WWE NXT
March 9, 2010
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“Yes, sir, we promised you a great main event…”
The WWE video leads us into the show.
A quick recap of last week’s NXT plays. It highlights David Otunga and R-Truth’s
scuffle, Wade Barrett’s win over an injured Daniel Bryan, and Justin Gabriel’s
amazing 450 Splash.
The NXT video plays and we’re brought into the arena with some pyro. Michael
Cole and Josh Mathews welcome us to the third episode of NXT, live from Seattle,
Washington.
R-Truth’s music hits and he makes his way to the ring with his rookie David
Otunga. We then go backstage where Matt Striker is. Striker reiterates what he
said last week. The eight rookies will be vying for a vote from the pros based
on their success in the coming weeks. The pros cannot vote for or against their
own rookies. The competition continues…
The Miz and his rookie Daniel Bryan are out next. We’re shown highlights from
Raw when John Morrison and R-Truth beat the holy hell out of ShoMiz. The Miz
says before the match begins he has a pep talk for Daniel Bryan. Bryan is 0-2 on
NXT. He hasn’t proven anything to him, the people, or the NXT pros. Last night
he was jumped so this match is very important to him. If Bryan lets him down,
like being pinned, he’ll make sure he never attains his dream of becoming a WWE
Superstar. He’ll also have him thrown off NXT!
R-Truth & David Otunga vs. The Miz & Daniel Bryan
It’s R-Truth starting out against Daniel Bryan. Bryan holds his hand out for
R-Truth to shake but he just does a dance instead. They lock up and trade arm
wrenches. R-Truth gets a side headlock so Bryan whips him off and takes a
shoulder block. They go into the ropes and R-Truth counters a hip toss with a
short-arm clothesline for a one count. David Otunga is tagged in and they hit a
double shoulder block for a no count. Otunga wrenches the arm and tags R-Truth
back in. Truth punches until Bryan comes back with some uppercuts. Bryan misses
a strike and gets sent to the ropes for a stiff clothesline. R-Truth
clotheslines him over the top rope and sends Miz over when he comes in. R-Truth
then hits a nice senton over the top rope on them! Bryan’s career is on the line
when we come back.
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see R-Truth locked in a dragon sleeper applied by
Daniel Bryan. During the break Miz blind tagged and got beat up by R-Truth. Miz
later kicked R-Truth’s legs out and turned the match back to their favor.
R-Truth fights up but Bryan takes him down with a knee to the midsection. Miz
tags in hard and yells at Bryan. Miz locks a front face lock on. R-Truth fights
up and rolls up Miz for a two count. Miz quickly takes him down with a
clothesline. Miz beats on R-Truth and chokes him on the second rope. Miz then
goes into the ropes and misses an avalanche. R-Truth kicks Miz away and tags in
Otunga.
Otunga hits a pair of clotheslines and a back elbow. They botch a back body
drop. Otunga sends Miz into the corner and runs into the boots. Miz then jumps
into a powerslam but the pin is broken up by Bryan. Miz sidesteps Otunga and
Bryan tags in. Bryan hits a beautiful missile dropkick. Bryan puts him in the
corner and lays some nasty kicks in to the chest. Otunga reverses a whip but
Bryan slips by him and eventually locks on a nice heel hook.
Miz tags in off the top of the head. Bryan is mad because he had the win so they
go head to head. Miz slaps him and Bryan fights back. The referee separates
them. R-Truth heel kicks Miz and Otunga hits his big Spinebuster for the win!
Miz took the pin!
Winner by Pinfall: R-Truth & David Otunga
Match Rating: **
The Miz is screaming at Daniel Bryan at ringside. Miz screams he’ll have him out
of NXT unless he goes to the back. Bryan fakes a slap and scares him. Bryan
points at him before walking to the back.
An interview with Heath Slater airs. He talks about how mad he was about Carlito
spitting in his face. They’ll take each other on next.
-Commercial Break-
Did you know WWE NXT was watched by more people than College Basketball on both
ESPN and ESPN2?
During the commercial Matt Striker interviewed the Miz. Striker mentions that
Miz said if Daniel Bryan lost he’d have let him down. Striker asks now that Miz
was the one who lost did he let Daniel Bryan down. The Miz looks at Striker and
says he’s the United States and Unified Tag Team Champions. Bryan comes up from
behind and says every tag team partner he’s had has carried him. Miz says he’s
so talented that they all were champions. Bryan asks if he’s so talented then
why did he lose tonight. Bryan pushes Miz and walks off.
We take an in depth look at probably the first South African wrestler in WWE
history Daniel Bryan. This guy is one of those guys to watch. Whether he wins or
loses I think we’ll be seeing him around.
Matt Hardy and Justin Gabriel are backstage. They’re backstage and Hardy is
giving him a pep talk. He’s in the main event again this week. Chris Jericho and
Wade Barrett walk in. Jericho says he did good last week but he won’t this week.
Wade Barrett is his protégé and he’s the best in the world by what he does.
Gabriel says he respects Jericho but he’s not intimidated by Barrett. Barrett
says he debuted last week and beat the fan favorite Daniel Bryan. Gabriel isn’t
even the fan’s favorite yet so Barrett asks what he expects. Hardy says his guy
will beat Jericho’s guy. Jericho wishes him luck and they leave.
Christian and Heath Slater make their way to the ring. Carlito comes out next
and says Slater should be honored he spit in his face. Carlito asks if he knows
how many Superstars faces he’s spat in. Carlito says he should be begging for
him to spit in his face again.
Heath Slater vs. Carlito
Carlito takes a bite of the apple but Slater ducks the spit. Charles Robinson
starts the match as Slater punches at Carlito. Slater has a whip reversed on him
and Carlito hits a back elbow. This match continues next as Charles Robinson
regains order.
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Slater locked in an arm bar. Slater fights up
and pushes him to the corner. Carlito kicks him and pushes his face in the
corner. Carlito pushes his face again and Slater pushes him. Carlito charges and
Slater sends him over the top rope. Slater does a hair flip and talks some
trash. Carlito gets back in the ring and kicks him. Carlito bashes his face in
the corner and punches away. Carlito sends him to the corner but charges into
nothing. Slater punches and has a whip reversed on him. Carlito ducks and eats a
kick. Slater then charges into a big boot.
Michael Tarver cheers on from ringside as Carlito gets a near fall. Carlito
locks on a grounded chin lock. Slater fights up and Carlito knees him down.
Carlito throws him over but Slater lands on the apron. Carlito charges into a
shoulder and counters a sunset flip with a kick to the face. Carlito talks a
little trash to Christian before locking a submission on Slater. Slater fights
up and Carlito knees him before putting him into the corner. Carlito hits some
shoulders before backing up. Carlito goes for a bronco buster but Slater moves.
Slater hits a pair of clotheslines and a flapjack for a near fall. Slater backs
up and runs into a nice sit-out spinebuster. Carlito stands over him and laughs.
Carlito goes for his apple but finds that Christian took it. Christian throws it
to Michael Tarver. Carlito goes for the Back Stabber but Slater jackknifes him
for a near fall. Carlito goes for a roll up but Slater rolls through and gets
the upset over Carlito!
Winner by Pinfall: Heath Slater
Match Rating: * ½
Heath Slater celebrates big time with Christian. That dance simply has to go.
Carlito can’t believe what just happened.
We get an in depth look at Darren Young. This guy was trained at IWF, a
wrestling school a few towns away from me. I hope CM Punk shaves his head. That
hair is absolutely terrible.
CM Punk is talking with the Straight Edge Society. Punk mentions that the first
week they didn’t help and he lost. Then last week they helped and he won. Young
asks why he can’t live life the way he wants. Punk asks Serena who the pro is
and she says he is, of course. Gallows says that Young is the rookie. Punk says
he can lead a horse to water but can’t make them drink. Punk says Straight Edge
can make anyone a winner. Young can do things his way and see how that turns
out. The S.E.S. walks away.
Justin Gabriel takes on Wade Barrett next.
-Commercial Break-
Michael Cole thanks Audioslave for the use of the song “Be Yourself,” one of
WrestleMania’s official theme songs.
The Raw Rebound airs and it highlights McMahon’s gauntlet match against John
Cena.
Chris Jericho’s music hits and he makes his way to the ring with his rookie Wade
Barrett. It’s announced that Chris Jericho will bring back the Highlight Reel
this Friday on Smackdown.
-Commercial Break-
Wade Barrett vs. Justin Gabriel
They circle the ring and Barrett quickly kicks him. Barrett sends him to the
ropes. Gabriel lands on his feet during a hip toss and hits a nice leg sweep for
a one count. Gabriel ducks a clothesline but Barrett catches him eventually
before driving him into the corner. Barrett drives some shoulders into his
kidneys before being backed up by the referee. Barrett uses the ropes to stretch
him out. Barrett chokes him using the ropes and covers for a one count. Barrett
locks on an abdominal stretch as Jericho tells the announcers this is all his
influence.
Gabriel knees him in the head a few times. Gabriel flips over Barrett and hits a
roundhouse kick. Gabriel punches him down for a near fall. The crowd was
chanting “USA.” Don’t they know that none of them are American? Gabriel jumps
into a fireman’s carry but he reverses into a roll up for a near fall. Barrett
kicks and hits a nasty backbreaker for a one count. Barrett hits a trio of body
slams before putting him on the top rope. Jericho hilariously yells at the
commentators. Gabriel fights him off the top rope and hits an AMAZING 450 Splash
for the win!
Winner by Pinfall: Justin Gabriel
Match Rating: * ½
Matt Hardy celebrates with Justin Gabriel until Jericho sends him out of the
ring. Jericho then drops Gabriel with a Codebreaker. Jericho calls Barrett in as
he slaps Gabriel with his jacket. Jericho locks on an old school Walls of
Jericho and he’s tapping. Jericho raises Barrett’s arm as the show ends.