Original Airdate: Wednesday, July 24th, 2013
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NXT Women's Championship Tournament Final
Emma vs. Paige
I'm not a fan of this being anything other than the main event. The crowd is surprisingly split here, as we get dueling chants to start. Emma is showing off a little bit more of an aggressive side early on. Paige goes for a backslide, but Emma gets to the ropes and puts her in the Dilemma. After the ref breaks it up, Paige kicks Emma to the floor into the commercial break. Paige hits a Perfect Plex, but Emma kicks out. Paige puts Emma in a Texas Cloverleaf, but after a long struggle, Emma is able to get out of it and gets a small package for a 2 count. Emma goes for the Emma Lock, but Paige gets to the ropes and then headbutts Paige. Paige goes up top, but Emma slaps her and hits a superplex. Paige fights back with a few kicks and hits the Paige Turner and becomes the first ever NXT Women's Champion. The crowd is invested in both of these women and they were along for the ride. The match was pretty good overall, but I would have liked to have seen a little bit more intensity. The women of NXT come out after the match to applaud her. Next, Triple H's music hits and he comes out to raise her arm in victory.
Match Rating: **1/2 (out of 5)
We get a pre-taped promo from Zeb Colter and Antonio Cesaro saying that Sami Zayn isn't here legally.
Angelo Dawkins vs. Tyler Breeze
This is the debut of the Tyler Breeze character. This was pre-selfie stick. Breeze stalls by taking multiple pictures of himself. Dawkins tries to attack him, but Breeze fires right back. Dawkins rolls up Breeze a couple of times for 2 counts. Breeze unleashes on him and then takes more pictures of himself before he hits a spinning heel kick for the victory. This was definitely more about the debut of the character, which he definitely nailed. However, I would have liked to see have seen him show a little bit more of what he can do in the ring also.
Match Rating: 1/4*
The Ascension vs. Aiden English & Mickey Keegan
English and Keegan actually get an entrance, which rarely happens in NXT squashes. New member Rick Victor starts things off by manhandling English. O'Brian squashes English in the corner and then Victor hits a running kick. They hit a high and low combo kick and that is all. They looked about as good as they could in the time given here.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Sheamus vs. Luke Harper
This has potential to be a good, hard hitting match. Sheamus clotheslines Harper over the top and Sheamus follows that up with clubbing blows to the chest of both Harper and then Rowan. The distraction by Rowan allows Haper to hit Sheamus from behind and then clothesline him over the top rope. Sheamus catches Harper and hits a powerslam. Both men get up and just start destroying each other with forearms. Sheamus gets the better of him and hits a knee to the face. Haper quickly recovers and hits a sideslam. Harper misses with a splash off the second rope and Sheamus hits a rolling slam for a 2 count. Sheamus misses with the Brogue Kick, but Harper hits a spinning clothesline for a nearfall. Harper runs into a boot in the corner and Sheamus hits White Noise. Sheamus hits the Brogue Kick and that is all. Bray Wyatt laughs non the rocking chair as Sheamus celebrates. That one was a little bit disappointing, as both men are capable of a lot better.
Match Rating: **
This followed the formula for a good episode of NXT, but the matches didn't quite deliver to the level of what they are capable of. Still, this was another step in the right direction for the brand even if it wasn't a classic.
Overall Rating: 56%
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