NXT August 3rd 2016

NXT

With the return of Hideo Itami and the debut of Bobby Roode set, it looked like it was going to be a good episode of NXT.

Hideo Itami defeated Sean Maluta

In his return Hideo Itami faced off against and beat CWC Competitor Sean Maluta. He pinned Maluta after hitting the Running Knee for a successful return. I've never personally seen Hideo Itami before and this wasn't a great match but I's sure he's good, maybe he just needs a better opponent. 

Mojo Rawley Attacked

During a match between Mojo Rawley and some jobber Samoa Joe got involved and attacked both competitors. He then got on the mic and told the NXT Universe that this attack was to show William Regal that if Regal picked who he faced, Joe would pick who he wants to rampage on. As he was talking Mojo Rawley came back and attacked Samoa Joe back, however his dominance was short lived because when he was on his way up the ramp Joe again attacked him from behind, ending his assault with a lot of yelling at Rega;, and putting Mojo in the Kokieda Clutch. This was so out of nowhere and it makes sense for Joe but I thought it was weird that Mojo got involved at all considering he isn't even supposed to be on NXT anymore. 

Asuka defeated Aliyah

Bayley was out at the commentary table for this match but Asuka after she made her entrance grabbed a chair and put it right next to the ring, pointing at Bayley. Bayley walked over and knocked the chair over. Asuka won by making Aliyah tap to the Asuka Lock while all the time Bayley was just standing and watching. Asuka and Bayley had a stand off in the ring after and holy the tension felt so high and this feels like a big match. There's a contract signing for their match at Takeover Brooklyn next week and we can likely expect there to be some sort of attack, probably from Asuka. 

Bobby Roode Debut

Bobby Roode made his debut on NXT and established himself as a heel which is good for me as I am a fan of heels. I don't know much about Bobby Roode but his debut was highly anticipated so hopefully when he gets in the ring it'll be worth the wait.

The Revival defeated TM61

The Revival had a relatively easy time defeating TM61 after Scott Dawson hit a DDT on Shane Thorn to pick up the victory. After the match though Johnny Gargano and Tomasa Ciampa came out and began to aggravate The Revival, and as The Revival claimed they were leaving, they took a shot at Gargano and Ciampa who easily took control of The Revival and pinned one of them as a formality. I think this match between the two teams will happen at Takeover Brooklyn and I'm really excited because both teams have proven that they're very talented and it should be a good match.

Star Of The Night: Asuka vs Bayley

We finally saw some fire from Bayley when she knocked over that chair and this rivalry is starting to have some depth. Before this I'm not sure there was much fire between the two of them but I think after this, and hopefully after their contract signing next week they'll have more to fight for than just the title.

This was overall a pretty good episode of NXT with nothing too too great but at least it wasn't a bunch of Squash Matches like last week.

Until next time,

Devon Wizard