{"id":38479,"date":"2019-02-14T12:08:40","date_gmt":"2019-02-14T17:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=38479"},"modified":"2019-02-14T12:16:35","modified_gmt":"2019-02-14T17:16:35","slug":"nxt-recap-14-02-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2019\/02\/14\/nxt-recap-14-02-19\/","title":{"rendered":"The NXT Recap (2\/14\/19)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After <em><strong>NXT TakeOver: Phoenix<\/strong><\/em>, a new era is well and truly upon us in the \u2018Black and Gold\u2019 brand as, following on from a new-look episode last week, a number of fresh feuds and faces took centre stage this week as well.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Dijakovic<\/strong><\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38485\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38485\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38485\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/02\/001_NXT_01302019sm_7246-9fd3764e40397a6283573bea664ef6d8-e1550163950887.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38485\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After his former tag-team partner <strong>Nick Miller<\/strong> requested his release, <strong>Shane Thorne<\/strong> has begun a new singles journey in the WWE. This week, however, he ran into the imposing <strong>Dominik Dijakovic<\/strong>, clad in impressive new ring-gear, to start the show.<\/p>\n<p>Thorne put in a good showing against the newcomer, countering a few major moves, but Dijakovic was too strong in the end, getting the victory. Dijakovic surprised many in attendance with some of his offence in this match, taking to the air on more than one occasion \u2013 once doing a moonsault in the ring and landing on his feet.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dominik Dijakovic vs. Shane Thorne: WWE NXT, Feb. 13, 2019\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AUYiylf53NA?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>Dijakovic put in an entertaining performance with the Full Sail crowd even chanting \u201choly sh*t\u201d during the match.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Tag-Team Division<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Humberto Carrillo<\/strong> teamed up with <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2019\/02\/14\/future-superstar-a-look-at-nxts-stacey-ervin-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Stacey Ervin Jr.<\/strong><\/a> with the duo scheduled for tag-team action. However, before the opposition could be revealed, <strong>Kassius Ohno<\/strong> came out with a microphone and declared that the Full Sail audience made him sick. In Ohno\u2019s words, he was \u201coutta here\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Is Kassius Ohno serious about leaving NXT?: NXT Exclusive, Feb. 13, 2019\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DpWIfiMn4b8?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>Before he could make good on his promise, however, Ohno turned around and straight into a spinning punch to the jaw from <strong>Keith Lee<\/strong>. As Ohno lay on the entrance ramp, the Limitless One would grab the mic and dramatically say \u201cOh-No\u201d before going on to tell Kassius that he could\u2019ve hit him from behind in the \u201cdangly bits\u201d just like he did to him. But instead he punched him in the face.<\/p>\n<p>Keith Lee then left the arena as the Street Profits made their entrance for the match \u2013 even pausing for a photoshoot with Kassius as he lay on the ground &#8211; as per schedule against Carrillo and Ervin Jr.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Street Profits vs. Humberto Carrillo &amp; Stacey Ervin Jr.: WWE NXT, Feb. 13, 2019\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/33jlCrSwruI?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>Ford and Dawkins would eventually knock off the new tag-team in what was an entertaining, high-flying match between four babyfaces.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>European and Brit-Am Alliances<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>As the Street Profits celebrated their victory, the \u201cEuropean Union\u201d pairing, as Mauro Ranallo would call it, of Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel would interrupt.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38486\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38486\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38486\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/02\/020_NXT_01302019sm_8523-508c6e21e4d0c732896c35f7c89dec70-e1550163982200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38486\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Barthel would grab a mic and inform the Street Profits that opportunities in NXT were sacred and it was time for them to step aside.<\/p>\n<p>This would not the end of the chaos though as the British-American alliance of Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan made their way out. The smashmouth wrestlers made no effort to grab any mic as they went straight to the ring to look the other two tag-teams in the eye.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>War Raiders<\/strong><\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38487\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38487\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38487\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/02\/021_NXT_01302019sm_5409-75c453988c9cce690eb569a9032f3ba4-e1550163998327.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38487\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Speaking of tag-teams, the NEW NXT tag-team champions, the War Raiders, soon made their way out to address the situation. The champions would say that there was too much talk and too little action going on for their liking and they started making their way to the ring.<\/p>\n<p>As Hanson and Rowe stood outside the ring, O\u2019Reilly, Strong and Fish, the Undisputed Era, attacked the champions from behind, gaining the upper hand. The trio would then throw the champions into the ring where three teams awaited them before walking up the entrance ramp themselves.<\/p>\n<p>The champions, however, would stamp their authority as they disposed of each tag team one by one, hitting big moves on Aichner and Lorcan. The War Raiders stood dominant in the ring as the Undisputed Era fumed at the sight.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Women\u2019s Division<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Taynara Conti made her return to NXT TV, this time as a face against the heelish Aliyah. The Brazilian judoka showed off her impressive submission prowess in this match, having Aliyah struggling on a number of occasions.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38488\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38488\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38488\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/02\/027_NXT_01302019sm_8956-6419f1df6daf1e4786080570d9028cc8-e1550164010327.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38488\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, it was timely interference from Vanessa Borne at ringside which handed Aliyah the advantage as she locked on her own version of an arm bar combined with heel strikes to Conti\u2019s neck and ribs which forced her to tap out.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Shayna Baszler<\/strong><\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38489\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38489\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38489\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/02\/033_NXT_01302019sm_9199-11ade0a9b1aa90ea168689af03d4ed2e-e1550164032429.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38489\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Wait. What business does the NXT Women\u2019s champion have with Aliyah, Vanessa Borne and Taynara Conti? The champion\u2019s music hit and the two heels ran as the champion made entered the ring but, from behind, Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir ambushed the exiting ladies and threw them back into the ring with Shayna.<\/p>\n<p>The trio would hit their big moves on Borne and Aliyah but they were not done there as Taynara Conti, lying prone in the ring, also felt the wrath of the Horsewomen.<\/p>\n<p>Baszler would then grab the mic and warned the entire women\u2019s division \u201cnot to piss us off\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38490\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38490\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38490\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/02\/034_NXT_01302019sm_9224-b72c097da3b8f84b0a4343736179925e-e1550164050669.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38490\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4><strong>Next Week<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Johnny Gargano will defend his new NXT North American championship against the Velveteen Dream next on NXT TV.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Main Event<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The One and Only, Ricochet, clashed with the leader of the Undisputed Era, Adam Cole, in the main event this week.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38491\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38491\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38491\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/02\/035_NXT_01302019sm_9439-772ec3bedae8f3cfbf1e6ddbb28a5173-e1550164069976.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38491\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The first two NXT North American champions put on another instant classic. In a match full of near-falls, it was Ricochet who would emerge victorious, pinning Cole after planting him with a vertigo move onto his neck and shoulders for the pin.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ricochet vs. Adam Cole: WWE NXT, Feb. 13, 2019\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wi0Kw4rYXFk?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>There would not be much time to celebrate though for Ricochet as the three members of the Undisputed Era inevitably made their presence known, coming out to attack Ricochet after the match. However, the chaos in this episode of NXT did not end here as Aleister Black made his way down to the ring to even the odds. However, after a superkick from Cole and a lung-bursting backbreaker from Roderick Strong, Black lay looking up at the lights just the same as Ricochet. The Undisputed Era standing tall once again.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Roderick Strong vows to leave Aleister Black lying next week: NXT Exclusive, Feb. 13, 2019\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5kaJNhQVUlE?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>After the show, Roderick Strong versus Aleister Black was made official for next week.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After NXT TakeOver: Phoenix, a new era is well and truly upon us in the \u2018Black and Gold\u2019 brand as, following on from a new-look episode last week, a number of fresh feuds and faces took centre stage this week as well. Dijakovic After his former tag-team partner Nick Miller requested his release, Shane Thorne [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2709,"featured_media":38494,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,5,3],"tags":[84,116,70,1182,1722,2522],"class_list":["post-38479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-nxt","category-wwe-universe","tag-adam-cole","tag-nxt","tag-ricochet","tag-shayna-baszler","tag-taynara-conti","tag-war-raiders"],"modified_by":"Jamie Greer","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2709"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38479"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38479\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}