Original Airdate: Wednesday, August 15th, 2012
Full Sail University
Winter Garden, Florida
Richie Steamboat is in the back and gives a pretty robotic interview before Jinder Mahal interrupts saying he will be the first champion.
Gold Rush Tournament Match
Jinder Mahal vs. Richie Steamboat
We get a little of Steamboat's Ricky-lite offense until Mahal hits him with a hangman. And just like that Mahal already goes to a rest hold. It was clear that the agents in this era of NXT to slow down, but Mahal takes it to a new level. Steamboat goes up top and Mahal gets out of the way. Mahal goes right into the Camel Clutch and that's all. That was much shorter than I thought it would be.
Match Rating: 1/2* (out of 5)
Leo Kruger is in the back and he is acting as if he is under the influence. Weird segment.
Heath comes out on the mic and tells everyone to take a minute and look at him. He then makes an open challenge to anyone in the back. He's waiting even after the commercial break. Finally out comes Scotty 2 Hotty.
Heath Slater vs. Scotty 2 Hotty
Scotty still looks to be in good shape here. Scotty's character never evolved and as a result, it feels stuck in the wrong era. They go back and forth a little, with Scotty showing he still can go. Of course, Taylor can't have a match without doing the worm, which somehow gets the pin even in 2012. Slater didn't look particularly motivated here.
Match Rating: 3/4*
They show an interview with Bo Dallas after his loss last week. Bo says he was so close to winning the championship, despite not being close. Derrick Bateman comes and says that Bo has nothing to be ashamed of, since he left everything in the ring but it wasn't good enough. He says if he was champion he'd give his first title shot to Bo and then calls him a good protege.
The Ascension vs. The Usos
The Ascension do the quick tag bit where they continue to stomp on one of the Usos. Ascension hit a combo of a jawbreaker and then a flapjack for a 2 count. I know this isn't the current version of the team, but I really am surprised the Ascension are still under contract. Jey Uso comes in for the hot tag and takes over the match. Jey Uso goes off the top, but gets pushed off by Konnor and they call for the bell? Lame. I've never seen a match end like that. After the match The Ascension destroys the Usos.
Match Rating: *
Hunico and Camacho are back with Matt Striker. They make excuses for their loss in a poorly written promo.
Raquel Diaz says that some of the Divas have their granny panties in a wad over her wanting to makeover the competition.
Gold Rush Tournament Match
Michael McGillicutty vs. Seth Rollins
Rollins gets McGillicutty out of the ring and hits a suicide dive. On their way back into the ring, McGillicutty slugs him and gets a 2 count. McGillicutty continues to club him and then puts him in a headlock. Rollins finally starts to fight back and starts punching away. Rollins goes for the splash in the corner, but misses. McGillicutty hits a nice suplex for a 2 count. Rollins tries to get a bridge, but McGillicutty reverses and hits Rollins with a clubbing blow. They are up top and McGillicutty goes for a superplex, but Rollins delivers a bunch of headbutts. Sunset flip by Rollins, but McGillicutty holds on and then knocks down Rollins. Rollins recovers and hits the the buckle bomb followed by the stomp for the victory. McGillicutty looked a little better than normal, but this still was pretty mediocre.
Match Rating: **
Mahal's music plays and out he comes. Dusty Rhodes is now out on the stage. He basically says, may the best man win and then Mahal takes out Rollins. Rollins recovers and then Mahal retreats.
Well, that wasn't the best show this week. It's just not really an interesting group during this era and it showed in this episode. This show has been pretty up and down, so hopefully it will recover next episode.
Overall Rating: 30%
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