Original Airdate: Wednesday, March 13th, 2013
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Kassius Ohno vs. Derrick Bateman
Ohno and Bateman feel each other out, both getting some moves in on one another. I feel like Ohno hasn't been as successful as he should have been and a big part of it is due to the 50/50 booking they have done with him. With the roster they had during this time, there's no reason he shouldn't have been more dominant. Ohno hits a kick to the jaw and a spinning senton for a 2 count. Bateman fights back with a flurry of offense, including him continuously steamrolling him with some shoves and shoulders. Ohno makes a counter and drills Bateman with a kick to the face and that is all. After the match, Ohno puts Bateman in the STF. Regal comes down and throws Ohno off of him and Ohno retreats. The match was ok, but ended abruptly. Still, it was nice to see Ohno get a decisive win but it was weird that it came at the expense of a returning Bateman.
Match Rating: 3/4*
Bo Dallas is with Renee Young. He says what he'll do to Bray Wyatt tonight, he will never forget.
Regal apologizes for his actions.
Emma vs. Summer Rae
Emma immediately goes for a roll up, but Summer kicks out. Emma then hits a unique splash in the corner. Summer immediately takes control and goes to work on Emma's leg. Summer hits a dropkick, but gets too cocky and allows Emma to hit a clothesline. Emma rolls her up for a 2 count, but her knee just isn't holding up. Summer hits a spinning kick on Emma and gets the victory. After the match, Paige comes down and Summer Rae heads to the back.
Match Rating: 1/2*
Adrian Neville is backstage with Renee Young and says that Oliver Grey will be fine, but the Wyatt's won't be. He issues an open challenge for next week.
Big E says that his first title defense will be dominant, destructive and delicious.
Bray Wyatt vs. Bo Dallas
Let's see what the two brothers can put together here. Bo breaks free from a headlock, but gets steamrolled. Back from commercial break and we're in another submission hold. Unless this thing is going 20 minutes, I'm not quite sure I get the structure of this match. Wyatt hits a sliding dropkick and for some reason Dallas doesn't move when he gets hit. Bo again attempts a comeback, but eats a standing Rock Bottom. Wyatt then starts dancing with Bo. Wyatt charges at Bo and he counters it with a belly-to-belly suplex and gets the victory? It's pretty obvious that they didn't know what to do with Wyatt in NXT either. Harper and Rowan come down the ramp and attack Dallas from behind. Dallas recovers and knocks both of them out of the ring. Wyatt then hits Sister Abigail. The match was pretty terrible.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Justin Gabriel tells Renee Young that he wants a match with Leo Kruger next week.
Alberto Del Rio is introduced by Ricardo Rodriguez. He is the current World Heavyweight Champion and this is a reminder that he actually faced Jack Swagger for the title at a WrestleMania. The fact that he is babyface is also just bizarre. He cuts a generic babyface promo and then out comes Antonio Cesaro, who calls himself the greatest United States Champion. He challenges Del Rio to a champion vs. champion match. Out comes Dusty Rhodes to intervene. Dusty makes a mistake and says that Cesaro is Swedish. Dusty says he makes the matches around here and that Cesaro will take on Big E Langston.
Antonio Cesaro vs. Big E Langston
It's kind of weird because Del Rio is cool with Big E, even though over on the main roster Big E is a heel. Back from commercial break and it seems as if we didn't miss much. Langston shows off his strength by tossing Cesaro around a little to start. Cesaro hits a couple of uppercuts followed by a knee. Cesaro gets a chance to show off his strength with a gutwrench suplex on Big E for a 2 count. Big E makes a comeback and hits 5 knees and then pulls the straps down. He steamrolls Cesaro and then in comes Corey Graves to cause the disqualification. Big E takes care of him though and next comes Conor O'Brian. The numbers game catches up to him and they stomp away on Langston. The match was pretty slow paced and had no urgency to it. The post match beatdown was pretty lethargic as well. These two are capable of a lot better.
Match Rating: 1/2*
Well, this episode just wasn't good...at all. The Wyatt/Dallas match was all kinds of bad and the ending to the show fell flat. It felt like they were gaining a little bit of momentum on NXT, but it came to a screeching halt here tonight.
Overall Rating: 30%
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