Original Airdate: Wednesday, December 11th, 2013
Full Sail University
Winter Park, Florida
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NXT Tag Team Championship Match
Hunico & Camacho vs. The Ascension
Whatever the opposite of a dream match is, this is kind of it for me. The bickering back and forth between Alex Riley and William Regal seems like there's a little bit of animosity. Riley is brutal as an announcer. This match has been going on for about 5 minutes and I feel like not one thing worth my time has happened. Camacho gets a hot tag and hits a spinning neckbreaker and a back suplex. Victor breaks up the pin attempt, but Hunico sends him to the floor. O'Brian is able to hit a full nelson slam and then a flapjack. They hit Fall Of Man for the victory. That was as vanilla of a match as you will see. They pan to the crowd and they are all just literally sitting there with no reaction. That sums it up.
Match Rating: 3/4*
Alexander Rusev vs. Kassius Ohno
I believe this is Ohno's last match here in his first NXT run. Rusev manhandles Ohno to start with repeated knees to the ribs and then into a Samoan drop. Meanwhile, I might as well remind you of how WWE had two chances to do something huge with Rusev and they chose not to either time. Ohno catches Rusev with an elbow and gets a small package for a 2 count. Rusev blocks a charging Ohno and instantly puts on the Accolade for the victory. Rusev won't release the hold after the bell until Lana gives him the OK. This was really short and decisive.
Match Rating: 3/4*
Bayley and Natalya are talking backstage and Natalya lets her know that she is her friend and that she has her back tonight.
Regal gets all serious about Cesaro attacking Byron Saxton. I say can he attack Alex Riley too?
Bayley & Natalya vs. Summer Rae & Sasha Banks
Bayley shows a little bit of an aggressive side by slamming Sasha's face to the mat and then a double suplex with Natalya. They then hit a double suplex on Summer. Sasha and Summer isolate Bayley for a short bit and then Natalya gets a hot tag. She hits a suplex, which leads to Riley saying something to the effect of "I know men who don't throw suplexes that good". Cool. Summer Rae slows down her momentum so Bayley tags herself in and pushes Summer out of the ring. This allows Sasha to hits Bankrupt on Bayley for the victory. That was actually a very spirited match that was criminally short.
Match Rating: *1/2
Leo Kruger says that he's going to hurt Sami Zayn more than anyone ever has before.
Scott Dawson vs. Mojo Rawley
Rawley has to have one of the longest runs with the least amount of pay-per-view matches. Dawson is in control early on, hitting a suplex and a clothesline. Rawley hits three moves and that is all. His offensive move set has to be among the worst I have seen. After the match, Sylvester Lefort distracts Rawley and Dawson attacks him. Dawson tried.
Match Rating: 1/2*
Leo Kruger vs. Sami Zayn
Kruger hits a big spinebuster to start off and then kicks him out of the ring. Back in the ring, Zayn tries to fight back and hits a nice dropkick. Zayn hits a top rope crossbody for a nearfall. Zayn goes for a tornado DDT off the ropes, but he gets crotched by Kruger. Kruger hits a clothesline and gets the victory? I did not expect that. After the match is over, Zayn ducks a second clothesline attempt and clotheslines Kruger over the top rope. Zayn the hits a running senton to Kruger on the floor. This was another rushed match on a show full of them.
Match Rating: *1/2
NXT was due for a bad show and this was it. The opening match got the most time and was not deserving of it at all. The other matches were all fine for what they were, but they all could have been more except for maybe the Rawley match.
Overall Rating: 42%
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