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411’s Breaking Ground Report 11.30.15

December 1, 2015 | Posted by Robert Leighty Jr.
WWE Breaking Ground

411’s Breaking Ground Report: 11.30.15

-Back at it as we reach the half way point in this series. As always William Shatner is your narrator.

-We pick up with the ZZ saga as he is struggling with his cardio. He says cardio sucks, and nobody wants to do it, but he knows it is needed for this business. ZZ bails during a training session and Bloom goes to check on him. ZZ says he isn’t sure what happened in those last 10 seconds and Bloom tells him he needs to get where everyone else is with his cardio.

-Over to the live event in Florida as the Dusty Rhodes Tag Tournament continues. The Hype Bros. take on Gable and Jordan with the winner getting to the next round on the NXT Network Special. Gable is battling an ankle injury and on the other side, Ryder needs this tag team to work as a way to get back on track for the main roster. Gable and Jordan win the match, but we focus on Ryder/Mojo. Ryder tells Mojo that they need more work together to keep things from looking sloppy.

-Cal Bishop next as he is on the road to recovery from a dislocated right shoulder that caused a tear in his labrum and rotator cuff. He came back from that initial one and then it happened again to him during a live NXT show. Once again he recovers and during training it pops out again during a hip toss. Damn! He meets with the trainers and they run his shoulder through range of motion drills. He says this rehab has been different as he is listening more and doing what they say. He is hoping to be cleared later in the week.

-Next they touch on the Diva Revolution on RAW and how it has been started by NXT women that made the move to RAW. On of the newest NXT women is Nia Jaxx, and we get to meet her for the first time in this series. She was an athlete growing up and was a wrestling fan. She also has a rather famous cousin, The Rock. She remembers Mania XXVIII and was there to see his match with Cena. That is when she fell in love with wrestling and wanted it give it a try. She never thought a girl her size would be able to make it, but she wants to become one of the best Divas ever. She is going to use her size as an advantage.

-Nhooph returns on the show as she is having anxiety over what the future holds for her. She works with other NXT Divas at the Performance Center to work in the ring and develop character skills. Tyler Breeze helps them with their character development and character motivation. He says Tyler Breeze wants to be in the WWE because he wants every camera in the building on him. He tells one of the young kids that he watched a lot of Gorgeous George stuff to prepare his character. That’s awesome and again shows that you should always study the history of the business because no matter how much we think things have evolved what worked 100 years ago on a basic level will still work today.

-NXT Trainers meeting and they put over Breeze’s attitude and how well he has taken to helping the younger kids. They discuss Cal Bishop and they are worried to death that the shoulder issues could always pop up. Adam Pearce gets some screen time as he talks about Tino, who also gets back on the show.

-Tino has been cleared to work again and he is excited to get back on the road. Tonight though he is a spectator and he meets up with his brother Sean. Tino was able to get Sean a tryout with NXT as he has been trying to get his foot in the door. We find out Sean worked out for NXT a year earlier, and while he didn’t make the cut, his brother did even though Tino had no real plan to tryout.

-Nhooph gets told that she finally has a ring name. Like most Divas she doesn’t get a last name and will be called Aliyah. The first person she calls to tell the news is William Regal which is pretty great. She is a big fan of Regal and knows he can help her develop her character.

-Apollo Crews next as he goes through his training. He says he works extremely hard and when he gets free time he likes to spend it at home with friends. We see him and some other NXT guys playing WWE2K16 and Crews celebrates his victory.

-Tino again and he meets up with his brother, Sean. He tells Tino that his tryout is off because his doctor appointment revealed a knee injury. Tino tells his brother to keep his head up and that WWE officials will give him a shot when he is healthy.

-Nhooph who I will know call Aliyah, meets with William Regal. She has some character ideas and wants to go over them with Regal. She wants to combine the look of the Bratz dolls with Kardashians. Regal tells her to drop the Kardashians because by the time she hits the Main Roster that will be played out. Nice! He like the Bratz idea and likes playing up her Middle Eastern look. She wants to run with a belly dancer look and Regal thinks that is a good place to start.

-Over to the Performance Center with Cal Bishop doing some ring work. The trainers are still worried about his shoulder and not only him getting injured, but his opponent as well. Good stuff here as they work with him and let him know what he is doing wrong. He says he is worried about picking people up which is weird because he has never had an issue with it in the past.

-More Divas as they sit in a classroom and watch a Nikki Bella promo. Coach Sarah tells them that a promo is a collaborative effort as they have to make a scripted promo sound natural. She tells them to use their own verbage, but make sure they stay on point. Nia Jaxx gets her first one on one performance review from Sarah. Nia says she has to get mentally ready to meet Sarah because she knows she will be honest. Sarah puts over her strength, story, look, and heritage. Her weakness is that she has to make her body movements match her facial reactions. They discuss monthly goals and discuss weight loss.

-Canyon Ceman returns and calls several Divas and NXT stars into his office. Everyone is a little uptight because it generally isn’t good news. First is Apollo Crews and he is told that he is getting a raise. His raise is unique as last person to get one like this was Kevin Owens. Crews is elated and is told it is because of all his hard work. Bloom also sits in on the meetings and next is Jordan who also receives a raise though not apparently the same type as Crews. Jaxx gets the same and Bloom tells her she needs to work harder than anyone else. Then a bombshell as Bishop gets told that he is being let go, and that’s how this episode ends. Wow!