NXT 9-12-12 Review

Original Airdate: Wednesday, September 12th, 2012
Full Sail University
Winter Garden, Florida

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Kenneth Cameron vs. Jey Uso
No intro this week, we go right into the Ascension entrance. Jey Uso gets the early advantage, but Cameron then grounds him with a headlock/body scissor combination. Cameron tosses Jey upside down into the turnbuckles. Konnor gets involved, which causes him and Jimmy to get into it. Then seemingly out of nowhere, Jey pushes Cameron off the ropes and hits a superkick for the victory. It was going along pretty decently and just sort of ended. After the match the Usos celebrate in the crowd and some of the people just sort of sit there.

Match Rating: *3/4

Big E. Langston vs. Chad Baxter
Big E. right off the bat just starts firing away on poor Baxter. Baxter tries a sunset flip, but Langston pulls him up and throws him in the turnbuckles. Straps are down and Langston hits the Big Finish for the victory. Langston continues to look solid here on NXT.

Match Rating: 1/2*

After the match he pins him for 5 seconds. He says that 3 counts are normal, but he is not normal. From now on, he will use 5 counts. The crowd chants "One more time" so he gives him a third Big Finish for another 5 count.

Kassius Ohno says that next week he is going to have the first sparring session and we will find out just how dangerous he is.

They do a cool video package for Trent Barretta.

Garrett Dylan vs. Damien Sandow
Sandow was always such a perfect WWE talent and I'm not sure why Vince was so against letting him succeed. He got over everything he did. Sandow is handling Dylan with ease until Dylan gets a lariat. But just like that, Sandow is back in control and hits his signature elbow drop. Sandow with a reverse neckbreaker and the victory. I have missed watching Sandow. After the match, he gives us a cartwheel.

Match Rating: 3/4*

They are backstage with NXT Champion Seth Rollins. Rollins says he will fight anybody and in comes Rick Victor and he slaps Rollins.

Seth Rollins goes to Dusty Rhodes and tells him he wants a match with Victor next week. Dusty grants him his match.

Tyson Kidd vs. Michael McGillicutty
Let's see if McGillicutty can keep up here with someone like Kidd. McGillicutty hits a big neckbreaker from the ropes to go into the commercial break. I'm still not 100% sure what they saw in McGillicutty to put him with Heyman and attempt to give him a huge push. I'm also not sure how they can sit here and tell me that he's Curt Hennig's son, but his name is Michael McGillicutty. Kidd gains some momentum after a long heat segment and McGillicutty is outside and gets greeted with a kick to the sternum by Kidd. McGillicutty goes up top, but Kidd crotches him on the top rope. Kidd then hits the top rope hurricanrana. McGillicutty is able to get the rolling neckbreaker and the victory. This match was decent enough.

Match Rating: **

This was certainly not the best of episode of NXT yet, but it was definitely not the worst either. There was some movement in a couple of feuds and both squash matches were good for what they were. I'm still waiting for at least one episode to "wow" me and it just hasn't happened.

Overall Rating: 39%