.
#1 Contenders Tournament: Hideo Itami vs. Tyler Breeze: Although Breeze was hesitant at first to lock up with Itami, he eventually kept Itami down thanks to strikes and submissions. Itami made a comeback with his Tornado DDT on the ropes and a Top Rope Clothesline, followed by a Fisherman Suplex, but Breeze wasn’t done yet. Fighting back with a vicious Super Kick, Breeze nearly won the match. A segment later, Breeze scored another near-fall with an awesome swinging Crucifix Bomb. Continuing to fight back, Itami hit a multitude of strikes before hitting the corner Drop Kick and finishing off Breeze with a Running, Diving Big Boot variation.
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