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WWE Divas Championship Match
Natalya vs. Kaitlyn
So since we are close to WrestleMania, we are getting main roster people. The big bonus though is that we have Howard Finkel here, who is hands down the greatest ring announcer ever. Kaitlyn is one of those performers I never got into and to be honest, never really saw her wrestle that much. They start the match off with a solid back and forth segment. Natalya goes for the Sharpshooter, but Kaitlyn is able to kick out before she even steps through. Natalya locks in an abdominal stretch and does a nice little touch by pulling up on Kailyn's leg. After the commercial break, Kaitlyn has Natalya in an abdominal stretch, but Natalya quickly gets out of it. They keep hyping up WrestleMania, but I just checked the card and was correct in remembering that there was no women's match on the card, pre-show included. Natalya leaps over a spear attempt by Kaitlyn and immediately goes for the Sharpshooter. Kaitlyn kicks out of it and Natalya hits the bottom turnbuckle. Kaitlyn hits the spear and gets the pinfall victory. That wasn't a bad little match. Afterwards, both ladies embrace.
Match Rating: **1/4 (out of 5)
Alberto Del Rio is backstage and says that he's going to end Jack Swagger's dreams of being champion at WrestleMania.
El Local vs. Brodus Clay
Brodus quickly goes after Local and hits a headbutt to the midsection. El Local gets a quick burst, going after Clay's legs. He hits a springboard kick that connects, but his second attempt is swatted away. Clay hits a running headbutt and then a splash for the easy victory. This was a squash for a guy that never really ended up making a mark on the main roster.
Match Rating: 1/2*
We get a Shield promo talking about their match with Sheamus, Big Show and Randy Orton at WrestleMania.
John Cena is now backstage and tells Rock to be ready for him at WrestleMania.
The announcers are talking about it and out of nowhere Kassius Ohno attacks William Regal.
Damien Sandow vs. Randy Orton
Orton is quite over here with the NXT crowd. Sandow to me is still an unsung hero of this era. Sandow is wisely trying to avoid Orton, but the second time he escapes Orton hits him with a clothesline going into the commercial break. Before they come back to the match, they announce that Big E Langston and Conor O'Brian will face off next week. Orton goes for the draped DDT, but Sandow escapes. Outside of the ring, Sandow is able to toss Orton into the steel steps. Sandow hits the Elbow of Disdain for a 2 count. Orton hits a superplex, but Sandow kicks out. Orton then hits the powerslam and hits 10 right hands in the corner. Orton hits an inverted backbreaker and then hits the draped DDT. It's safe to say this is the loudest the NXT crowd has ever been. Orton hits the RKO and that is all. The lively crowd helped make this one fun and probably kept Orton motivated.
Match Rating: **3/4
Well, this was basically not an episode of NXT but that wasn't a bad thing. We got two matches that were better than what we get on a typical episode of this era of NXT. However, the Ohno segment was well done and I'm looking forward to seeing that match soon. This was a quick show that moved at a good pace and featured good action.
Overall Rating: 60%
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