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Thats A Little Much. Jon Moxley Tells Incredible Story About Vince McMahon Responding To Wrestlers Going Off Script.

Posted: 01 Jun 2019 11:19 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/thats-little-much-jon-moxley-tells-incredible-story-vince-mcmahon-responding-wrestlers-going-off-script/


That’s just rough. There is no secret to the fact that that WWE is in a strange place at the moment as the fans are not happy with a lot of what is being presented. There are all kinds of problems and a lot of them seem to come back to Vince McMahon. Whether or not they are his problems, the
company is still his and he has the final say on so many things. It turns
out things are a lot worse than it seems.

In a recent appearance on Wade Keller’s Pro Wrestling Podcast, Jon Moxley talked about things went backstage when it came to going off script and McMahon’s attitude when it happened. Moxley talked about times where he
went off script and was literally chased down the hall with McMahon yelling
at him. While the wrestlers would not be fired for what happened, the
writers or producers’ jobs were on the line, which was why Moxley refused
to go off script during his last few months with the company. Here are Moxley’s comments, with transcription courtesy of Ringsidenews.com:

“I’ve gone off-script before and you know what happens? Vince chased me down the hallway… really chased me down the hallway to yell at me. So then the next week if you go off-script the next week they’re like more up your a**. They’re making sure you don’t go off-script again. They’re watching you. So it almost makes your job harder.”

“For instance that last few months I could have gone off-script any time I wanted. What are they gonna do? Fire me? I could have. A big part of the
reason I wouldn’t have is because somebody’s a** would have been on the line. A producer or because I go off-script and think I’m trying to be cool doing my thing then the producer of the match gets fired or a writer gets
fired and he might have kids or a mortgage and I’m not gonna… I can’t live
with myself if I do that, you know what I mean? Somebody’s a** is always on the line for something.”

This sounds like he was right on script. Check out one of Moxley’s final promos in WWE:
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Opinion: Is this any kind of a surprise? The level of micromanaging and interference that they go through with promos and segments is incredible
and it’s easy to see why so many people are unhappy with the company. Is there really a need to have the wrestlers stay exactly on script, word for word, every single time? If that’s the case, why not just hire actors instead of wrestlers?

What do you think of Moxley’s comments? When will this style change? Let
us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen
over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28
wrestling books. His latest book is the History Of In Your House.

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RUMOR: Two In A Row. The Undertaker May Be Appearing Three Times Next Week.

Posted: 01 Jun 2019 11:16 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/two-row-undertaker-may-appearing-three-times-next-week/


He walks to us. We’re coming up on Super ShowDown and that means things
are about to get a lot more intense in a hurry as the show needs some last minute building. With less than a week to go before the show, there is
some stuff that still needs to be done, mainly around one match. In this
case that means Goldberg vs. the Undertaker, and things are starting to
come together.

The Facebook page of the Sames Auto Center, the site of this week’s
SmackDown Live, is now advertising the Undertaker as appearing on the
show. The Undertaker is already booked to appear on this week’s Monday
Night Raw while Goldberg will be making his SmackDown Live debut. It
should be noted that this has not yet been advertised by WWE. The page
also incorrectly lists Undertaker as a WWE Hall of Famer.

They’ve faced off before. Check out their showdown in the Royal Rumble: [This post contains video, click to play]


Opinion: While this might be a dark segment, there is something special
about Undertaker and Goldberg being in the same place. I know Super
ShowDown has a lot of baggage hanging around it and the match would have
been more effective about twenty years ago, but there is something to be
said about how entertaining this should be. Just don’t let the match last that long and everything should be fine.

Are you excited for this match? Who do you think will win? Let us know in
the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen
over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28
wrestling books. His latest book is the History Of In Your House.

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One More Down. "THIS" Popular Wrestling Show May Be Ending.

Posted: 01 Jun 2019 11:13 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/one-popular-wrestling-show-may-ending/


Spoils of war? The debut and rise of AEW have become the hottest wrestling story in the world at the moment as Double Or Nothing was mostly viewed as
a major success. With the show working well and their upcoming TNT series
on the horizon, it’s time for the major players involved to start taking on more responsibilities, and that means something has to change.

According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Matt Jackson has said that Being The Elite may not continue as a regular series once the TNT series launches. The TNT series, which launches in October, will be taking up too much of their schedule. Being The Elite airs weekly and has been airing
for just over three years. There is no word on if or when the final
episode would be airing.

Enjoy it while it lasts. Check out the most recent episode of Being The
Elite:
[This post contains video, click to play]


Opinion: I can’t say I’m surprised at this and while some fans are going to be disappointed that Being The Elite may be ending, there are more
important things to be airing rather than a storyline show on YouTube. The people behind the series have gone on an incredible ride and now they are reaping the benefits. Hopefully the series ends well, and knowing the
people behind it, everything will be fine.

Do you watch Being The Elite? How should the show end? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen
over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28
wrestling books. His latest book is the History Of In Your House.

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Its Their First Number. How Many People Bought Double Or Nothing?

Posted: 01 Jun 2019 11:09 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/first-number-many-people-bought-double-nothing/


There are others out there. Last weekend, AEW debuted with their Double Or Nothing event. The show was very well received and the company is off to a strong start. There is more to it than that though, as the company needs
to find an audience. At the end of the day, you can have the strongest
show in the world but it does not matter if no one was watching. As it
turns out, people were watching and we might know how many.

According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, approximately 98,000 people
in the United States bought Double Or Nothing. The split is about even
between traditional pay per view and digital pay per view. These numbers
are expected to go up when replays are considered and do not include international numbers, which are not yet included. The United Kingdom was
the second strongest audience in the world.

There was a lot going on with the show and this was a big part of it.
Check out Jon Moxley’s post pay per view promo:
[This post contains video, click to play]


Opinion: All things considered, that’s not too bad at all. The fact that
the show brought in a solid enough audience with virtually nothing other
than their established audience is a good sign. At the same time, consider
how many people watched the show through illegals means and will likely be watching the TNT show when it debuts this fall. I’d call it a success, and hopefully AEW can keep making things do better.

Did you like the show? Will you be buying their next one? Let us know in
the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen
over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28
wrestling books. His latest book is the History Of In Your House.

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That Sounds Like A Shot Across The Bow. WWE Announces A Major Show On The
Same Day As AEWs All Out.

Posted: 01 Jun 2019 07:30 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/sounds-like-shot-across-bow-wwe-announces-major-show-day/


It’s a big day. Double Or Nothing was one of the biggest and certainly
most discussed wrestling shows of the year and AEW is suddenly red hot. At
the same time though, there are several other wrestling promotions and
shows around the world drawing attention. The fresh competition is
something that has not happened for a long time now and it turns out that a certain day is going to be a packed one.

Tonight at Takeover: XXV, it was announced that the second NXT UK Takeover event, Takeover: Cardiff, will be taking place on August 31. This is the
same date as both the next AEW pay per view, All Out, as well as New Japan
Pro Wrestling’s event in London. Takeover: Cardiff will be taking place at 3pm EST, meaning that fans would likely be able to watch both Takeover:
Cardiff and All Out on the same day.

They’re ready to go. Check out the promo for Takeover: Cardiff:
[This post contains video, click to play]


Opinion: Egads what a stacked day of wrestling, but the more interesting
thing is that WWE is clearly taking a shot at AEW with this. How many
people are going to be watching that many hours of wrestling in a day? Not only is Takeover: Cardiff on earlier in the day, but it’s on the WWE
Network, meaning it is going to cost $9.99 at most, or probably about 20%
of the price of All Out. There are certainly different audiences, but this
is quite the move from WWE.

Which show are you looking forward to most? Which are you going to watch?
Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen
over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28
wrestling books. His latest book is the History Of In Your House.

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NXT Takeover: XXV Live Coverage And Results

Posted: 01 Jun 2019 03:57 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/nxt-takeover-xxv-live-coverage-results/


Takeover: XXV

Date: June 1, 2019

Location: Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, Connecticut

Commentators: Beth Phoenix, Nigel McGuinness, Mauro Ranallo

We’re at the latest big show, even without as much time as it seems that we usually get for these things. The big story here is Johnny Gargano vs. Adam Cole in a rematch for the NXT Title after Cole defeated him in the first
fall of a 2/3 falls match. The card doesn’t feel as strong as others but that’s never stopped them from having a great show before. Let’s get to it.

The opening video looks at the history of Takeover with some of the biggest moments the show has ever seen. There are certainly some big ones in there, plus a shot of all twenty five logos the show has ever had. We move into
the regular video on the five matches tonight, including Cole vs. Gargano. Roderick Strong vs. Matt Riddle

Riddle has been dealing with the entire Undisputed Era and it’s time to go after them one at a time. Strong can’t get anywhere on the mat to start and gets taken down with ease. The early Bromission attempt is broken up and
it’s an early standoff. Some shoulders in the corner work better for Strong but Riddle is right back with some rolling gutwrench suplexes. Strong bails
to the floor and gets forearmed off the steps for his efforts.

They forearm it out on the apron and Strong hits the first backbreaker to
take over. A Rock Bottom backbreaker gets two and it’s time to go outside again with Riddle going ribs first into the post. Back in and some right
hands give Strong two, followed by the Olympic Slam for the same. A very
quick Bromission attempt is broken up so Riddle grabs a fisherman’s buster for a breather instead.

The rapid fire strikes give Riddle some more momentum and an exploder
suplex makes it even better. The Broton into the running kick to the chest
gets two and Riddle is spent. Some YES Kicks drop Strong again and a GTS
into the German suplex gets two more. Strong enziguris him in the corner
though and a top rope superplex gets a rather near fall. They slug it out
again with Riddle’s back flaring up again, allowing Strong to tee off on
him with a series of shots to the face.

The belly to back faceplant gets a VERY close two and Strong is stunned.
The Stronghold is broken up and Riddle is back with a ripcord knee (the
ripcord V Trigger according to Mauro) into a powerbomb. Riddle hits the
Final Flash for two but Strong blocks a top rope twisting Broton with
raised knees.

A tiger driver and a gutbuster get two and it’s straight into the
Stronghold. That’s switched into a Liontamer but Riddle powers out of that
as well, this time switching into the Bromission. The back gives out again though so Riddle elbows him in the face, setting up a reverse Neutralizer
(the Bro Derrick, or at least that’s what it sounded like) to give Riddle
the pin at 14:41.

Result: Matt Riddle b. Roderick Strong Bro Derrick (14:41)

Shawn Michaels and Road Dogg are here.

We recap the Tag Team Titles, which were vacated by the Viking Raiders to
head up to Raw. Therefore the titles are vacant and are hanging above the
ring in a ladder match with four teams coming for them.
Tag Team Titles: Forgotten Sons vs. Oney Lorcan/Danny Burch vs. Street
Profits vs. Undisputed Era

Ladder match for the vacant titles and there are no seconds. It’s a brawl
to start as you had to see coming with the Era taking over early on. Blake
gets low bridged to the floor and it’s time for a showdown with Lorcan and Burch. Lorcan chops away but Burch gets knocked down and the Era takes over again. It’s time for the first ladder but Blake suicide dives down to take the Era out. A bunch of people wind up brawling in front of the ring so
Dawkins can dive onto all of them.

The Profits climb a ladder at the same time, allowing the Era to come back
in for the save. Blake knocks the Era down again with O’Reilly landing back first on the ladder. The Sons put the ladder around their heads to clean
house until Burch and Lorcan hit stereo release German suplexes, sending
the ladder flying in a spot that could have gone a lot worse. The Profits
are back in to take down Lorcan and Burch, with Ford hitting a heck of a
frog splash.

O’Reilly is back in with a missile dropkick to break up a climb attempt but he bangs up his back even worse. It’s the Era loading up the ladder with
Fish going up, only to have Blake toss powerbomb O’Reilly into the ladder
for the huge crash, with Fish thankfully landing on O’Reilly. The big
ladder is brought in and Cutler goes up….but stops to stomp onto Fish as Cutler hits a reverse DDT. There was absolutely nothing stopping him from getting the belts there.

Now the Sons go up again but Burch and Dawkins make the save with a
Doomsday elbow/Doomsday Blockbuster each. O’Reilly starts going up but here’s Jaxson Ryker to buckle bomb him into a ladder. Ryker shoves Dawkins down and crushes him with a ladder in the corner over and over. Lorcan
charges at Ryker and gets backdropped onto the edge of the ladder for a
scary spot. Fans to Ryker: “WE DON’T LIKE YOU!”

Everyone gets together to beat down Ryker. About eight ladder shots to the
back crush him for good and it’s back to “regularly scheduled hostilities.”
Ryker is getting back up as the Era loads up a ladder so they hit him in
the face with it instead. Ford adds a big running flip dive and it’s time
for Burch and Lorcan to beat everyone up with the ladders.

They throw the ladder at the Forgotten Sons and go up the big ladder with
the Era making the save. The four of them wind up on a pair of ladders but
the Sons shove all of them over. The Profits come back in though with
Dawkins spearing Cutler down and Ford springboarding onto the ladder to
knock Blake off. Ford pulls down the titles at 21:19.

Result: Street Profits b. Oney Lorcan/Danny Burch, Forgotten Sons and Undisputed Era Ford pulled down the titles (21:19)

Candice LeRae says she has Io Shirai’s back.

We recap Tyler Breeze vs. Velveteen Dream. Breeze has gone up to the main roster without the greatest success while Dream has taken over NXT. Now
Breeze is back and wanting to reclaim his spot, but Dream says there is
only room for one spotlight and it belongs to him. Breeze hit him with his phone and the match was set.
North American Title: Tyler Breeze vs. Velveteen Dream

Dream is defending and has some fans (as in the kind you wave in your face)
for his entrance. He even throws a glove at Breeze and the fans are split
to start. They fight over arm control to start and Dream bails from an
early Unprettier attempt, allowing Breeze to lay on the ropes and wave a
foot at Dream. A modified Backstabber gives Breeze one and he sends Dream
to the floor.

The suicide dive hits forearm and it’s Dream coming back in with a double
ax handle. Breeze is right back and wraps the knee around the post to take over. Dream punches him out of the air on the floor for a breather but the Dream Valley Driver is broken up. The half crab has Dream in more trouble
and Breeze dropkicks him out to the floor. Breeze follows and eats a
superkick, followed by some face first rams into the announcers’ table.

With Breeze down, Dream grabs a phone and the title, demanding that Breeze
say cheese for a selfie. The distraction lets Breeze get in the Supermodel
Kick but Dream snaps off a Dream Valley Driver. It’s too early for the
Purple Rainmaker though as Breeze gets in an enziguri but Breeze’s high crossbody is rolled through for two. The DreamDT is blocked as well and Breeze’s second Supermodel Kick gets two more.

Dream blocks the Unprettier again and plants him with the DreamDT for
another near fall. It’s time to go up again and this time Dream gets
crotched but he’s fine enough for a hard knee to the face. They fight over
a Tombstone of all things until Dream hits his own Unprettier for two.

The Purple Rainmaker hits raised knees and it’s the Supermodel Kick into
the Unprettier to give Breeze his own crazy near fall. The Beauty Shot out
of nowhere sends Dream outside and you can see the frustration setting in
for Breeze. That’s nearly enough for the countout but Dream has the title, which is thrown to the referee. Now it’s the Dream Valley Driver into the Purple Rainmaker to retain at 16:47.

Result: Velveteen Dream b. Tyler Breeze Purple Rainmaker (16:47)

Post match they do take the selfie together and everything seems cool. Women’s Title: Io Shirai vs. Shayna Baszler

Baszler is defending. Shirai charges straight at her but gets taken down so Baszler can load up the arm stomp. That doesn’t quite work though and
Shirai slaps her in the face. The champ gets sent outside and the baseball slide her has in trouble. Back in and the arm stomp works the second time around as Shirai is down for the first time.

Baszler starts in on the arm with stomps and pulling but Shirai gets in a German suplex for a breather. A 619 gives Shirai two more and she pulls
Baszler down into a Crossface. That’s reversed into a side slam and they
head up top with Shirai dropkicking him down to the floor. Shirai hits the
big moonsault, followed by some running double knees back inside. Cue
Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir but LeRae makes the save with the kendo
stick.

The distraction lets Baszler get in a failed Kirifuda Clutch attempt as
Shirai slips out in a hurry. Shirai’s moonsault misses but she backflips
out of another Clutch for two. Shirai tries to bridge back into a cover but gets caught in the full Clutch. The hold stays on for a very long time
until Shirai finally taps at 12:12.

Result: Shayna Baszler b. Io Shirai Kirifuda Clutch (12:12)

Post match Shirai snaps and destroys Baszler with the kendo stick, plus
hitting a moonsault while holding a chair.

Stephanie McMahon is here.

We recap the main event. Cole beat Gargano in the first fall of a 2/3 falls match and has claimed that he deserves a rematch since. The Undisputed Era
and Matt Riddle have been brought in since and this is the big rematch.
NXT Title: Johnny Gargano vs. Adam Cole

Cole is challenging and gets rapped to the ring. Gargano on the other hand
has Captain Marvel inspired gear. Cole wastes no time in trying for the
Last Shot but heads outside when Gargano glares at him. Back in and it’s
time to fight over wrist control as the fans are split again. The Gargano Escape attempt earns Johnny a forearm to the face so he hurricanranas Cole
to the floor.

The running flip dive from the apron has Cole down again and Gargano seems
a bit stiff off the landing. Gargano starts in on the arm as the technical
side continues. With the armbar broken up, Cole superkicks the leg to go
after a limb of his own. Cole wraps the knee around the ropes and tries to
bend it forward for a bit. Gargano comes back with a small package and a
middle rope….something is countered into a powerbomb to give Gargano two.

There’s an overhead belly to belly and the rolling kick to Cole’s head makes it even worse. A middle rope Downward Spiral gets two and the
slingshot spear gives Gargano the same. Gargano goes up and has to fight
out of a sunset bomb, only to dive into a Backstabber for two more. The
jumping enziguri rocks the champ and it’s a reverse fireman’s carry facebuster to bang up Johnny’s face again. Cole hits a superkick but dives into one from Gargano so they head to the floor for an exchange of
superkicks and a double knockdown.

Cole gets back in first, allowing Gargano to hit the slingshot DDT for the
very near fall. With Cole on the floor, Gargano wants the suicide dive but
the leg is too hurt, allowing Cole to kick him in the head. The fireman’s carry backbreaker gets two more on Gargano and they’re both winded. Gargano throws him off the ropes so Cole lands on the bad arm, setting up the
Gargano Escape. There is indeed an escape though and Cole gets in a Figure
Four to go back to the leg.

Gargano gets smart by grabbing the arm to make Cole scream, setting up the turnover and the escape. That’s enough for Cole as he snaps and stomps away at the knee even more, setting up a JOHNNY DEFENSE chant. Johnny kicks away another Figure Four attempt and hits the slingshot DDT, which sends Cole to
the floor again. The suicide dive is superkicked out of the air and a
Canadian Destroyer off the apron knocks Gargano silly….for two. Cole tells Johnny that it’s over but the Last Shot misses.

Gargano can’t get the Gargano Escape as Cole reverses into one of his own, which is escaped as well. Now it’s Gargano hitting his own Last Shot for
two, meaning we need a strike off. They trade even more superkicks until Gargano grabs a reverse hurricanrana. Cole pops up for the Last Shot and
the very near fall so it’s time for a chair. Gargano doesn’t care and it’s
a suicide dive….which hits the referee. With the referee down, Cole signals for someone from the back so Gargano grabs the chair, allowing Cole to hit
a hanging piledriver for the next very near fall.

Gargano collapses to prevent the Last Shot from hitting again, which
suckers Cole in for the Gargano Escape with Gargano crossing his legs to prevent Cole from hitting him. Cole rolls over and elbows the knee to get
out though and some more kicks to the knee look to set up another
Destroyer. Gargano sits down on it for two but Cole kicks him in the face again. Now the Destroyer into the Last Shot finishes Gargano at 31:47.

Result: Adam Cole b. Johnny Gargano Last Shot (31:47)

The Undisputed Era comes in to celebrate (with Fish’s arm in a sling) to
end the show.



Results

Matt Riddle b. Roderick Strong – Bro Derrick

Street Profits b. Oney Lorcan/Danny Burch, Forgotten Sons and Undisputed
Era – Ford pulled down the titles

Velveteen Dream b. Tyler Breeze – Purple Rainmaker

Shayna Baszler b. Io Shirai – Kirifuda Clutch

Adam Cole b. Johnny Gargano – Last Shot

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen
over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since
2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28
wrestling books. His latest book is the History Of In Your House.

Get the latest and greatest in professional wrestling news by signing up
for our daily email newsletter. Just look below for GET EXCLUSIVE UPDATES
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REVIEW: NXT Takeover: New York: Can These People Please Have A Non-Perfect Show?

Posted: 31 May 2019 11:50 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/review-nxt-takeover-new-york-can-people-please-non-perfect-show/


Welcome to KB’s Old School (and New School) Reviews. I’ve been reviewing wrestling shows for over ten years now and have reviewed over 5,000 shows. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, I’ll be posting a new review here on Wrestlingrumors.net, starting today. It could be anything from modern WWE
to old school to indies to anything in between. Note that I rate using
letters instead of stars and I don’t rate matches under three minutes as really, how good or bad can something that short be?
Takeover: New York

Date: April 5, 2019

Location: Barclays Center, New York City, New York

Commentators: Mauro Ranallo, Nigel McGuinness, Percy Watson
We’re finally in the big city for what might be the best show of the
weekend (I’m looking at you ROH/G1. Impress me.) with a new NXT Champion guaranteed in the main event. Other than that we have all title matches up
and down the card with the United Kingdom Title on the line as well. I
guess I can deal with this if I have to. Let’s get to it.
We open with a look at the history of Takeovers (and Arrival) before
getting to tonight’s card. The history was rather quick and that’s fine in something like this.
Tag Team Titles: War Raiders vs. Aleister Black/Ricochet
The Raiders are defending and come out with vikings beating on drums
because they’re awesome that way. Ricochet and Black won the Dusty Rhodes
Tag Team Classic to get the shot. Black and Rowe start things off and they actually go technical with Rowe taking him down but not throwing a right
hand at a downed opponent. Back up and Black puts his foot on the side of Rowe’s head as the mind games continue. They bump fists and it’s off to Hanson vs. Ricochet, much to the fans’ delight.
Ricochet goes with the speed and sends Hanson outside, leaving Rowe to take
a dropkick. Black moonsaults to the middle and has a seat next to Ricochet
as the NXT chants go up again. Back in and the pace quickens with Hanson sitting on Ricochet’s chest in the corner, setting up a slam to drop Rowe onto him again. With Ricochet mostly crushed, Rowe starts in on Black’s arm but the second tandem slam is cut off with a legsweep.
Ricochet already comes back in for a kick to the head and a springboard clothesline drops Rowe. Black’s elbow to the face gets one and we hit a seated abdominal stretch as the fans go nuts over something in the crowd.
They chant YOU DESERVE IT until Rowe fights up and throws Black down with a slam. Hanson comes in to clean house, including the running clotheslines in
the corner. Ricochet has had it with the beating and FALL AWAY SLAMS HANSON
for your WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT/MAMA MIA spot.
Black and Rowe slug it out with Black kicking him in the head but getting
kneed out of the air. A knee strike of his own sets up a heck of a German

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