NXT 11-13-13 Review

Original Airdate: Wednesday, November 13th, 2013
Full Sail University
Winter Park, Florida

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Bayley & Charlotte vs. Summer Rae & Sasha Banks

One of these careers did not end up like the others. Charlotte is showing a little bit more attitude than her earlier matches. She also shows off her athleticism by doing multiple bridges while applying a hammerlock on Sasha. Bayley's cult following has begun with the live audience here as well. Bayley celebrates and then gets steamrolled by Summer Rae. Bayley gets a roll up on Sasha for a 2 count. After taking a beating, Bayley hits the Bayley-to-Belly suplex. She goes to make a tag, but Charlotte turns on her instead and hits Natural Selection. Sasha covers her and gets the victory. After the match, Charlotte raises the hands of the victors. We'll see where this goes. This was a nice little showcase for the women, who are rightfully getting more and more time here on NXT. 

Match Rating: ** (out of 5)

Aiden English is shown warming up his voice backstage. 

Aiden English vs. Camacho

For some reason there are no entrances for either competitor. Considering how over English's entrance is, I am wondering if it was edited for some reason? This episode is particularly short on the Network. Camacho stomps away on English and then mocks him. Camacho dominates the entire match until English is able to hit the Director's Cut out of nowhere for the victory. 

Match Rating: 1/2*

We get another weird cut with no exit music from English. Lana is with Rusev getting pumped up. 

Danny Birch vs. Mason Ryan

I was kind of figuring that the Mason Ryan era was over in NXT. Much like the previous match, Birch actually gets quite a bit of offense in. Ryan of course comes back and hits a move that I don't believe I remember using before and that is all. 

Match Rating: 1/4*

Best 2 Out Of 3 Falls Match

Corey Graves vs. Adrian Neville

I am an absolute sucker for 2 out of 3 falls matches. Neville shows off some nice athleticism and then hits Red Arrow to win the quick first fall. They start fighting outside the ring, with Neville getting the better of it. Neville goes up top again, but Graves rolls out of the way before Neville is able to get up there. Graves knocks Neville to the floor and starts working on Neville's knee. Neville tries to fight back, but Graves dropkicks his knees and puts on Lucky 13. Neville tries to hang on, but ends up tapping to tie it up at 1-1. Neville is able to get in a kick to the head of Graves. Neville attempts to go off the top rope, but his leg gives out and he falls to the mat. Graves puts on Lucky 13 again, but this time he gets to the ropes. Neville gets an inside cradle and steals the final fall for the victory. The match was pretty good, but a far cry from the quality you would expect from the modern NXT. 

Match Rating: **1/2

This was a pretty quick show that had good focus and almost all in-ring action. You can't go wrong there, even if there weren't any standout matches. Definitely not a must see show, but you could do a lot worse. 

Overall Rating: 59%