NXT June 15th 2016

NXT

The first episode of NXT since NXT Takeover: The End started with a video package highlighting moments from the previous week at Takeover. One thing it highlighted was when American Alpha was attacked by a tag team who called themselves the Authors of Pain who were accompanied by WWE Hall of Famer Paul Ellering. They were in action tonight.

Authors of Pain Debut Match

Authors of Pain made their debut match against some jobbers that didn't even get named by the commentators. Paul Ellering came out with them to watch the destruction that ensued. The Authors of Pain are being shown as a huge force, destroying their opponents within minutes. Later on an interviewer asked the Authors of Pain what they were doing here, Paul Ellering replied "In due time." I personally am not a fan of these guys and as of right now don't see them wearing any sort of Tag Team Championships.

Carmella defeats Tessa Blanchard

TM61 defeats Blake and Murphy

TM61 picked up the win against Blake and Murphy in their second match in NXT and I believe that was right. I think these guys are very talented and I like their style. I don't think they're quite ready yet but maybe later in the year we could see them challenging for the NXT Tag Team Championships. In the mean time maybe they can go against the Authors of Pain...

Andres Cien Almas defeats Tye Dillinger

Personally I'm not happy that Tye Dillinger lost to Andres two weeks in a row. Andres is a skilled performer but Tye Dillinger is a favorite of mine and super over with the crowd, I wish they'd do more with him.

Finn Balor Promo

Samoa Joe had a promo earlier in the night but it was uneventful and generally just boring. However Finn Balor's promo was amazing, but it was mostly the crowd that made it with the chants of "please don't go" and "you deserve it." It got to a point where Finn asked "What's next for Finn Balor?' The lights went out and Shinsuke Nakamura's music hit. It was a surreal moment I thought as Shinsuke Nakamura challenged "The Icon" of NXT, Finn Balor. I'm really looking forward to this match as I'm a big fan of both of these guys.

Star of the Night

Finn Balor vs Shinsuke Nakamura becomes official, really excited for this match and have high expectations for it.

If only Tye Dillinger won...someday. Anyways that was my recap of what happened on NXT tonight, check back soon for my recap of the final Smackdown before Money in the Bank.

Until next time,

Devon Wizard