WWE NXT Spoilers: 12/18/14 – 1/8/15
By Mike Smith
On Friday night, the night after WWE NXT wowed the world with TakeOver: R Evolution, their latest WWE Network live special, the young stars were right back at it, taping their next four weeks of TV.
These spoilers come courtesy of WrestlingInc.com:
"12/18/2014 Episode:* In ring segment with Adrian Neville and Kevin Owens. Neville says Sami Zayn isn’t here. Owens says he will fight if Neville wants to.* Becky Lynch defeated Bayley.* Bull Dempsey defeated a local wrestler.* Baron Corbin squashed a local wrestler. Bull watched from the ramp and there was a quick altercation after.* The Ascension defeated Enzo Amore and Big Cass. Ascension did a promo on Hideo Itami and Finn Balor after the match.* The referee stopped Owens vs. Neville when Neville got pushed into the ring post and was out. Owens powerbombed Neville on the apron after. This was a great match.* Neville was stretchered out.12/25/2014 Episode:* Sasha Banks and Becky Lynch came out. Ric Flair came out and praised Charlotte before introducing her. Charlotte retained over Sasha and celebrated with Flair.* Sin Cara and Kalisto defeated Jason Jordan and Tye Dillinger. The Vaudevillians laid them out after the match.* Enzo and Cass introduced Carmella before she cut a promo. They also introduced Blue Pants, who got a massive reaction. The former Leva Bates won after Enzo accidentally distracted Carmella. Carmella hit Enzo, lost her weave and stormed off.* Baron Corbin squashed CJ Parker. Baron called out Bull, who was watching from ringside. Baron pulled Bull over the barrier and they brawled until officials separated them.* Devin Taylor interviewed Charlotte. Sasha and Becky cornered her but Natalya came out and they retreated.* Finn Balor and Hideo Itami defeated The Ascension.1/1/2015 Episode:* Sami Zayn comes out to a big pop and talks about being NXT Champion. He runs through the crowd. Adrian Neville interrupts but is friendly. William Regal comes out and makes the rematch for next week.* Tyler Breeze defeated Chad Gable.* Sasha Banks defeated Alexa Bliss.* Sin Cara and Kalisto retained over The Vaudevillains.* Hideo Itami defeated Curtis Axel.1/8/2015 Episode:* Finn Balor defeated Tyson Kidd.* Sasha and Becky defeated Charlotte and Natalya.* Baron Corbin defeated Bull Dempsey.* Sami Zayn defeated Adrian Neville to retain. Owens attacked Sami after the match."
A couple of things stick out to me there. First, potentially, the beginning of the end of the relationship between Enzo Amore and Carmella, what’s really interesting is where Colin Cassady will fall in all this.
Second, the continued rise of Finn Balor and Hideo Itami, who picked up another tag team win over The Ascension. Then, they each went on to pick up singles wins, with Balor getting another win over Tyson Kidd, and Itami defeating Curtis Axel. Based on what they have done so far, it would be cool to see them have a “face vs. face” match at the next live special, then head up to the main roster, possibly as a tag team/stable.
Finally, the continued explosion onto the scene by Kevin Owens. Owens appeared on the first episode having a match with Adrian Neville, before forcing Neville to do the same stretcher job that Sami Zayn did after TakeOver went off the air, then in the last episode, when he had another attack on Zayn, following him retaining his title over Neville. When the next set of tapings come around, will we see Owens officially get a shot at Zayn’s NXT Championship? I think so.
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