{"id":30912,"date":"2018-11-15T12:53:14","date_gmt":"2018-11-15T17:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=30912"},"modified":"2018-11-15T12:53:41","modified_gmt":"2018-11-15T17:53:41","slug":"nxt-around-the-corner-15-11-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/11\/15\/nxt-around-the-corner-15-11-18\/","title":{"rendered":"NXT: Around The Corner (11\/15\/18)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2018\/11\/12\/preview-nxt-takeover-war-games-ii-11-17-18\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">With <em><strong>NXT TakeOver: WarGames II<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0just around the corner<\/a>, we look at how the go-home NXT show panned out with major repercussions attached to this week\u2019s main event clash between one member of the <strong>Undisputed Era<\/strong> and one member of the <strong>Ricochet, Pete Dunne<\/strong> and <strong>War Raiders<\/strong>\u2019 alliance.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Women\u2019s Division<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>NXT this week started with a Women\u2019s Division match as the EST of NXT, <strong>Bianca BelAir<\/strong>, came out hoping to continue her undefeated streak against <strong>Mia Yim<\/strong>. The two crossed paths last week in a verbal altercation backstage. Yim only made her NXT debut two weeks ago in a victory over <strong>Aliyah<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nigel McGuinness<\/strong> made an interesting comment on commentary during the match, referencing some past history between Mia Yim and the current NXT Women\u2019s champion, Shayna Baszler. McGuinness stated that Yim learned her submission techniques from her old roommate who happened to be Shayna Baszler.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mia Yim vs. Bianca Belair: WWE NXT, Nov. 14, 2018\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZVjFT1B9494?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Bianca was at her confident and cocky best, showcasing her terrific in-ring character work which can sometimes be let down by her backstage promos and mic skills. The Full Sail crowd were split with dueling \u201clet\u2019s go Mia\u201d and \u201cEST\u201d chants ringing in the arena. BelAir eventually got the better of Mia and finished the match after countering out of Mia\u2019s finish with a forearm square in the face. BelAir then hoisted her up in a torture rack position before planting her face first for the 1-2-3. According to Nigel McGuinness, Bianca calls it the KOD.<\/p>\n<p>Surprisingly perhaps, Bianca BelAir did not have to use her trademark hair-whip to get the better of an opponent this time. She does seem to be in line for a title shot soon after <em>TakeOver: WarGames II<\/em>, no matter who the champion is.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Debut<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>There was a second women\u2019s division match this week on NXT as the classy<strong> Lacey Evans<\/strong> took on the debuting enhancement talent, <strong>Karissa Rivera<\/strong>. Rivera is a second generation professional wrestler with her father also being a wrestler.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lacey Evans vs. Karissa Rivera: WWE NXT, Nov. 14, 2018\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uu6l_BawUyc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Rivera got a little offence in before Evans\u2019 seemingly flipped the switch and went into a fit of rage, finishing her opponent off with the Women\u2019s Right. After the match, the Lady of NXT got on the mic and called the women of NXT \u201cclassless nasties\u201d. Evans said that she, being the Lady of NXT, planned to lead by example and teach them some sophistication.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>TakeOver: WarGames II<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>An absolutely intense vignette for <strong>Johnny Gargano<\/strong> vs<strong> Aleister Black<\/strong> was broadcast, previewing the grudge match between the duo. It was an incredible video package which is sure to increase the excitement levels of any fan for this match. At <em>TakeOver,<\/em> Johnny Gargano comes face to face with the devil himself.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Relive Aleister Black and Johnny Gargano&#039;s tumultuous history: WWE NXT, Nov. 14, 2018\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8f0qOVJn3UM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Another spectacular promo this time for the NXT championship match between<strong> Tommaso Ciampa<\/strong> and the <strong>Velveteen Dream<\/strong> was shown this week on NXT. It will be interesting to see whether WWE decide to pull the trigger on the 23-year old as the new NXT champion this Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tommaso Ciampa, Velveteen Dream battle for the spotlight at TakeOver: WWE NXT, Nov. 14, 2018\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kr2BrjXhJNY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The women\u2019s championship match was also previewed with a very emotional promo from <strong>Kairi Sane<\/strong>. Sane\u2019s opening statement of \u201cmy treasure box is empty now\u201d was very moving and made you feel for the babyface. Could we see the NXT debut of<strong> Io Shirai<\/strong> in Kairi Sane\u2019s corner to alleviate the threat posed by <strong>Jessamyn Duke<\/strong> and <strong>Marina Shafir<\/strong> at <em>TakeOver<\/em>?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kairi Sane promises to regain the NXT Women&#039;s Title at TakeOver: WarGames: WWE NXT, Nov. 14, 2018\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hcydupPGf78?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Next Week<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Things keep heating up between the knockout artist, <strong>Kassius Ohno<\/strong>, and Mr Regal\u2019s \u201cshiny new toy\u201d, the King of Bros, <strong>Matt Riddle<\/strong>. Ohno interrupted an interview that Riddle was giving backstage, calling Riddle and his hype \u201ctrash\u201d. Riddle responded by saying he accepts Ohno\u2019s challenge and that next week he would leave the knockout artist knocked out.<\/p>\n<p>A Kassius Ohno promo rarely ever falls flat but it somewhat did here as his reasoning for wanting to fight Riddle, having challenged previous NXT champions <strong>Shinsuke Nakamura<\/strong> and <strong>Bobby Roode<\/strong>, just came across as plain confusing. Riddle, on the other hand, oozed charisma with his promo delivery. However, before Ohno\u2019s interruption, the most intriguing part of the newcomer\u2019s promo was the way he pronounced \u2018debut\u2019. Riddle pronounced it as \u2018da-butt\u2019.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Main Event<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In a backstage segment earlier in the show, Ricochet, Dunne and the War Raiders were shown arguing over who got to face Kyle O\u2019Reilly in the main event in the WarGames Advantage match. With Ricochet and Dunne bickering, Rowe interrupted with a loud \u2018enough\u2019 before Hanson proclaimed that he would be the one to face O\u2019Reilly.<\/p>\n<p>Both men came out for the match alone, without their teammates at TakeOver. However, you must be new if you thought this match was going to end with no interference just six days before their clash in WarGames.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hanson vs. Kyle O&#039;Reilly - WarGames Advantage Match: WWE NXT, Nov. 14, 2018\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9kpwAYfgtqQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This was a very captivating match between two very contrasting styles. O\u2019Reilly tried to keep the match as close to the ground as he could, even going as far as lying down in a defensive MMA position mid-match in an attempt to lure Hanson into a mat wrestling match.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Reilly who is also one half of the NXT tag-team champions, worked on Hanson\u2019s legs throughout the match, limiting the big man\u2019s offence. However, Hanson showed his incredible athleticism late in the match delivering a jaw-dropping moonsault from the top rope which Kyle O\u2019Reilly managed to evade.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Undisputed Obstacles<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The match would near its conclusion with the arrival of Adam Cole to ringside. His distraction was enough to cause Hanson to miss his moonsault before managing to escape O\u2019Reilly\u2019s ankle lock. The leader of the Undisputed Era would then physically get involving, delivering a jumping enziguiri to Hanson as he staggered to his feet. Hanson\u2019s partner, Rowe, would come out to even the numbers, taking out Cole with a thunderous right hand. However, Bobby Fish and Roderick Strong would then come down and start a two-on-one assault on Rowe before Pete Dunne arrived to level both Fish and Strong. The numbers would get the better of the NXT UK champion as Cole, Fish and Strong started ganging up on Dunne. Predictably, the NXT North American champion would come out but, unpredictably, he would enter from the opposite side of the action, get in the ring first, and jump over the referee to deliver a spectacular-looking somersault to the outside on top of the Undisputed Era.<\/p>\n<p>Amidst all this, Kyle O\u2019Reilly grabbed his tag-team title belt and hit Hanson with it from behind with the referee\u2019s attention diverted by the chaos outside. O\u2019Reilly would get the pin and the heels get the advantage going into WarGames.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With NXT TakeOver: WarGames II\u00a0just around the corner, we look at how the go-home NXT show panned out with major repercussions attached to this week\u2019s main event clash between one member of the Undisputed Era and one member of the Ricochet, Pete Dunne and War Raiders\u2019 alliance. 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