Original Airdate: Thursday, September 18th, 2014
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Titus O'Neil is out and he lets the crowd know that it's an honor and privilege for them to be in the presence of an actual WWE Superstar. He says that this show is now called NXTitus. Out comes Sami Zayn to interrupt. Titus threatens to give him the beating of a lifetime, so then Adrian Neville comes out. He tells Zayn that if someone is going to disrespect NXT, he's the one who is going to defend it. Zayn takes offense and then Tyson Kidd comes out. Kidd stirs the pot between Neville and Zayn. Titus is sick of listening to that and he says that he's here to make a statement. Out comes William Regal and he announces a tag team main event for tonight. This was unique for NXT, but what you've seen on Raw for the last 20 years.
They show highlights of Hideo Itami from TakeOver. He will be making his in ring debut against Justin Gabriel tonight.
Charlotte vs. Emma
This one feels kind of random coming off Charlotte's big match with Bayley at TakeOver. Charlotte shows off her title belt and Emma slaps it away, so Charlotte knees her in the midsection. Charlotte's Figure Four headlock is without question one of the best non-finisher submission holds that I can think of. Emma starts to make her comeback and hits the splash in the corner. She hits a crossbody off the top rope and gets a 2 count. Charlotte is able to come back with a reverse neckbreaker and follows it up with Natural Selection for the victory. This wasn't the normal NXT Emma and it was clear that Charlotte was here to steamroll her.
Match Rating: *3/4
Justin Gabriel vs. Hideo Itami
I am looking forward to see what Itami did in NXT, as I never really saw much of it. Itami hits a fantastic dropkick to a leaping Gabriel. After a quick bit of offense from Gabriel, Itami hits a boot to the face and then a kick on the apron that knocks Gabriel back into the ring. He hits a springboard missile dropkick, followed by more dropkicks in the corner. Itami hits a stomp to the midsection off the top rope and picks up the easy victory. This was a solid first match for Itami.
Match Rating: *
After the match, the Ascension come and attack Itami. They hit the Fall Of Man on him and leave him behind.
CJ Parker vs. Baron Corbin
This is a rematch from TakeOver and I don't think it will end well for Parker. He hits the End Of Days and proves me right.
Match Rating: 1/4*
They talk about the Enzo Amore/Sylvester Lefort match. We then get footage of Carmella at the gym and throws an exercise ball at Enzo and says she's here to fight.
Tyson Kidd & Titus O'Neil vs. Sami Zayn & Adrian Neville
They play up the tension between Zayn and Neville early, with Neville tagging himself in to start. The fans chant "Better than Neville" at Zayn, which is blunt to say the least. They continue to try and one up each other and this is the closest we've come to seeing Zayn go heel in his time in NXT. When we come back from commercial break, Titus is throwing Zayn around just to remind you that for some reason he is in this match. Titus continues to dominate Zayn, until Zayn is able to make a tag and Neville goes all out on Kidd. Neville hits a standing Shooting Star Press, but Titus breaks up the pin. Titus shoves Neville off the top rope and Kidd gets his knees up and pins the champion. This was obviously a storyline device, but it was entertaining enough to sand on its own.
Match Rating: **1/2
This was a pretty good follow up to a good TakeOver, even if it involved random Emma and Titus O'Neil appearances. Hideo Itami looked good in his debut and the roster is going to only get more talented here as we move towards 2015.
Overall Rating: 60%
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