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From The Network- WWE NXT Takeover II: Fatal 4 Way

October 6, 2014 | Posted by Dylan Diot
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From The Network- WWE NXT Takeover II: Fatal 4 Way  

WWE NXT Takeover: Fatal 4 Way
9-11-14
Winter Park, FL

Your hosts are Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, and Renee Young.

NXT Tag Team Championships- The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor) © vs. Kalisto and Sin Cara
Viktor and Sin Cara start. Viktor works over Cara to start but he comes back with a springboard crossbody. Springboard moonsault press gets 2 and he dropkicks Viktor. Konnor tags in and dumps Cara to the floor. He rams Cara into the apron multiple times and back in, gets 2. Konnor stomps away on Cara in the corner and Viktor tags in. Fist drop by Viktor gets 2 and he grabs the inverted surfboard. Cara starts to fight out before Viktor drives him back down to the mat. Viktor goes for a slingshot powerbomb but Cara counters into a hurricanrana. Konnor tags in and knocks Kalisto off the apron to prevent the tag. Konnor hits an avalanche in the corner on Cara for 2. Enzuigiri by Cara to Konnor and both men are down. Tag to Kalisto and he hits an enzuigiri to Viktor. Springboard crossbody by Kalisto and he hits a springboard corkscrew crossbody. He botches a sunset flip bomb for 2 as Konnor saves. Cara hits the Heat Seeking Missile onto Konnor. Hurricanrana by Kalisto to Viktor and he bails to the floor. Kalisto goes for a slingshot pescado but the Ascension catches him. Cara catches them with a suicide dive to the floor!!! Back in, Kalisto goes up and misses a moonsault press. Lariat by Viktor and Cara breaks up Fall of Man. Salida del Sol on Viktor gets 3!!!! After the match, the new champs declare themselves the Lucha Dragons and the future starts now.
Winners and NEW NXT Tag Team Champions- Kalisto and Sin Cara **1/4 ( Some very sloppy moments throughout since Viktor and Konnor clearly can’t match the pace that Kalisto and Sin Cara go at but the crowd was into the match and the luchadores victory came across as a huge moment, finally toppling the Ascension. )

Video package for Adrian Neville airs.

CJ Parker vs. Baron Corbin
Corbin knocks Parker down with a hard shot to start and he hits the swinging flatliner for 3.
Winner-Baron Corbin SQUASH (Well, that was quick.)

Video package for Tyson Kidd airs.

Hair vs. Hair Match- Sylvester Lefort w/Marcus Louis vs. Enzo Amore w/Colin Cassidy
Before the match, they do a vignette backstage where Enzo and Colin want to try out their hair cream bucket on each other and accidently spill it onto their poodle. Enzo puts over the list of haircuts he could give to Sylvester but says he’s going to put Sylvester’s head in the bucket. Enzo and Colin have a wacky charisma to them and would get over on TV easy. Lefort overpowers Amore to start and Amore comes back with a drop toe hold before walking on Lefort. Roll-up by Amore gets 2 and Lefort hammers the back of Amore. Dropkick by Amore and he hip tosses Lefort back into the ring. Lefort snaps Amore’s neck off the ropes to come back and he stomps away. Slam by Lefort gets 2 and he goes to the chinlock. Amore starts to fight out and he hits a knee lift to come back. Running knee in the corner by Lefort and he kicks Amore in the back. Amore fights back and he throws some jabs. Louis distracts Amore, allowing Lefort to hit a lariat for 2. Cassidy lays out Louis on the floor and Amore gets the O’Connor roll for 3!!!
Winner- Enzo Amore *1/2 ( This match was nothing special but this whole thing is about the characters and the hair stipulation so it was going to be an afterthought anyway. )

After the match, Lefort tries to run away but Cassidy lays him out with a clothesline. He tries to drag Lefort to the barber chair but Louis saves. Lefort runs away, leaving Louis all alone to be attacked by Amore and Cassidy. Big boot by Cassidy DESTROYS Louis and they pour the hair cream onto Louis!!!

Video package for Tyler Breeze airs.

William Regal comes out and shows us a video package on KENTA. He introduces KENTA to the live crowd and he is put over as a big deal. KENTA speaks in Japanese and then in English says this is a dream come true. He says he is happy to be in NXT and says to pay tribute to one of his heroes; he is going to call himself Hideo Itami. He says his goal is to be NXT Champion. The Ascension comes out and they clear the ring of Itami. Konnor demands a rematch from Regal but Itami comes back in. Itami fires away at the Ascension and they are forced to bail. Itami grabs a chair and sits in it to mock the former tag champions. ( See if they did these kinds of segements on Raw for debuting talent, they a lot more guys would get over. This was great and they made KENTA immediately look like someone special. )

Bull Dempsey vs. Mojo Rawley
Bull hammers Mojo as he was entering the ring and he works over Mojo in the corner. Mojo takes Bull down and he hammers Bull on the mat. Bull knocks Mojo down and he goes up. Diving head butt by Bull gets 3. Bull hits another diving head butt after the match to send a message.
Winner- Bull Dempsey ¼* ( Man, they gave up on Mojo real quick and it’s a bad sign when they lose interest in you on NXT. Bull doesn’t have the typical WWE look so I’m interested to see how they continue to book him going forward. )

Enzo Amore complains to Colin Cassidy about winning the match and not getting to shaveSylvester Lefort. They spot him backstage and Lefort runs again. Cassidy grabs Marcus Louis and carries him back into the ring. Enzo reveals Marcus Louis’ bald head and he freaks out.

Video package for Charlotte/Bayley airs.

NXT Women’s Championship- Charlotte © vs. Bayley
Shoulders to the gut in the corner by Bayley and Charlotte comes back with chops. Crossbody by Bayley gets 2 and she hits a back elbow to the back. Basement lariat by Bayley gets 2. Charlotte blocks the backslide and she hits a sitting neck breaker. Knee drops by Charlotte gets 2. Charlotte chokes Bayley in the ropes and she grabs a head scissors. Bayley counters into a roll-up for 2 to break the hold and Charlotte hits a basement dropkick. She stomps away in the corner and drives her knee into the head of Bayley. Charlotte knocks Bayley down with a chop and she rolls Bayley around the ring while in the head scissors. Bayley counters into a roll-up again for 2 and Charlotte rolls through the sunset flip. She goes for the Figure-4 but Bayley counters into a small package for 2!!! Dropkick by Charlotte and Charlotte goes for a slam but Bayley counters into a roll-up for 2. Knee to the midsection by Charlotte gets 2 and they trade forearms. Bayley fires away and hits a running shoulder to the gut in the corner. Charlotte takes her down by the hair to end that for 2. Charlotte goes up but Bayley stops her and follows up. Frankensteiner by Bayley and both girls are down. Charlotte rolls Bayley up for 2 and she rolls Bayley into the corner. Charlotte goes up and hits a really weak moonsault for 2. Natural Selection by Charlotte gets 3.
Winner and Still NXT Women’s Champion- Charlotte **1/2 ( Solid match that got across its’ story of Bayley being tough and resilient but not at the level of Charlotte so she couldn’t pull off the upset. Charlotte is ready for the main roster. She cuts a good promo and she’s having better matches than anyone of the Diva’s on the main roster.)

After the match, Sasha Banks comes out and attacks Bayley. Charlotte has seen enough and she pulls Sasha off of Bayley.

Video package for Sami Zayn airs.

NXT Championship-Adrian Neville © vs. Tyler Breeze vs. Sami Zayn vs. Tyson Kidd
Breeze and Kidd attack to start and all four men head to the floor. They all brawl for a bit and Zayn nails Breeze with his phone before taking a selfie in a great spot. Back in, Zayn hits the flatliner on Kidd into the Koji Clutch but Breeze saves. Breeze and Neville brawl on the ramp and Kidd clips Neville. Double suplex on the stage by Kidd and Breeze to Neville and they hit one on the ramp to Zayn. Back in, Kidd and Breeze work over Zayn and Breeze stands on top of Zayn. Double back elbow to Zayn and Breeze covers for 2 as Kidd breaks. Super kick by Kidd to Breeze and he hits a swinging neckbreaker to Zayn for 2. Rear chinlock by Kidd but Zayn breaks with a jawbreaker. Kidd knocks Zayn down and he dumps Neville right when he enters the ring. Snap mare into a kick to the back by Kidd gets 2. Kidd hammers Zayn on the mat and he goes up. Guillotine leg drop by Kidd gets 2. Kidd pits Zayn in the tree of woe and he hits a Penalty Kick off the apron onto Neville. Basement dropkick in the corner by Kidd to Zayn gets 2. Zayn and Kidd trade slaps and Kidd fires away on Zayn. Snap mare and Kidd goes back to the rear chinlock. Neville breaks it up so Kidd dumps him back to the floor. Neville comes back with a flying forearm and he cleans house on Kidd. Breeze knocks Neville down and Zayn cleans house on Breeze. Dropkick sends Breeze to the floor and Neville hits a springboard Asai moonsault onto Breeze and Kidd on the floor!!! Back in, Neville throws some kicks at Zayn and hits a basement dropkick. Neville goes for a handspring but Zayn blocks for 2 as Kidd saves. Kidd dumps Zayn and he puts Neville on top. He follows up but Neville blocks the superplex. Kidd presses Zayn into Neville knocking him to the floor!!! Kidd hits the spinning neckbreaker on Zayn for 2. Kidd goes for the Sharpshooter but Zayn blocks. Kidd blocks the monkey flip and he hits an enzuigiri from the apron. Springboard elbow drop eats knees and Breeze hits the Beauty Shot on Zayn!!! Super kick to Kidd and he dropkicks Neville as he comes off the top for 2!!! Breeze freaks out he didn’t get it there after taking out all three competitors. Breeze puts Neville on top and follows up. Kidd does as well and Zayn catches everyone with the TOWER OF DOOM~!!! Zayn covers Kidd for 2!!! Forearms to Kidd and Zayn stomps away in the corner. Zayn goes for the Helluva Kick to Neville but eats boot. Neville goes up and he hits the Shooting Star Press on Zayn. Breeze dumps Neville and covers Zayn for 2!!!! Breeze misses the Beauty Shot and Kidd catches him in the Sharpshooter!!! Neville prevents Breeze from tapping, allowing Zayn to break up the hold. Zayn and Neville trade blows and Zayn backdrops Neville to the floor. Exploder suplex into the corner on Kidd and Zayn hits a suicide dive knocking Neville into the front row!!! Zayn dives through the turnbuckles with a Tornado DDT on the floor on Breeze!!! Helluva Kick by Zayn to Kidd gets 2 as Neville pulls the ref out of the ring to break the count!!!! Zayn goes after Neville but he super kicks him. Neville goes up and hits the Red Arrow for 3!!!
Winner and Still NXT Champion- Adrian Neville ***3/4 ( Excellent main event. I thought the first portion of the match was a bit of a drag with Breeze and Neville not doing much and Kidd working over Zayn with rest holds, but once Zayn made his comeback this became the crazy and wild match I expected coming in. The crowd was ready for the Zayn title change, so the Neville/Zayn match that should be on the horizon should have a crazy atmosphere as a result of this finish.)

6.5
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The 411
This show was a big step down from the two spectacular NXT specials from earlier this year. This show outside of the main event had a much weaker wrestling quality, as they chose to focus more on the gimmicks and characters of NXT rather than the feuds or quality wrestling that the NXT brand had started to build a reputation for. It caused this show to have a Raw and Smackdown feel to it which is not something you want when you want NXT to be its own entity. There was still good stuff on the show, such as the four way main event and the introduction of Hideo Itami, but you don't have to go out of your way to see this show like you did with the first two specials.
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