Original Airdate: Wednesday, October 24th, 2012
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From earlier today, they show Heath Slater approach Dusty Rhodes. He wants a title shot against Seth Rollins and Dusty tells him he has to earn his shot. Vickie Guerrero comes in and says Heath is the future of WWE and somehow that convinces Dusty to give him a match against Seth and if he wins that, he'll get a title shot.
Brodus Clay vs. Camacho
We have a new announcer this week in Tony Luftman, but after a little research it looks like it won't last long. Camacho was a staple of the first few episodes of NXT, but hasn't been on in what seems to be awhile. Brodus comes out and dominates until he goes up to the second rope and Camacho kicks his legs out from under him. Camacho puts on the dreaded nerve hold of doom. The crowd today seems to be a little bit more female and youth oriented based on the chanting in this match. The Funkadactyls distract Camacho, giving Clay time to recover. Clay hits a suplex and then a big splash for the victory. I sometimes try to remember why Clay didn't work out, but this match was a reminder of why he didn't. He wasn't a terrible worker considering his experience, but he just kind of looked sloppy too often. A bunch of kids come in the ring after to celebrate.
Match Rating: 1/2*
We get a little Paige hype promo.
Byron Saxton is now here live with Richie Steamboat and announces that he is not medically cleared to compete tonight. Steamboat can't even get a full sentence before Kassius Ohno interrupts. He basically said that Steamboat is soon going to be swinging on the porch with Papa Steamboat.
Kassius Ohno vs. Trent Barreta
This could be a fun match if it gets some time. Barreta hits a nice pop up hurricanra and then sends Ohno over the top rope with a clothesline. Barreta then hits a swanton over the top rope. Ohno quickly turns it around and works on the neck of Barreta. Barreta goes for a springboard elbow, but Ohno hits him first with an elbow. Steamboat comes in and throws a towel in Ohno's face, allowing Barreta to hit the running knee for the victory. That's kind of a rare babyface distraction type of victory there. Not a bad little match. Barreta looked really crisp there.
Match Rating: **1/4
Layla & Alicia Fox vs. Paige & Audrey Marie
Layla is somewhat surprisingly looking pretty smooth here. Alicia Fox, not so much. Audrey Marie has been in most of the match, but finally makes a tag to Paige, but Layla quickly takes over Paige. Layla accidentally kicks Alicia Fox and Paige capitalizes. Audrey Marie makes a blind tag back in and Paige is furious. Audrey Marie goes for a pin, but Layla counters it for a victory. Paige shows her frustration after the match.
Match Rating: *1/2
Seth Rollins is backstage and says he may need to bring some earplugs to the ring for his match. Rollins says that Slater's 15 minutes of fame are up.
We get a promo for Bronson, who is up next.
Bronson vs. Lincoln Broderick
Well, it's clear that this is a Bronson squash, but Broderick is a jacked dude and not your usual jobber. Bronson is basically a MMA type fighter and quickly gets a victory by submission. It's hard to say how good he is after a 1 minute match. I will say that he doesn't have the look of a star though.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Ohno is show backstage tearing up what looks to be a classroom.
Antonio Cesaro comes out in a suite with the United States Championship and a messenger bag. Cesaro says he is the champion of everyone here and then asks them all to stand up for the national anthem. Most of the people don't stand up and then he asks for the Swiss national anthem. Instead, Tyson Kidd's music hits. He makes fun of Cesaro's man purse. Kidd wants a title match. Kidd slaps him and Cesaro goes up the ramp. Not a bad little segment and it's definitely a match I'm looking forward to seeing.
Heath Slater vs. Seth Rollins
"Excuse me!" It's been way too long since I've heard that. Rollins shows off his athleticism early on and this is the closest to the modern day Rollins that I've seen him thus far on NXT. Back from commercial break and Rollins is still dominating with a half crab. Slater takes control and hits a nice kick for a nearfall. Slater is always an entertaining character, regardless of what role he is in. While running the ropes, both men go for the cross body and both men are down. Rollins hits Slater with a kick to his head and back body drops him over the top rope. He then follows up with a suicide dive. Slater hits a kick to the gut and drives Rollins face first, but only gets a 2 count. Slater then hits a different finisher than usual for the victory. That was easily one of the best matches on NXT up to this point. Slater looked good here and Rollins put in a really nice performance.
Match Rating: ***1/4
Well, that was possibly the best episode of this show to date. With the exception of the opener, everything served a purpose and made sense. We also got a nice main event match, which is always a plus. More of this please.
Overall Rating: 64%
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