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411’s WWE NXT Report 10.02.14

October 2, 2014 | Posted by Derrick Cannon
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411’s WWE NXT Report 10.02.14

The show kicks off by taking us back to NXT Takeover:Fatal Fourway which sets up anticipation for the epic struggles to be seen tonight. The ever-revolving hosts this evening are Rich Brennan, the former Mizfit Alex Riley, and the former Hip Hop Hippo Jason Albert.

Bayley vs. Charlotte for the NXT Women’s Championship : Charlotte starts the offense by forcefully shoving Bayley to the mat. Bayley quickly turns this around and sends Charlotte outside of the ring with move number 173 also known as an arm drag. Both women are back in the ring and Charlotte starts to work on the leg of Bayley. The crowd is in full support of Bayley.

The two switch momentum back in forth culminating in Charlotte working Bayley’s leg once again. Charlotte is clearly weakening the legs of Bayley, possibly to bring out her father’s figure four later in the match. Charlotte splashes down on the leg of Bayley only for Bayley to counter Charlotte’s offense into a pin attempt for a two count. Bayley regains momentum only for Charlotte to attack Bayley’s leg moments later. Charlotte does the figure four by the corner post on Bayley for maximum damage.

Bayley counters by somehow reversing the situation only for Charlotte to reach the ropes. Charlotte follows this by attempting a jumping knee strike only to miss. Bayley follows this by ramming Charlotte in the corner, followed by a back elbow and a two count. Bayley goes for a suplex, only to be naturally met with the natural selection by Charlotte. Charlotte gets the pin and the win.

OFFICIAL RESULT: Charlotte @ 11:38via pin
**1/2: While not quite as great as their match at Fatal Four way, it was still incredibly entertaining. The crowd was very much in support of Bayley. Charlotte demonstrated great strategy by staying on Bayley’s leg. Bayley kept up with Charlotte every step of the way only to be met with an extremely rapid natural selection at the end. Bayley once again proved to Charlotte that she is not to be taken lightly, and the two exchange hugs in a mutual sign of respect.

Hideo Itami vs. Viktor: The Ascension destroy Itami before the bell rings and continue the vicious assault until the referees finally come to the ring.

OFFICIAL RESULT: No Contest
N/A: This was more of a way to continue the rivalry between Itami and the Ascension. Itami is clearly going to need assistance of some kind against Konnor and Viktor moving forward.

Enzo Amore, and Colin Cassady aka Big Cass are training Carmella inside the performance center. Enzo and Carmella get into a situation reminiscent of Triple H and Trish Stratus and Carmella, shouts. S.A.W.F.T in other words Sawft. Carmella culminates the segment by dropkicking Amore outside the ring. Due to the situation moments prior Enzo tells Cass not to post the video. Evidently Enzo’s plea went ignored.

Baron Corbin vs. Troy Mclain:
Baron Corbin smashes Mclain with a huge elbow. Corbin continues the assault with a clothesline in the corner, which is followed by Corbin’s End of Days finisher. Corbin wins in less than a minute. Mclain will remember his name.

OFFICIAL RESULT: Baron Corbin @ 00:53 via pin
*: Total annihilation of Mclain in a true squash by Corbin.

Before his one more match Kidd states that he only needs one last chance and the NXT championship is his. Kidd has no comment on the way that he earned or was given the shot.

The Legionarres challenge Amore and Cass to a match next week.

Vaudevillians vs. Tye Dillinger and Jason Jordan: Jordan starts the match by throwing Aiden English into the corner. Aiden taunts Jordan only for Jordan to nail the Aiden’s chest. Both men quickly tag out and Gotch and Dillinger exchange momentum. Gotch quickly tags English back in who nails Jordan with a quick neckbreaker only to soon be met with knees to the face by Dillinger. Aiden answers this by rolling up the opposition for a two count. Aiden is thrown into the corner via the kickout and tags in Gotch. The Vaudevillians hit double airplane spins on Dillinger and Jordan followed by the That’s A Wrap finishing off Dillinger for the three count.

OFFICIAL RESULT: The Vaudevillians@ 4:10 via pin
**:Short but entertaining match up with sheer comedic brilliance shown by English and Gotch. Tye Dillinger and Jordan have been improving as of late, and should that continue the two should have a clearer direction moving forward. The double airplane spin could be an impressive signature move if and when the Vaudevillians move to the main roster.

Titus O Neal is in the crowd. It is possible that he will somehow get involved in the championship match given the events of the previous week.

Bayley states that she will not quit and will not give up, saying that she owes it to the young individuals that look to her as a role model. Sasha Banks attacks Bayley and says that the next shot at the Women’s championship is hers.

Adrian Neville vs. Tyson Kidd for the NXT Championship: Neville opens up the match on the offensive by working the arm of Kidd. Kidd reverses the momentum by knife edge chopping Neville in the corner. Neville follows this by working the back of Kidd through a backdrop and a kick to the back. We head to a commercial break with Neville working Kidd’s arm again after the break only for Kidd to attempt to choke out Adrian. Kidd continues to assault Neville’s neck by wrapping it with a figure four neck grip submission. Adrian counters this by power bombing Kidd forcefully.

Neville hits consecutive kicks on Kidd only to be met with a running kick in return. Kidd gets a two count and hits another running boot on Neville after Neville kicks out. Kidd follows that by setting Neville up then connecting with a neckbreaker. Tyson tries to mount an aerial attack only to be met with a sitout power bomb from Adrian. Neville pins Tyson but only gets a two count.

Neville follows this by nearly going for a shooting star press but instead settles on a dropkick. Kidd counters Adrian into a sharpshooter but Neville grabs the ropes before he passes or taps out to the submission. Adrian goes out and is met with an attack from the more powerful half of Slater Gator. Sammi Zayn saves Adrian from Titus and Adrian is back in the ring soon after. Kidd tries to superplex Neville but is sent to the mat, Adrian follows with the Red Arrow, and Tyson Kidd’s last chance is unsuccessful.

OFFICIAL RESULT: Adrian Neville @ 13:07 via pin
*** Great back and forth action with control switching back and forth. The involvement from Zayn and Titus might seem unnecessary, but it provides the story of Zayn vs. Neville, or Titus vs. Neville more to build with as the Zayn/Neville rivalry heats up. Kidd gave his all during the course of the match but ultimately came up short.

Overall Show Thoughts: This is one of the more memorable hour long NXT shows in the last few weeks. It will be interesting to see how Kidd comes back from his latest setback and whether Titus or Zayn is the next challenger to Neville’s championship reign. Itami will need to find an ally against the wrecking crew that is known as the Ascension. Bayley has once again demonstrated that she might have suffered a setback but she will not quit even if Charlotte is still the champion. Tonight’s NXT gave a clear direction of what to expect from future shows and provided two excellent matches even if one fell a bit short of the original bout.

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