Wednesday, March 23, 2016

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Tom Phillips & Corey Graves.
-Johnny Gargano d. Elias Samson by countering a knee to the midsection with a surprise rollup pin (2:19).  Afterwards Samson dropped Gargano with the snap neckbreaker and continued his beatdown until Apollo Crews made the save.
-NXT Champion Finn Bálor d. Rich Swann(non-title) after the Coup De Grace(top-rope double-stomp) followed by the Bloody Sunday(elevated DDT/brainbuster) (5:22).
-Backstage:  Alex Reyes interviewed Emma Tayla & Dana Brooke about Emma's upcoming match with Asuka Urai.  Dana said that she hadn't wrestled in several months thanks to the beating she got from Asuka...and she and Emma vowed that things would be different this time around.
-A video package detailed Shinsuke Nakamura's official signing with WWE/NXT and his first visit to the Performance Center.
-Alexa Bliss(w/ Wesley Blake & Buddy Murphy) d. Sarah Dobson with the Sparkle Splash(twisting top-rope splash) (4:14).
-Backstage:  Reyes attempted to interview Samoa Joe about his title shot at Bálor at NXT Takeover Dallas, but Joe stormed off without a word.
-Bull Dempsey vs. Danny Burch never started as Samoa Joe attacked Bull in the aisle and took him down in the Kokita Clutch.  He choked out Burch as well, then announced that he was coming for Bálor's title at Takeover.
-In an up-close interview, Jason Jordan & Chad Gable talked about their path through amateur wrestling and the Olympics(in Gable's case)...they weren't able to win gold in those cases, but they plan to fulfill those dreams at Takeover.
-Coming soon:  "No Way Jose" Manny Garcia.
-Asuka Urai d. Emma Tayla(w/ Dana Brooke) via Asuka Lock(crossface chicken wing) (12:18 aired).
-Next week:  Apollo Crews vs. Alex Riley and Bull Dempsey vs. Samoa Joe.

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