NXT 6-5-14 Review

Original Airdate: Thursday, June, 5th 2014
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After a recap of TakeOver, we are informed that the #1 contender, Tyler Breeze, has entered the building. 

Mojo Rawley vs. Aiden English

English hits an aggressive clothesline and a swinging neckbreaker to start things off. It doesn't last long and Mojo makes a quick comeback. He hits Hyperdrive and wins. Why? Seven years later and we're still waiting for the payoff on Mojo. 

Match Rating: 1/4*

They show Tyson Kidd and Natalya having some issues leading into a backstage interview with Natalya. She says she will always have his back. 

Bayley vs. Charlotte

We have a seesaw match to start things off, with the women trying to one up another. Out comes Summer Rae for the first time in weeks. This distracts Bayley and Charlotte picks up the victory. After the match, they attack Bayley. Out comes Paige and Emma to make the save. This was all more for the angle rather than the match, but what we got was pretty good. 

Match Rating: *3/4

Jason Jordan and Tye Dillinger are talking about their names. 

Tye Dillinger & Jason Jordan vs. Phillip Gooljar & Stewart Cumberland

Cumberland is Aaron Solo. Desperate for tag teams in NXT, so I guess we are getting Dillinger and Jordan as their next project. They dominate just about the entire match, but don't use much in the way of double teams. I have no idea why this match is as long as it is. This should have been two minutes top. Jordan hits a shoulder in the corner and then hits the Jordan Slam, which is the Angle Slam. They didn't show much chemistry as a tag team here. 

Match Rating: 1/2*

CJ Parker is out in the crowd with a sign that says "May the forest be with you". 

Charlotte, Sasha and Summer are backstage and there is tension. 

Tyler Breeze is here and he says that he gets to pick when he gets to use his opportunity, so he's going to keep Neville on his toes. He then introduces the premiere to his music video. It's dedicated to all of his fans, even the uggos. The crowd cheers for it, which probably isn't the reaction they were hoping for. 

We get some Bo Dallas video package for some reason. 

Justin Gabriel vs. Adrian Neville

Neville hits a headscissor, sending Gabriel out to the floor. Neville goes for a dive, but Gabriel is in and hits a clothesline. Gabriel then goes for a dive, but Neville moves and pulls down the rope. Neville then follows that with a somersault dive off the apron. Gabriel is in control when we come back from commercial and hits a kick to the back of Neville. It doesn't last long, as Neville makes a comeback full of kicks and a second rope missile dropkick. Neville goes for a springboard move, but Gabriel hits him with a dropkick. Gabriel goes for the 450 splash, Neville moves and Gabriel lands on his feet. Neville hits him with a dropkick in the corner and then finishes him with the Red Arrow. This was a good way to end the show that kept Neville hot coming off his big TakeOver main event. 

Match Rating: **3/4

Out comes Tyson Kidd. He apologizes for not shaking his hand after the match. Kidd says that he wants one more chance for the NXT Championship and then reaches out his hand. Neville accepts and shakes. Kidd heads to the back and we're all set here. 

This episode was a mixed bag. The main event was good and the crowd loved the Tyler Breeze music video. The tag team match was too long for a squash and Mojo continues to be a dud. I'm surprised we didn't get Sami Zayn here, as he always brings life to the show. The roster isn't very strong yet, but it's coming. 

Overall Rating: 53%