Original Airdate: Thursday, October 23rd, 2014
Full Sail University
Winter Park, Florida
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The Ascension vs. Jason Jordan & Tye Dillinger
The announce team tries to do their best to make us think Dillinger and Jordan are on the same level, but this is already a squash. Jordan is able to get an elbow in and tag Dillinger, but he eats an immediate flapjack. They hit the Fall Of Man and pick up the victory. It doesn't matter how much they cram the Ascension down our throats, their appeal is far from over with at this point. Out comes Hideo Itami and he attacks them, but he ends up just getting squashed to. That seems a little questionable to me.
Match Rating: 1/4*
CJ Parker vs. Tyler Breeze
This is kind of an interesting heel vs. heel match. I guess both characters are egomaniacs, so it make sense from that aspect. Parker hits an ax handle off the top rope and out comes Mojo Rawley. Parker goes for another one, but Breeze hits a fist to the midsection. Breeze hits a hurricanrana and follows it with a series of fists. Parker gets a roll up for a 2 count. He goes for another one, but Breeze holds onto the ropes. Parker goes for a Scissor Kick, but Breeze hits him with the Beauty Shot for the victory. Rawley just keeps staring down Breeze. Breeze mocks him for his shoulder injury on his way back to the locker room. This was pretty much a nothing match, as they already just don't care about Parker.
Match Rating: 3/4*
Titus O'Neil says that he is going to abuse Neville tonight and take away his NXT Championship.
Vaudevillains vs. Wesley Blake & Buddy Murphy
Wesley and Blake get a lot more shine here than Jordan and Dillinger did earlier tonight. The Villains work on Murphy for the majority of the match. English is able to grab his ankles to keep away from his partner, but he eventually gets there and Blake gets the hot tag. We get a blind tag and it leads to them hitting the Gentlemen's Clutch for the victory. That was a decent tag team match where both teams looked pretty good.
Match Rating: *1/4
Bayley vs. Sasha Banks
I wonder how many televised matches these two have had? Bayley shows off a little bit of her aggressive side, but Sasha keeps going to the ropes. We eventually have them in a fist fight on the mat and Bayley gets the better of it. She hits a body slam and a knee drop for a 2 count. Sasha gets her turn and uses some nice heel offense here. She hits an insulting slap to the face after running the ropes. Bayley's able to drive her into the corner and hits a reverse elbow. She hits another one, but this time from the second rope. Sasha comes back with a Backstabber and puts her in the Banks Statement in the center of the ring. Bayley has no choice but to tap to put an end to an entertaining match. This was by far the best one I can recall up to this point. After the match, Sasha attacks Bayley again and Becky Lynch comes out to make the save. Becky then attacks her from behind, which is a little surprising since they didn't really build up their friendship. Becky joins Sasha and raises her hand.
Match Rating: ***
Carmella is joined by Enzo and Big Cass. They say that they got her a match with Emma. They continue to be very cringe.
NXT Championship Match
Titus O'Neil vs. Adrian Neville
O'Neil uses his power to take it to Neville in the early going. He sets up Neville up on the top rope and shoves him to the floor. That was a nice job of Neville to hit his leg on the ramp to make the fall sound more impactful. Back after the commercial break, O'Neil has Neville up in the middle of the ring and just tosses him in the air. Neville tries to battle back with some kicks and he finally knocks him down. He misses up top, but rolls through and eats a big boot for a 2 count. Titus backs him in the corner and Neville is able to take advantage of the referee pulling Titus back. He gets his knees up on O'Neil and hits the Red Arrow for the victory. Titus actually did a pretty nice job of being the monster heel here. This was an enjoyable enough main event on a mostly entertaining show.
Match Rating: **3/4
It's not the end here though, as Sami Zayn comes out to congratulate Neville. He says that he is on a mission that ends with his NXT Championship. Neville says whenever he wants, wherever he wants. Zayn says that he'll hold him to that and tells him that he won't be NXT Champion for much longer. Neville then says that he isn't too worried because he can't win the big one and walks off.
This was another good show, which is mostly becoming the norm on NXT. I still have some minor complaints on some of the booking, but the pacing is usually well done and they usually leave us wanting more.
Overall Rating: 66%
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